Jennifer Fonstad

Jennifer Fonstad is an American venture capital investor and entrepreneur. She co-founded and leads the Owl Capital Group, a venture firm based in Silicon Valley.[1] Fonstad has been a leading technology, healthcare, and energy investor for almost 25 years with 17 years as a Managing Director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ).[2] She is also co-founder of angel investing network Broadway Angels.[3][4][5] Fonstad has been recognized as a top 100 tech investor on Forbes’ Midas List twice[6][7] and was named 2016 Venture Capitalist of the Year by Deloitte.[8] She is also a Founding Member of All Raise.[9]

Jennifer Fonstad
Headshot of Jennifer Fonstad
NationalityAmerican
Alma materGeorgetown University, Harvard Business School
Occupation(s)Venture Capital Investor, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Owl Capital Group
Websiteowlcapital.com

Education

Fonstad earned a Bachelor of Science in International Economics from Georgetown University and an MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School.[10] While a student at Harvard, Fonstad co-founded the New Venture Competition, an annual competition for HBS student entrepreneurs.[11]

Career

Fonstad began her career at Bain & Company after spending a year teaching high school math in sub-Saharan Africa.[12] She joined venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson as a Kauffman Fellow in 1997 and became a partner in 1998.[13] Fonstad spent 17 years with DFJ, helping to grow the firm from $150MM to $3.5Billion under management.[14] Through her career Fonstad has participated in many successful investments including Athenahealth,[15] Tesla, Solarcity,[16] the Real Real, Chime Bank, Hotmail, Netzero, Box, Redfin, and others.[17]

In 2010, Fonstad and Sonja Hoel Perkins were among the founders of Broadway Angels, an angel investing network of senior women from the fields of technology and venture investing.[14][18] In 2019 Fonstad co-founded Owl Capital Group. Her current investments include Vida Health, Ohmconnect, Grokker, Stem.io, Roofstock, WelcomeTech, and Owlet.[19]

Board member and advisor

Fonstad serves on the Board of Directors of several private companies. She also serves on the board of the Mastercard Foundation, a $35B AUM foundation based in Toronto, Canada.[20] She is a Founding Member of All-Raise, a Managing Member of Broadway Angels, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.[21][22][23]

Recognition and awards
  • One of “The 50 Most Powerful Moms” by Working Mother (2017)[24]
  • “Venture Capitalist of the Year” by Deloitte at the Technology Fast 500 (2016)[8]
  • Portraits of Power, Marie Claire (2016)[25]
  • Forbes Midas List (2008, 2009)[6][7]

Speaker and commentator

At the Catalyst Conference 2017, she spoke at the Fireside Chat.[26]

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,[27][28] Fast Company,[29] Entrepreneur,[30] Re/code,[31] Yahoo Finance,[32] Forbes,[33] Bloomberg,[34] and CNBC.[35]

References
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  2. "Two Silicon Valley Investors Venture Out on Their Own". Fortune. Time, Inc.
  3. "Broadway Angels". Broadway Angels. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  4. "Jennifer Fonstad Bio". Broadway Angels. Broadway Angels.
  5. Yesil, Magdalena. "Coming out as a woman in venture capital: opinion". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  6. "The Midas List 2008". Forbes.
  7. "The Midas List 2009". Forbes.
  8. "The Broadsheet". Fortune. Time, Inc.
  9. "Jennifer Fonstad - Founding Member at All Raise". THE ORG. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  10. "Executive Profile Jennifer Scott Fonstad". Bloomberg. Bloomberg L.P.
  11. "Harvard Business School's annual contest for entrepreneurs is a case study unto itself". Boston Globe. Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC.
  12. "Jennifer Fonstad Bio". Aspect Ventures. Aspect Ventures.
  13. "Fellows Directory". Kauffman Fellows. Kauffman Fellows.
  14. "Bridging The Funding Gap: An Interview With The Women Behind Aspect Ventures". Forbes.
  15. "Athenahealth Funding". AngelList.
  16. "Form S-1". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  17. "Jennifer Fonstad AngelList Profile". AngelList.
  18. Yesil, Magdalena (July 22, 2016). "Coming out as a woman in venture capital: opinion". USA Today. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  19. "Owl Capital Group Companies". owlcapital.com. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  20. "Jennifer Fonstad". Mastercard Foundation. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  21. "Jennifer Fonstad - Founding Member at All Raise". THE ORG. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  22. "Jennifer Fonstad Bio". Broadway Angels. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  23. "Council on Foreign Relations Membership Roster". Council on Foreign Relations. Council on Foreign Relations.
  24. "50 Most Powerful Moms". Working Mother. Working Mother.
  25. "Portraits of Power". Marie Claire. Hearst Communications, Inc.
  26. "Catalyst Conference Speakers". Girls in Tech. Girls in Tech.
  27. "What James Comey's Firing Means For the Future of Cyber Attacks". Fortune. Time Inc.
  28. "Here's How Snap's Wall Street Debut Could Spark An IPO Boom". Fortune. Time Inc.
  29. "Business Leaders Share Their Biggest Concerns About The Future Of Business". Fast Company. Fast Company, Inc.
  30. "To Impress This VC, Deliver on What You Promise". Entrepreneur. Entrepreneur Media, Inc.
  31. "After Ellen Pao, Now What?". Recode. Vox Media, Inc.
  32. "What Trump Doesn't Get About Silicon Valley's H1-B Visas". Yahoo! Finance. Oath Inc.
  33. "Women Investors' Best Advice For Startup Success In The Uncertain Trump Era". Forbes.
  34. "Free Speech Versus Abuse: Social Media Scrutinized". Bloomberg. Bloomberg, L.P.
  35. "Crashing the tech boys club". CNBC. CNBC, LLC.
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