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词条 Jennifer Fonstad
释义

  1. Education

  2. Career

  3. Board member and advisor

  4. Recognition and awards

  5. Speaker and commentator

  6. References

  7. External links

{{Infobox person
| name = Jennifer Fonstad
| image = Venture Capitalist Jennifer Fonstad.jpg
| alt = Headshot of Jennifer Fonstad
| occupation = Venture Capital Investor, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Aspect Ventures
| alma_mater = Georgetown University, Harvard Business School
| website = {{URL|aspectventures.com}}
}}Jennifer Fonstad is an American venture capital investor and entrepreneur. She co-founded Aspect Ventures, a female-led venture capital firm that invests in early stage technology companies.[1] She is also co-founder of angel investing network Broadway Angels.[2] Fonstad has been recognized as a top 100 tech investor on Forbes’ Midas List twice[3][4] and was named 2016 Venture Capitalist of the Year by Deloitte.[5]

Education

Fonstad earned a Bachelor of Science in International Economics from Georgetown University and an MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School.[6] While a student at Harvard, Fonstad co-founded the New Venture Competition, an annual competition for HBS student entrepreneurs.[7]

Career

Fonstad began her career at Bain & Company after spending a year teaching high school math in sub-Saharan Africa.[8] She joined venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson as a Kauffman Fellow in 1997 and became a partner in 1998.[9] Fonstad spent 17 years with DFJ, helping to grow the firm from $150MM to $3.5Billion under management.[10] Her investments included Athenahealth (ATHN), NanoString Technologies (NSTG), NetZero, Flurry, Lumenos, and others.[8]

In 2010, while at DFJ, Fonstad co-founded Broadway Angels, an angel investing network of senior women from the fields of technology and venture investing.[10] In 2014, Fonstad left DFJ to co-found Aspect Ventures with fellow investor and former Bain & Company colleague, Theresia Gouw.[11] With Aspect, Fonstad has made investments in Vida Health, Grokker, FollowAnalytics, OhmConnect and Stem.io.[12]

Board member and advisor

Fonstad serves on the board of directors of FollowAnalytics, OhmConnect, Grokker, Stem.io and Vida Health. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.[13]

Recognition and awards

  • One of “The 50 Most Powerful Moms” by Working Mother (2017)[14]
  • “Venture Capitalist of the Year” by Deloitte at the Technology Fast 500 (2016)[5]
  • Portraits of Power, Marie Claire (2016)[15]
  • Forbes Midas List (2008, 2009)[3][4]

Speaker and commentator

At the Catalyst Conference 2017, she spoke at the Fireside Chat.[16]

Fonstad is a frequent media contributor on issues pertaining to women in tech, cyber-security, the future of healthcare and the venture capital industry. Her commentary appears in Fortune,[17][18] Fast Company,[19] Entrepreneur,[20] Re/code,[21] Yahoo Finance,[22] Forbes,[23] Bloomberg,[24] and CNBC.[25]

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=Two Silicon Valley Investors Venture Out on Their Own|url=http://fortune.com/2014/02/05/two-silicon-valley-investors-venture-out-on-their-own/|website=Fortune|publisher=Time, Inc.}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Jennifer Fonstad Bio|url=http://www.broadway-angels.com/jennifer-scott-fonstad/|website=Broadway Angels|publisher=Broadway Angels}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=The Midas List 2008|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/99/biz_08midas_Jennifer-Fonstad_RSJ6.html|website=Forbes|publisher=Forbes Media, LLC.}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=The Midas List 2009|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/99/midas09_Jennifer-Fonstad_RSJ6.htm|website=Forbes|publisher=Forbes Media, LLC.}}
5. ^{{cite web|title=The Broadsheet|url=http://fortune.com/2016/11/16/the-broadsheet-november-16th-2/|website=Fortune|publisher=Time, Inc.}}
6. ^{{cite web|title=Executive Profile Jennifer Scott Fonstad|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=78764&privcapId=256474982|website=Bloomberg|publisher=Bloomberg L.P.}}
7. ^{{cite web|title=Harvard Business School’s annual contest for entrepreneurs is a case study unto itself|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/04/24/harvard-business-school-annual-contest-for-entrepreneurs-case-study-unto-itself/ppZBjzxxumhOBhGh3rCGJL/story.html|website=Boston Globe|publisher=Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC}}
8. ^{{cite web|title=Jennifer Fonstad Bio|url=http://aspectventures.com/team/jennifer/|website=Aspect Ventures|publisher=Aspect Ventures}}
9. ^{{cite web|title=Fellows Directory|url=https://www.kauffmanfellows.org/society/fellows-directory/?fellow=Jennifer%20Fonstad|website=Kauffman Fellows|publisher=Kauffman Fellows}}
10. ^{{cite web|title=Bridging The Funding Gap: An Interview With The Women Behind Aspect Ventures|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mnewlands/2016/09/02/bridging-the-funding-gap-an-interview-with-the-women-behind-aspect-ventures/#89c5daf8e5a5|website=Forbes|publisher=Forbes Media}}
11. ^{{cite web|title=Accel’s Theresia Gouw And DFJ’s Jennifer Fonstad Partner To Launch Mobile-Focused VC Firm Aspect Ventures|url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/02/05/accels-theresia-gouw-and-dfjs-jennifer-fonstad-partner-to-launch-mobile-focused-vc-firm-aspect-ventures/|website=TechCrunch|publisher=Oath Tech Network}}
12. ^{{cite web|title=Aspect Ventures Companies|url=http://aspectventures.com/companies/|website=Aspect Ventures|publisher=Aspect Ventures}}
13. ^{{cite web|title=Council on Foreign Relations Membership Roster|url=https://www.cfr.org/membership/membership-roster-a-f|website=Council on Foreign Relations|publisher=Council on Foreign Relations}}
14. ^{{cite web|title=50 Most Powerful Moms|url=https://www.workingmother.com/50-most-powerful-moms-2017#page-31|website=Working Mother|publisher=Working Mother}}
15. ^{{cite web|title=Portraits of Power|url=http://www.marieclaire.com/culture/news/g3566/portraits-of-power/?slide=48|website=Marie Claire|publisher=Hearst Communications, Inc}}
16. ^{{cite web|title=Catalyst Conference Speakers|url=http://catalystsf.girlsintech.org/speakers/|website=Girls in Tech|publisher=Girls in Tech}}
17. ^{{cite web|title=What James Comey’s Firing Means For the Future of Cyber Attacks|url=http://fortune.com/2017/05/24/james-comey-fbi-cyber-attacks/|website=Fortune|publisher=Time Inc}}
18. ^{{cite web|title=Here's How Snap’s Wall Street Debut Could Spark An IPO Boom|url=http://fortune.com/2017/03/06/snap-snapchat-ipo/|website=Fortune|publisher=Time Inc}}
19. ^{{cite web|title=Business Leaders Share Their Biggest Concerns About The Future Of Business|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3060193/8-business-leaders-share-their-biggest-concerns-about-the-future-of-busin|website=Fast Company|publisher=Fast Company, Inc}}
20. ^{{cite web|title=To Impress This VC, Deliver on What You Promise|url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/289153|website=Entrepreneur|publisher=Entrepreneur Media, Inc}}
21. ^{{cite web|title=After Ellen Pao, Now What?|url=https://www.recode.net/2015/3/30/11560884/after-pao-now-what|website=Recode|publisher=Vox Media, Inc}}
22. ^{{cite web|title=What Trump Doesn’t Get About Silicon Valley’s H1-B Visas|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-doesn-t-silicon-valley-010056724.html|website=Yahoo! Finance|publisher=Oath Inc}}
23. ^{{cite web|title=Women Investors' Best Advice For Startup Success In The Uncertain Trump Era|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/break-the-future/2017/02/27/women-investors-best-advice-for-startup-success-in-the-uncertain-trump-era/#5197a2b86a37|website=Forbes|publisher=Forbes Media}}
24. ^{{cite web|title=Free Speech Versus Abuse: Social Media Scrutinized|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2016-11-17/free-speech-versus-abuse-social-media-scrutinized|website=Bloomberg|publisher=Bloomberg, L.P.}}
25. ^{{cite web|title=Crashing the tech boys club|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2015/04/02/crashing-techs-boys-club.html|website=CNBC|publisher=CNBC, LLC}}

External links

  • Aspect Ventures website
  • Broadway Angels website
  • [https://twitter.com/jfonstad?lang=en Jennifer Fonstad Twitter]
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