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Zack Lynch

Managing Partner at JAZZ Venture Partners

San Francisco, California

Overview 

Zack Lynch is the Managing Partner at JAZZ Venture Partners in San Francisco, known for his significant contributions as a co-founder and leader in neurotechnology and healthcare startups. With a background in entrepreneurship and fundraising, Zack has successfully invested in companies like JobGet and AppliedVR, demonstrating expertise in identifying and supporting innovative ventures in the wellness, health IT, and consumer internet sectors.

Work Experience 

  • Managing Partner and co-founder

    2015 - Current

    JAZZ Venture Partners invests human performance technology - emerging companies leveraging the convergence of new digital technology platforms with recent advances in neuroscience that are creating entirely new ways to improve the human experience. These companies are impacting multiple $100B+ industries including health, wellness, learning, training, enterprise, sports and entertainment.

JAZZ Venture Partners is a venture capital firm focused on technologies that extend the boundaries of human performance.

  • Executive Producer & Founder

    2013 - 2017

    The world's leading event where the mind and body meet game play.

  • Chairman

    2015 - 2016

    NIO is the trade association representing companies involved in neuroscience, brain research institutes and patient advocacy groups.

  • Executive Director & Founder

    2011 - 2015

    NIO is the trade association representing companies involved in neuroscience, brain research institutes and patient advocacy groups.

  • Leadership Board Member

    2006 - 2016

    The McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT is led by a team of world-renowned neuroscientists committed to meeting two great challenges of modern science: understanding how the brain works and discovering new ways to prevent or treat brain disorders.

  • Advisor

    2014 - 2015

  • CEO and Founder

    2010 - 2013

    HealthRally is a neurosoftware company focused on wellness motivation.

  • Published Author

    2009 - 2010

    I am the author of The Neuro Revolution: How Brain Science Is Changing Our World. The hard cover book was originally published by St. Martin's Press on July 20, 2009 and was later reprinted in soft cover in the U.S. where it became a best seller. It has since been translated into Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Portuguese.

  • Managing Director & Co-founder

    2003 - 2010

    NeuroInsights is a research and advisory firm that provides in-depth analysis of the neurotechnology industry. Our mission is to accelerate the flow of capital to neurotechnology ventures by clarifying emerging market opportunities and risks.

  • VP Marketing

    2001 - 2002

Steelwedge Software is an integrated business planning solution provider for sales, finance, operations, and executive teams.

Raised $50,500,000.00 from Shea Ventures, Mainsail Partners and Camden Partners.

  • VP Marketing

    1996 - 2000

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