J. David Harris is a Partner at SineWave Ventures. He previously spent 32 years at the National Security Agency and served as a Senior Advisor at Johns Hopkins University.

What J. can write

Writes checks of$1M to $10M
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target10-12%, > 12%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

SineWave Ventures writes $1M to $10M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. National Security Agency · Cryptologic Mathematician
  2. National Security Agency · Defense Intelligence Senior Leader
    2004
  3. Laboratory for Analytic Sciences · Director
  4. SineWave Ventures · Partner
    Now

Focus

Artificial Intelligencedata miningmachine learningspeech and language processing

Education

University of Oklahoma, B.S. in PhysicsUniversity of Oklahoma, Masters of Science & Mathematics

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Questions

Who is J. David Harris?

J. David Harris is a Partner at SineWave Ventures. He previously spent 32 years at the National Security Agency and served as a Senior Advisor at Johns Hopkins University.

How much does J. David Harris invest?

J. David Harris invests through SineWave Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $10M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch J. David Harris?

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

What did J. David Harris do before SineWave Ventures?

Cryptologic Mathematician at National Security Agency; Defense Intelligence Senior Leader at National Security Agency; Director at Laboratory for Analytic Sciences.

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