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Jazz Venture Partners

Last cheque observed Jul 2023. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

VC firmQuietLast fund $12M, May 2021

SeedSeries ASeries BTechnologyScienceHuman Performance

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 11 on record
Since the last cheque1193days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$17MCheque size, as they say$100K – $20MRounds led1 of 11Exits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
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Jazz Venture Partners highlights

  1. 01

    11 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 80% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 1 rounds

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

JAZZ seeks breakthroughs at the convergence of technology, science, and humanity, improving how we live, work, and experience the world.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $20M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
TechnologyScienceHuman Performance
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first11 appearances

  1. 2023

    1 round

  2. Jul
    HerMDSeries A · US · Amboy Street$18MWith 2 others
  3. 2019

    2 rounds

  4. Oct
    Cadence NeurosciencesSeries A · US · FinSMEs$15MLed
  5. Aug
    NextStepUS · FinSMEs$3.0MWith 6 others
  6. 2018

    4 rounds

  7. Sept
    PymetricsSeries B · US · FinSMEs$40MWith 3 others
  8. May
    AkiliSeries C · US · FinSMEs$55MWith 4 others
  9. Jan
    Halo NeuroscienceSeries B · US · FinSMEs$13MWith 2 others
  10. Jan
    Pear TherapeuticsSeries C · US · Businesswire$64MWith 5 others
  11. 2017

    3 rounds

  12. Sept
    AugmentSeries A · US · FinSMEs$5.0MWith 1 other
  13. May
    AiraSeries B · US · FinSMEs$12MWith 4 others
  14. Jan
    Pear TherapeuticsSeries B · US · FinSMEs$50MWith 5 others
  15. 2015

    1 round

  16. Nov
    EyefluenceSeries B · US$14MWith 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration6 named

ADAndrew David FirlikManaging DirectoriFiling they signed
JBJohn Byron SpinaleManaging DirectoriFiling they signed
JFJohn Frederick HarrisManaging DirectoriFiling they signed
ZLZach LynchManaging DirectoriFiling they signed
ZJZachary Joseph LynchManaging MemberiForm ADV
ZLZack LynchManaging DirectoriFiling they signed

We also hold 12 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$1.1Bgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
JAZZ Venture Partners, LLC
SEC number
CRD 277092

What they claim to have backed

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

EyefluenceBought by GoogleUndisclosedOct 2016

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Jazz Venture Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Jazz Venture Partners put money into.

Quick answers about Jazz Venture Partners

What does Jazz Venture Partners invest in?

Jazz Venture Partners invests most often at Series B and Series A (80% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Technology, Science and Human Performance.

How active is Jazz Venture Partners?

11 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Jul 2023.

What has Jazz Venture Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: HerMD (Series A, Jul 2023), Cadence Neurosciences (Series A, Oct 2019) and NextStep (Undisclosed round, Aug 2019).

How big are Jazz Venture Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $17M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $20M.

Does Jazz Venture Partners lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 11 investments on record (9%).

Where does Jazz Venture Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Jazz Venture Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2023.

Who does Jazz Venture Partners invest alongside?

Most often Arboretum Ventures (2 rounds together) and EDBI (2 rounds together).

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