Jeff Clavier

Jeff Clavier

Founding Partner atUncork CapitalCalifornia

Jeff Clavier is a founding partner at Uncork Capital, which he joined in 2015. He previously co-founded Huddle in 2006 and guided it through acquisition in 2017, and he studied economics at the University of Sheffield.

What Jeff can write

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

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

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Career

  1. Huddle · co-founder
    2006-2017
  2. Uncork · partner
    Now
  3. Effix · intern
  4. Effix · CTO
  5. Reuters
  6. RVC · general partner
    2000-null
  7. Uncork · Founding Partner
    Now

Companies founded

HuddleFounders PledgeUncork

Investments named in public bios

LaunchDarklyHuman InterestTailscaleFountainCoderFocal SystemsIntercomCalmPostmatesPipedriveFitbitSendGridMintEventbritePoshmarkFront

Focus

enterprise softwaredeveloper toolingb2b applicationsinfrastructure & securityconsumer & marketplacesventure

Education

University of Sheffield, economicsUniversité Paris V René Descartes, MS in Computer Science

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Questions

Who is Jeff Clavier?

Jeff Clavier is a founding partner at Uncork Capital, which he joined in 2015. He previously co-founded Huddle in 2006 and guided it through acquisition in 2017, and he studied economics at the University of Sheffield.

How much does Jeff Clavier invest?

Jeff Clavier invests through Uncork Capital, which writes checks of $1M to $10M at seed.

How do I pitch Jeff Clavier?

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

What did Jeff Clavier do before Uncork Capital?

co-founder at Huddle; intern at Effix; CTO at Effix; Reuters; general partner at RVC.

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