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Jewel Burks Solomon

Jewel Burks Solomon

Managing Partner atCollab CapitalGeorgia
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Jewel Burks Solomon co-founded Partpic, which was sold to Amazon, and later co-founded Collab Capital. She served as Head of Google for Startups, US, and previously worked at McMaster-Carr and Google.

What Jewel can write

Writes checks of$500K to $3M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series ACan lead the round
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

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Career

  1. Google, Inc. · management, enterprise sales, and strategic diversity roles
  2. Partpic · co-founder
  3. Amazon · led integration of Partpic's technology
    2016-2018
  4. Google for Startups, US · Head
    2019-2023
  5. Collab Capital · Managing Partner
    Now
  6. Partpic
  7. Amazon
    2016
  8. Google for Startups, US · Head of Google for Startups, US
    2019-2023

Companies founded

PartpicCollab Capital

Focus

venture capitalblack led startupstechnology

Education

Howard University

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Barry Givens
Barry GivensManaging Partner
Baheejah Crumbley
Baheejah CrumbleyPrincipal
Sydney Holness
Sydney HolnessSenior Investment Associate

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Questions

Who is Jewel Burks Solomon?

Jewel Burks Solomon co-founded Partpic, which was sold to Amazon, and later co-founded Collab Capital. She served as Head of Google for Startups, US, and previously worked at McMaster-Carr and Google.

How much does Jewel Burks Solomon invest?

Jewel Burks Solomon invests through Collab Capital, which writes checks of $500K to $3M at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Jewel Burks Solomon?

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

What did Jewel Burks Solomon do before Collab Capital?

management, enterprise sales, and strategic diversity roles at Google, Inc.; co-founder at Partpic; led integration of Partpic's technology at Amazon; Head at Google for Startups, US; Partpic; Amazon; Head of Google for Startups, US at Google for Startups, US.

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