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Jason Mendelson

Founder of SRS Acquiom

Boulder, Colorado

Overview 

Jason Mendelson is a Co-Founder and Managing Director at Foundry Group, a venture capital firm, where he has successfully invested in companies like TeamSnap and Airship. He is also an accomplished musician with Jace Allen Music and an author, contributing to criminal justice reform initiatives as the Executive Chairman of Beyond Reentry Initiative. Highlights of Jason's career include his role as a Co-Founder at Breakthrough and SRS Acquiom, as well as his involvement with various high-impact organizations such as Giving Place, Inc. and the Colorado Attorney General's Office.

Work Experience 

Jace Allen Music

  • Musician

    2020 - Current

    As Jace Allen (jaceallen.com), I write, produce and record music of my own and for others. Please check my music out on all major streaming services and YouTube!

Self

  • Author

    2011

    Co-writer of "How to Be a Lawyer - The Path from Law School to Success." Also co-writer of the best-selling book "Venture Deals, Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist."

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Breakthrough

  • Co-Founder

    2017

    Breakthrough is an innovative non-profit that works with incarcerated individuals to give them the tools and mindset to succeed when they are released.

Breakthrough in serving formerly incarcerated or recovering individuals in the Denver area through direct support resource navigation.

Raised $194,380.00 from Caring for Denver Foundation.

timetobreakthrough.org
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SRS Acquiom

  • Co-Founder

    2007

    Co-founder of the most comprehensive platform to help people manage escrows, payments, risk, documents, and claims on M&A transactions.

SRS Acquiom manages complex financial transactions within mergers & acquisitions and bilateral or syndicated loan deals.

Raised $6,000,000.00 from HarbourVest Partners, Revolution and Revolution Ventures.

srsacquiom.com
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Giving Place, Inc.

  • Board Member

    2020

Giving Place is a software and service solution for optimizing family charitable giving that supports method of giving cash and foundations.

giving-place.com

Beyond Reentry Initiative

  • Executive Chairman

    2021 - 2021

    Co-founder of a first-in-its-kind organization that attempted to stitch together the prison re-entry ecosystem of Colorado. Work was transitioned to the Latino Coalition to run with state support.

University of Colorado Law School

  • Adjunct Professor

    2007 - 2021

    I co-taught a Venture Capital class with Brad Bernthal. I was also the head coach of the university's VCIC team.

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Colorado Attorney General's Office

  • Executive-In-Residence

    2021 - 2021

    Worked on exploring prison reentry solutions

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Techstars

  • Board Member at Techstars

    2016 - 2021

    Board member of the world-wide accelerator program that helps entrepreneurs succeed

Techstars is an accelerator that provides pre-seed investment and mentoring for various early stage startups.

Raised $108,919,999.00 from SVB Financial Group and Foundry Group.

techstars.com
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Foundry Group

  • Co-Founder and Managing Director

    2006 - 2020

    Venture Capitalist that also managed the back office. Served as the General Counsel, as well, until 2018

Foundry is a venture capital firm focused on providing early-stage technology investments.

foundry.vc

Education 

Investments 

TeamSnap

Series B

Total funding: $49M

Backbone PLM

Series A

Total funding: $22M

Airship

Series A

Total funding: $100M

Occipital

Series A

Total funding: $37M

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