Jennifer Fonstad
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Alma mater | Georgetown University, Harvard Business School |
Occupation | Venture Capital Investor, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Aspect Ventures |
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Jennifer Fonstad is an American venture capital investor and entrepreneur. She co-founded Aspect Ventures, a female-led venture capital firm that invests in early stage technology companies,.[1] and is co-founder of angel investing network Broadway Angels.[2] Fonstad has been recognized as a top 100 tech investor on Forbes’ Midas List twice[3][4] and was named 2016 Venture Capitalist of the Year by Deloitte.[5]
Education
Fonstad earned a Bachelor of Science in International Economics from Georgetown University and an MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School.[6] While a student at Harvard, Fonstad co-founded the New Venture Competition, an annual competition for HBS student entrepreneurs.[7]
Career
Fonstad began her career at Bain & Company after spending a year teaching high school math in sub-Saharan Africa.[8] She joined venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson as a Kauffman Fellow in 1997 and became a partner in 1998.[9] Fonstad spent 17 years with DFJ, helping to grow the firm from $150MM to $3.5Billion under management.[10] Her investments included Athenahealth (ATHN), NanoString Technologies (NSTG), NetZero, Flurry, Lumenos, and others.[8]
In 2010, while at DFJ, Fonstad co-founded Broadway Angels, an angel investing network of senior women from the fields of technology and venture investing.[10] In 2014, Fonstad left DFJ to co-found Aspect Ventures with fellow investor and former Bain & Company colleague, Theresia Gouw.[11] With Aspect, Fonstad has made investments in Vida Health, Grokker, FollowAnalytics, OhmConnect and Stem.io.[12]
Board member and advisor
Fonstad serves on the board of directors of FollowAnalytics, OhmConnect, Grokker, Stem.io and Vida Health. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.[13]
Recognition and awards
Speaker and commentator
- Catalyst Conference 2017, Fireside Chat[16]
Fonstad is a frequent media contributor on issues pertaining to women in tech, cyber-security, the future of healthcare and the venture capital industry. Her commentary appears in Fortune,[17][18] Fast Company,[19] Entrepreneur,[20] Re/code,[21] Yahoo Finance,[22] Forbes,[23] Bloomberg,[24] and CNBC.[25]
References
- ↑ "Two Silicon Valley Investors Venture Out on Their Own". Fortune. Time, Inc.
- ↑ "Jennifer Fonstad Bio". Broadway Angels. Broadway Angels.
- 1 2 "The Midas List 2008". Forbes. Forbes Media, LLC.
- 1 2 "The Midas List 2009". Forbes. Forbes Media, LLC.
- 1 2 "The Broadsheet". Fortune. Time, Inc.
- ↑ "Executive Profile Jennifer Scott Fonstad". Bloomberg. Bloomberg L.P.
- ↑ "Harvard Business School's annual contest for entrepreneurs is a case study unto itself". Boston Globe. Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC.
- 1 2 "Jennifer Fonstad Bio". Aspect Ventures. Aspect Ventures.
- ↑ "Fellows Directory". Kauffman Fellows. Kauffman Fellows.
- 1 2 "Bridging The Funding Gap: An Interview With The Women Behind Aspect Ventures". Forbes. Forbes Media.
- ↑ "Accel's Theresia Gouw And DFJ's Jennifer Fonstad Partner To Launch Mobile-Focused VC Firm Aspect Ventures". TechCrunch. Oath Tech Network.
- ↑ "Aspect Ventures Companies". Aspect Ventures. Aspect Ventures.
- ↑ "Council on Foreign Relations Membership Roster". Council on Foreign Relations. Council on Foreign Relations.
- ↑ "50 Most Powerful Moms". Working Mother. Working Mother.
- ↑ "Portraits of Power". Marie Claire. Hearst Communications, Inc.
- ↑ "Catalyst Conference Speakers". Girls in Tech. Girls in Tech.
- ↑ "What James Comey's Firing Means For the Future of Cyber Attacks". Fortune. Time Inc.
- ↑ "Here's How Snap's Wall Street Debut Could Spark An IPO Boom". Fortune. Time Inc.
- ↑ "Business Leaders Share Their Biggest Concerns About The Future Of Business". Fast Company. Fast Company, Inc.
- ↑ "To Impress This VC, Deliver on What You Promise". Entrepreneur. Entrepreneur Media, Inc.
- ↑ "After Ellen Pao, Now What?". Recode. Vox Media, Inc.
- ↑ "What Trump Doesn't Get About Silicon Valley's H1-B Visas". Yahoo! Finance. Oath Inc.
- ↑ "Women Investors' Best Advice For Startup Success In The Uncertain Trump Era". Forbes. Forbes Media.
- ↑ "Free Speech Versus Abuse: Social Media Scrutinized". Bloomberg. Bloomberg, L.P.
- ↑ "Crashing the tech boys club". CNBC. CNBC, LLC.