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Matt Jacobus

Venture Partner at Two Sigma Ventures

Brooklyn, New York

Overview 

Matt Jacobus is a Managing Director at Two Sigma Ventures in Brooklyn, New York, with a background in equities and software engineering. He has made significant investments in companies like Comet (Series B) and Firedome (Series A), showcasing his expertise in alternative investments and AI sectors.

Work Experience 

  • Venture Partner

    2016 - Current

Two Sigma Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in companies run by highly driven people.

  • Managing Director

    2003

    At various times, technology manager, chief architect, and CTO, building trading systems, distributed computation frameworks, distributed storage systems, and event streaming systems.

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  • Vice President

    2000 - 2003

    After making vc investments, worked with and advised portfolio companies on business and technology strategy. Ran engineering, managed teams, wrote sales proposals, and generally collaborated with many talented founders and leaders.

  • Vice President

    1995 - 1998

    Designed and developed highly parallel real time systems for trading equity derivatives. Our group was uncommonly innovative within investment banking.

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  • Director of Engineering

    1990 - 1995

    Led the development of 5 innovative software development products for NeXT computers. Built equity and energy trading systems to fund the product development. Worked crazy hours, designing and coding with a sharp, tight team.

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