Jesse Johnson is a Managing Director at Helios Climate Ventures who previously served as Vice President at Jardine Fleming /Robert Fleming. He founded Q Collection, the Telluride Venture Accelerator, and YX Capital, focusing on early-stage clean tech investments.

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Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
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Career

  1. Jardine Fleming /Robert Fleming · Vice President
  2. YX Capital
  3. YX Capital
  4. Telluride Venture Fund (TVF) · founding general partner
  5. Helios Climate Ventures · Managing Director
    Now

Companies founded

Q CollectionTelluride Venture Accelerator (TVA)YX Capital

Focus

clean techearly-stagesustainable designearly-stage investingentrepreneurshipbusiness

Education

Princeton University, B.A.Yale University, MBA

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Who is Jesse Johnson?

Jesse Johnson is a Managing Director at Helios Climate Ventures who previously served as Vice President at Jardine Fleming /Robert Fleming. He founded Q Collection, the Telluride Venture Accelerator, and YX Capital, focusing on early-stage clean tech investments.

How much does Jesse Johnson invest?

Helios Climate Ventures has not reported a check size. It invests at seed, series a.

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

What did Jesse Johnson do before Helios Climate Ventures?

Vice President at Jardine Fleming /Robert Fleming; YX Capital; YX Capital; founding general partner at Telluride Venture Fund (TVF).

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