Joseph Jacks

Founder & General Partner atOSS Capital L.P.California

Joseph Jacks is the Founder and General Partner of OSS Capital, where he has directed seed-stage investments since 2018. He previously contributed to the CNCF through his work with Kismatic.

What Joseph can write

Writes checks of$500K to $10M
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedCan lead the round
Ownership target10-12%, > 12%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

OSS Capital L.P. writes $500K to $10M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Kismatic
    2014
  2. OSS Capital · Founder and General Partner
    2018-
  3. Kismatic
    2014
  4. OSS Capital L.P. · Founder & General Partner
    Now

Companies founded

OSS CapitalKismatic

Focus

seed stageinceptioninception / seed stage investments

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Questions

Who is Joseph Jacks?

Joseph Jacks is the Founder and General Partner of OSS Capital, where he has directed seed-stage investments since 2018. He previously contributed to the CNCF through his work with Kismatic.

How much does Joseph Jacks invest?

Joseph Jacks invests through OSS Capital L.P., which writes checks of $500K to $10M at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Joseph Jacks?

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

What did Joseph Jacks do before OSS Capital L.P.?

Kismatic; Founder and General Partner at OSS Capital; Kismatic.

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