Brian Jacobs
Investor at Stanford GSB
Brian Jacobs
Investor at Stanford GSB
San Mateo, California
Overview
Work Experience
Board Member
2023 - Current
The National Forest Foundation is a congressionally chartered nonprofit dedicated to supporting our 193 million acres of National Forests and Grasslands. The NFF is a leading partner to the U.S. Forest Service at the national and local level.
Lecturer In Management
2019
Co-teaching "F385 Angel and Venture Capital Financing for Entrepreneurs and Investors" with Prof. Ilya Strebulaev. - We help our MBA and MSx students understand venture capital term sheets and startup cap tables. - Our students form VC teams to evaluate and propose terms to real Silicon Valley startups. - Advisor to many GSB startups.
Founder and Managing Partner
2018
Seed capital firm investing in consumer/business software/hardware, climate, robotics, healthcare and scalable impact opportunities. Find out more at www.moai.vc.
Founder and General Partner
2003
- Emergence Capital Partners is an early stage venture firm focused on technology-enabled services, including cloud computing, software-as-service, mobile software and business and information services. Emergence investments include Salesforce.com, Zoom, Veeva, Bill.com, Intacct, SuccessFactors, Yammer, Doximity, Box and many others. - Founded firm with two partners. Raised initial capital during 2003 (the "Great Bust"), developed highly focused investment strategy and hired an awesome team. - Created a winning culture that uses teamwork, respect and life balance to enable our employees to execute at a world class level. - Startup to market leadership. Emergence Capital was named VC of the Year by the NVCA in 2017. - Named to Forbes' Midas list in 2006 and 2007.
Board Member
2007
- Board member for an innovative small business bill payment company. - Bill.com allows business managers to pay their company bills as easily as they do at home, but with the security and management that they need at work. - Led first venture round in 2006. IPO in 2019 (NYSE: BILL) - Helped CEO establish and scale a multi-channel sales strategy. - Chairman of the Compensation Committee
Board Member
2017
Impartner is the leading partner relationship management (PRM) software, which enables customers to manage large worldwide partner channels. - Led expansion financing round.
Board Member
2013
AASCEND is a San Francisco based nonprofit support and advocacy organization for adults on the autism-Asperger spectrum, family members of autistic adults, and professionals in autism services. Founded in 1999, AASCEND holds monthly meetings and events open to the public. For more info, please visit www.aascend.org or AASCEND | Facebook. - Introduced the Spectrum Employment Community, a LinkedIn Group designed to bring awareness of the potential of employment for workers on the spectrum. Everyone can help by joining.
Board Member
2013 - 2022
- Eversight provides a big data analytics and testing solution to the makers of consumer packaged goods and their retail partners. - Led first venture round. - Helped to hire a killer management team - Assisted founding team with product launch, recruiting, SaaS sales and marketing strategies. - Sold to Instacart in August 2022.
Board Member
2005 - 2017
- Board member for leading SaaS provider of cloud accounting and financial applications. - Led restructuring round which fueled dramatic growth and market leadership. - Partnered with new CEO to recraft the sales and marketing strategy. - Used the Emergence network to hire most of the management team. - Sold company to Sage at near-unicorn valuation.
Board Member
1998 - 2006
- Board member for leading provider of flash memory cards and inventor of the USB flash drive. - Lead investor and board member from first shipments through IPO and sale of company to Micron Technologies from approx. $1 billion. - Lead Board Member during first implementation of Sarbox policies. - Witness in case of IP theft that resulted in a $465 million judgment against Toshiba.