Cody Simms

Managing Partner

2024 - Current

MCJ is a venture capital firm with $115M in assets under management. We back founders driving the transition of energy and industry and solving the inevitable impacts of climate change. We discover and invest in startups rewriting industries to be cleaner, more profitable and more secure.

Partner

2021 - 2024

Co-Founder and Board Member

2020

Co-Author

2021

Senior Vice President, Climate & Sustainability

2020 - 2021

Partner

2017 - 2021

Executive Director, Americas

2016 - 2017

Managing Director, Disney Accelerator powered by Techstars

2013 - 2015

Chief Product Officer

2013 - 2013

Vice President of Product

2012 - 2013

Vice President of Product Management

2010 - 2012

Senior Director of Product Management

2008 - 2010

Director of Product Management

2007 - 2008

Senior Product Manager

2006 - 2007

Product Marketing Manager

2005 - 2006

Lecturer, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism

2007 - 2010

Taught CMGT 597, the final thesis course for the graduate-level Annenberg Program on Online Communities, wherein student teams designed, developed and launched new online community projects and businesses.

Product Manager

2003 - 2005

Product Manager

2001 - 2002

Product Manager, NBCi

2000 - 2001

Associate Producer, Snap.com

1999 - 2000