Q&A with Sara Leoni, Founder + CEO of Ziplines Education

Last month, we announced we led the $6.4 million Series A in Ziplines Education, a continuing education company challenging perspectives in education for the digital age.  As Derek Newton at Forbes said at the time, “the investment is a major signal about where the betting money is going in higher education – fast track, high… Continue reading Q&A with Sara Leoni, Founder + CEO of Ziplines Education

Book Club: Tom Kemp Talks AI Alongside Panel of Industry Pioneers

For the most recent meeting of the JSV Book Club, we were proud to welcome Tom Kemp, entrepreneur, angel investor, and policy advisor. Tom is a member of the JSV family, having founded our portfolio company, Centrify, a leading cybersecurity cloud provider. A technology policy advisor—he lead the campaign marketing efforts in 2020 to pass… Continue reading Book Club: Tom Kemp Talks AI Alongside Panel of Industry Pioneers

Investing in CoPilot: Fitness with Accountability, At Scale

Are you healthy? More importantly, what does that question mean to you? The World Health Organization seems to think that, “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” So how are you supposed to achieve that state? Historically, one-on-one coaching has been incredibly… Continue reading Investing in CoPilot: Fitness with Accountability, At Scale

Book Club: Andy Dunn in Coversation with Jeff Bercovici

Earlier this summer, the JSV Book Club had the privilege of hosting Andy Dunn, author of Burn Rate: Launching a Startup and Losing my Mind and Founder of Bonobos, to share the story behind his critically acclaimed, bestselling book and discuss mental health in entrepreneurship. For the unfamiliar, in a piece of work Gayle King… Continue reading Book Club: Andy Dunn in Coversation with Jeff Bercovici

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From Saas to Spice: Investing in Spiceology 

We are pleased to share that we recently led a $7 million financing round in Spiceology, the fastest growing spice company in America. Spiceology has built its brand and strong reputation with chefs and consumers through a focus on quality, innovation and sustainability. The company started selling products in local farmers’ markets and has grown… Continue reading From Saas to Spice: Investing in Spiceology 

Turning Ideas into Code: Investing in Crowdbotics

Last week, I was finally able to share that Jackson Square Ventures led the $22M Series A investment in Crowdbotics, an incredible company led by an incredible team building the future of software development. In a nutshell, they help teams build apps using crowdsourced modules of real code, getting them to market 3x faster than… Continue reading Turning Ideas into Code: Investing in Crowdbotics

Celebrating WELL Health’s $45 million Series C and What it Means for Patient Communications

The way we communicate with our healthcare professionals is broken. Why can’t I text my doctor’s office when I can live-chat in virtually every other industry? No, I don’t just want to “Text C to confirm your appointment,” I want to text back to find a new time. And while I’m at it, how about… Continue reading Celebrating WELL Health’s $45 million Series C and What it Means for Patient Communications