JAZZ Venture Partners

JAZZ Venture Partners is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm with a focus on investing in science that utilizes neuroscience and digital technologies to impact the human experience. Technologies in which it has invested include augmented reality, immersive gaming, artificial intelligence, and closed-loop human-computer systems. Those technologies have developed services and products for sectors such as mind-body wellness, accelerated learning, and entertainment. It has made 40 investments since its inception in 2015 and has 29 companies in its portfolio as of February 2020.It raised two funds in 2019 totaling more than $300 million.

Timeline

Funded Companies

Company

Description

Website

Industry

Location

Halo Neuroscience

Halo Neuroscience develops devices that use neurostimulation technology to target the brain to enhance performance for able and impaired users.

Conversational AI based hiring and recruiting company

wadeandwendy.ai

Machine learning

Artificial intelligence (AI)

Chatbot

Software development

Recruitment

Human resource management

New York

New York City

PEAR Therapeutics

A biotechnology and software company offering prescription digital therapeutics.

peartherapeutics.com

Mobile game

Health information technology

Aira is a computer vision connected devices virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) company developing tools for the visually impaired. Aira.IO is a wearable device to help the visually impaired gain more mobility and independence.

Software as a service (SaaS)

La Jolla