Brian Jacobs

Founder and Managing Partner atMoai CapitalSilicon Valley

Brian Jacobs founded and manages Moai Capital, a Silicon Valley seed capital firm. The firm invests in consumer products, business services, and impact investments focused on increasing employment for autistic adults.

What Brian can write

Writes checks of$25K to $100K
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series AMostly follows a lead
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Moai Capital writes $25K to $100K checks, larger than 1% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Moai Capital.

Career

  1. Moai Capital
    Now
  2. RCA · engineer
  3. Raychem · engineer
  4. Security Pacific Capital · investor
  5. St. Paul Venture Capital · General Partner
    1992-2002
  6. Emergence Capital · Founder and General Partner
    2003-Present
  7. Moai Capital · Founder & Managing Partner
    Now
  8. Stanford GSB · Lecturer in Management
    2019

Companies founded

Moai CapitalEmergence Capital

Investments named in public bios

Proximity GridBill.comImpartnerEversightInsideViewDrivewyze

Focus

consumer software/hardwarebusiness software/servicesimpact investmentsinternet of thingsb2b cloud servicesIoT

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, BSStanford GSB, MBA

Partners like Brian

At firms with a similar stage, sector and check size.

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Questions

Who is Brian Jacobs?

Brian Jacobs founded and manages Moai Capital, a Silicon Valley seed capital firm. The firm invests in consumer products, business services, and impact investments focused on increasing employment for autistic adults.

How much does Brian Jacobs invest?

Brian Jacobs invests through Moai Capital, which writes checks of $25K to $100K at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Brian Jacobs?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Brian in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Moai Capital backed works better.

What did Brian Jacobs do before Moai Capital?

engineer at RCA; engineer at Raychem; investor at Security Pacific Capital; General Partner at St. Paul Venture Capital; Founder and General Partner at Emergence Capital; Lecturer in Management at Stanford GSB.

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