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Jon Barad

Jon Barad

Partner, Investments atCapital One VenturesCalifornia
LinkedIn Capital One Ventures websiteFirm profile

Jon Barad is a Partner of Investments at Capital One Ventures. He has held leadership roles at Velodyne Lidar, NVIDIA, EDGE3 Technologies, and Recommind.

What Jon can write

Writes checks ofNot reported
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series BLead preference not reported
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

Career

  1. ITU Ventures
  2. OrganicID
  3. Recommind
  4. EDGE3 Technologies
  5. NVIDIA
  6. Velodyne Lidar · VP of Business Development
  7. Capital One Ventures · Partner, Investments
    Now

Companies founded

OrganicID

Focus

Venture CapitalM&A

Education

University of Pennsylvania, BS in Systems EngineeringHarvard Business School, MBA

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Fred Kauber
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Julian van Giessen
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Questions

Who is Jon Barad?

Jon Barad is a Partner of Investments at Capital One Ventures. He has held leadership roles at Velodyne Lidar, NVIDIA, EDGE3 Technologies, and Recommind.

How much does Jon Barad invest?

Capital One Ventures has not reported a check size. It invests at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Jon Barad?

A warm intro from a founder Capital One Ventures backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Jon Barad do before Capital One Ventures?

ITU Ventures; OrganicID; Recommind; EDGE3 Technologies; NVIDIA; VP of Business Development at Velodyne Lidar.

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