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
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
A biotechnology and software company offering prescription digital therapeutics.
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.
pymetrics is a company founded in 2012 by Julie Yoo.
Embodied, Inc. is a robotics and AI company creating companion robots for human-centric care and wellness.
RxREVU is a Denver-based healthcare and prescription support company founded by Carm Huntress, Peregrin Marshall, Dan Caron, Kyle Kiser and Kevin O'Brien.
Perceptive Automata is a company founded by Sid Misra, Avery Faller, David Cox, Sam Anthony and Walter Scheirer in 2015.
Freeletics is a Munich-based company.
Video Games for Doctors
Digital therapeutics company for inflammatory bowel diseases.
People
Adam is Gazzaley
Chief Scientist
Andrew Firlik
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
John F. Harris
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
John Spinale
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Zack Lynch
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Further reading
Jazz Venture Partners raises $287M human performance venture-capital fund
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June 5, 2019