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Jon Sakoda

Founder of Decibel Partners

Menlo Park, California

Overview 

Jon Sakoda is the Founder of Decibel Partners, a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California, specializing in investments in early-stage companies. With a background as a General Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and experience as a CTO and Co-Founder at IMlogic, he has a proven track record of successful investments in companies like Credo AI and Censys. Sakoda's career highlights include founding Decibel Partners, where he focuses on investing in Series A and Seed stage companies in sectors like Enterprise Applications and Consumer Internet, demonstrating expertise in venture capital and entrepreneurship. Additionally, his successful investments in companies like Cube Dev and SpecterOps showcase his strategic acumen and leadership in the industry.

Work Experience 

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Decibel Partners

  • Founder

    2018 - Current

    Decibel is an independent venture capital firm created in partnership with Cisco to push the conventional boundaries of early stage investing. Decibel combines the speed, agility, and independent risk-taking traditionally found in the best venture firms, while offering differentiated access to the scale, entrepreneurial talent, and deep customer relationships found in one of the largest tech companies in the world. This approach is an industry first and provides a unique way for entrepreneurs to get access to unparalleled resources at a time and stage when they need it most.

Decibel is an independent venture capital firm that provides resources to entrepreneurs.

decibel.vc
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New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

  • General Partner

    2006 - 2018

    I joined NEA in 2006 and led investments in early stage start-ups in the B2B software and consumer Internet sectors while at the firm. I managed the firm's investments in Aera, BlueJeans Network (acquired by Verizon), ChannelAdvisor (NYSE: ECOM), DataVisor, Elastic (NYSE: ESTC, acquired Swiftype), HackerOne, Hearsay Systems, MongoDB (NASDAQ: MDB), Opower (NYSE: OPWR, acquired by Oracle), ScienceLogic, Snap (NYSE: SNAP), ThirdLove, and Uber (NYSE: UBER).

New Enterprise Associates is a venture capital firm that focuses on investments in technology and healthcare startups.

nea.com

IMlogic (acquired by Symantec)

  • CTO and Co-Founder

    2001 - 2006

    I co-founded the market leader for instant messaging and P2P security and compliance. As CTO, I ran product, marketing, and business development and recruited a world-class executive team. IMlogic was acquired by Symantec in 2006 and was backed by Venrock Associates, General Catalyst, Kodiak Venture Partners, Crosslink Capital, and Goldman Sachs.

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Goldman Sachs

  • Analyst

    1999 - 2001

    I was an analyst in the Goldman Sachs Private Equity Group. I focused on internet, software, and communications investments.

Goldman Sachs is a multinational financial services firm providing securities, investment banking, and management services.

goldmansachs.com

Education 

Investments 

Credo AI

Seed

Total funding: $55M

Cube Dev

Series A

Total funding: $53M

Dropzone AI

Seed

Total funding: $21M

Prowler

Seed

Total funding: $6M

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