# Jaclyn Hester, General Partner at High Alpha

> Jaclyn Hester, General Partner at High Alpha. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/jaclyn-hester (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Louisville, US · Partner

# Jaclyn Hester

General Partner at [High Alpha](https://millionrounds.com/fund/high-alpha)

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** - none observed
- **Filings:** 3 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 2 +4 mentions

What this record rests on

- **Named in rounds** No round names them yet
- ✓ **On filings** 3 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At High Alpha
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**High Alpha** VC firm · US **10** cheques in 12 months **84** all time **4** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/high-alpha)

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [3D Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/3d-robotics)
- [Adero](https://millionrounds.com/startup/adero)
- [Airship](https://millionrounds.com/startup/airship-5)
- [Amper Music](https://millionrounds.com/company/amper-music)
- [Backbone PLM](https://millionrounds.com/company/backbone-plm)
- [Bamba](https://millionrounds.com/startup/bamba)
- [Beeswax](https://millionrounds.com/company/beeswax)
- [Blocknative](https://millionrounds.com/startup/blocknative)
- [Borrowed & Blue](https://millionrounds.com/company/borrowed-and-blue)
- [Boundless](https://millionrounds.com/company/boundless)
- [Broadly](https://millionrounds.com/company/broadly)
- [Chewse](https://millionrounds.com/company/chewse)
- [Chowbotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/chowbotics)
- [Code Climate](https://millionrounds.com/company/code-climate)
- [ColdQuanta](https://millionrounds.com/company/coldquanta)
- [Data Nerds](https://millionrounds.com/startup/data-nerds-ltd)
- [Dwolla](https://millionrounds.com/company/dwolla)
- [Elevate Security](https://millionrounds.com/company/elevate-security)
- [Estated](https://millionrounds.com/startup/estated)
- [Food.ee](https://millionrounds.com/startup/food-ee)
- [Formlabs](https://millionrounds.com/company/formlabs)
- [Fritz AI](https://millionrounds.com/startup/fritz-ai)
- [Glowforge](https://millionrounds.com/company/glowforge)
- [Havenly](https://millionrounds.com/startup/havenly-2)
- [HelloSign](https://millionrounds.com/company/hellosign)
- [Integrate](https://millionrounds.com/company/integrate)
- [JOANY](https://millionrounds.com/startup/joany)
- [JumpCloud](https://millionrounds.com/company/jumpcloud)
- [Knock](https://millionrounds.com/startup/knock-2)
- [Landing](https://millionrounds.com/startup/landing-2)
- [Looking Glass Factory](https://millionrounds.com/startup/looking-glass-factory)
- [Mapbox](https://millionrounds.com/company/mapbox)
- [Meru Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/meru-health)
- [Mighty AI](https://millionrounds.com/startup/mighty-ai-inc)
- [Misty Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/misty-robotics)
- [Mixhalo](https://millionrounds.com/company/mixhalo)

36 of 73 companies.

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **SingleFile Technologies Inc.** Director since 2024
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[High Alpha](https://millionrounds.com/fund/high-alpha)** Director since 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Meru Health Holding Inc.** Director since 2020

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at High Alpha

- [**Scott Dorsey** Co-Founder and Managing Partner *4 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/scott-dorsey)
- [**Ashley Blevins** VP, HR and Talent *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ashley-blevins)
- [**Blake Koriath** Partner and Chief Financial Officer *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/blake-koriath)
- [**Eric Goodman** VP, General Counsel *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-goodman)
- [**Jennifer Whiteside** Audit Senior *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jennifer-whiteside)
- [**Jon Hubartt** VP, Design and Product *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jon-hubartt)
- [**Katelyn Vierk** Associate *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/katelyn-vierk)
- [**Katherine Langlois** Office Manager *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/katherine-langlois)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 23 Dec 2021 · 54 min Replay, GP and LP Alignment, Challenges for Emerging Fund Managers, and How the Explosion in Seed Fund Volume Plays Out (Jaclyn Hester) With [Jaclyn Hester](https://millionrounds.com/person/jaclyn-hester) Mentions [Foundry Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundry) About this episode On this special replay, Jaclyn Hester of Foundry Group joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss GP and LP Alignment, Challenges for Emerging Fund Managers, and How the Explosion in Seed Fund Volume Plays Out. Guest Update: Jaclyn is now Partner at Foundry Group.… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 6 Jul 2020 · 54 min 238. GP and LP Alignment, Challenges for Emerging Fund Managers, and How the Explosion in Seed Fund Volume Plays Out (Jaclyn Hester) With [Jaclyn Hester](https://millionrounds.com/person/jaclyn-hester) Mentions [Foundry Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundry) About this episode Jaclyn Hester of Foundry Group joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss GP and LP Alignment, Challenges for Emerging Fund Managers, and How the Explosion in Seed Fund Volume Plays Out. In this episode, we cover: Tell us about your background and path to VC. For those who… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Jaclyn Hester in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 25 Mar 2021 · 10 min Investor Stories 185: Why I Passed (Bonatsos, Pezeshki, Abbasi, Hester) Mentions [Farooq Abbasi](https://millionrounds.com/person/farooq-abbasi)[Jaclyn Hester](https://millionrounds.com/person/jaclyn-hester)[Niki Pezeshki](https://millionrounds.com/person/niki-pezeshki)[Niko Bonatsos](https://millionrounds.com/person/niko-bonatsos) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Niko Bonatsos Niki Pezeshki Farooq Abbasi Jaclyn Hester Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 26 Nov 2020 · 9 min Investor Stories 168: Strange & Unusual (Torenberg, Gembala, Hester, Hsu) Mentions [Erik Torenberg](https://millionrounds.com/person/erik-torenberg)[Jaclyn Hester](https://millionrounds.com/person/jaclyn-hester)[Jonathan Hsu](https://millionrounds.com/person/jonathan-hsu)[Ryan Gembala](https://millionrounds.com/person/ryan-gembala) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Erik Torenberg Ryan Gembala Jaclyn Hester Jonathan Hsu Each investor describes the most unusual situation or pitch that they've encountered as an investor. More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 15 Oct 2020 · 16 min Investor Stories 162: Lessons Learned (Kerby, Hester, Napier, Blank) Mentions [Steve Blank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/steve-blank)[Jaclyn Hester](https://millionrounds.com/person/jaclyn-hester)[Lanham Napier](https://millionrounds.com/person/lanham-napier)[Richard Kerby](https://millionrounds.com/person/richard-kerby) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Richard Kerby Jaclyn Hester Lanham Napier Steve Blank Each investor illustrates a critical lesson learned about startup investing and how it's changed their approach. More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 3 Sept 2020 · 9 min Investor Stories 156: What's Next (Whitney, Carolan, Horowitz, Hester) Mentions [David Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/person/david-horowitz)[Jaclyn Hester](https://millionrounds.com/person/jaclyn-hester)[Shawn Carolan](https://millionrounds.com/person/shawn-carolan) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Jason Whitney Shawn Carolan David Horowitz Jaclyn Hester Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or trends that may have significant impact in the future and are potentially positioned for outsized-returns. More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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