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Steve Taub

Investor

Redwood City, California

Overview 

Steve Taub is a Managing Director at JetBlue Technology Ventures, with a focus on investing in climate, industrial, aerospace, and defense technology sectors. He has held senior roles at GE Ventures and has served as a Partner at In-Q-Tel, with a career highlight of advising at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and investing in companies like Aras. Steve Taub's career highlights include advising at DARPA and holding senior roles at GE Ventures, along with his current role as Managing Director at JetBlue Technology Ventures, focusing on investments in climate, industrial, aerospace, and defense technology sectors.

Work Experience 

DA

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

  • Senior Commercialization Advisor

    2023 - Current

    Work with DARPA leadership and the researchers they fund to determine whether and how to commercialize innovations developed with DARPA's support.

DARPA is a central research and development organization for the US Department of Defense.

darpa.mil
HL

Hidden Level Inc.

  • Advisor

    2022

Hidden Level is an aviation and aerospace company that specializes in radar sensors, engineering contracting, and digital signal processing.

Raised $30,858,888.00 from U.S. Department of Defense.

hiddenlevel.com
JT

JetBlue Technology Ventures

  • Managing Director, Investments

    2022 - 2023

    Responsible for sourcing, evaluating, negotiating, structuring, and closing venture investments for JTV, as well as leading the investment team.

JetBlue Ventures invests in and partners with seed-stage startups improving the future of travel and hospitality.

jetblueventures.com
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In-Q-Tel

  • Partner

    2019 - 2022

    IQT identifies startups with potential for high impact on national security and works closely with them to deliver new capabilities that our government partners need to boost their technological edge. I led 21 "hard tech" investments for IQT.

IQT identifies and partners with companies developing cutting-edge technologies to help deliver solutions.

iqt.org
AC

Aras Corporation

  • Investor

    2017 - 2018

Aras is a suite of open source product life cycle management (PLM) software solutions that run on a model-based SOA application framework.

Raised $138,201,781.00 from GS Growth and GI Partners.

aras.com

GE Ventures

  • Managing Director

    2017 - 2018

  • Senior Director, Advanced Manufacturing

    2014 - 2017

    Principal in GE's energy VC group involved in screening and leading investment evaluations and working with portfolio companies. Focus on advanced manufacturing

  • Senior Investment Director, Energy

    2012 - 2014

    Principal in GE's energy VC group involved in screening and leading investment evaluations and working with portfolio companies. Led GE's investments in 1366 Technologies, GMZ Energy, Arctic Sand, and Ioxus.

DM

Desktop Metal

  • Board Observer

    2016 - 2018

Desktop Metal is a provider of metal and carbon fiber 3D printing accessible to all engineers, designers, and manufacturers.

Raised $816,760,835.00 from Baron Capital, XN, Chamath Palihapitiya, JB Straubel, Miller Value Partners and HPS Investment Partners.

desktopmetal.com

Hyperloop One

  • Board Observer

    2016 - 2018

O

Optomec

  • Board Observer

    2015 - 2018

Optomec is a manufacturer of 3D printing systems.

Raised $6,029,991.00.

optomec.com

Rethink Robotics

  • Board Observer

    2014 - 2018

Education 

Investments 

Aras

Series Unknown

Total funding: $40M

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