The next stack: Generative AI from an investor perspective | Insight Partners
Talks about Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI Infrastructure
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Jenna Zerker
Partner at Susa Ventures
New York City Metropolitan Area
Overview
Jenna Zerker is a Partner at Susa Ventures & Kivu Ventures, with a background in investment banking at Goldman Sachs and management consulting at McKinsey & Company. She has made strategic investments in companies such as Bond Financial Technologies, Inc. (Series A) and Rothy's (Series B), focusing on sectors like FinTech, SaaS, and AI in the New York City area.
Work Experience
Partner
2024 - Current
Partner to Plenful (Series A), Chapter (Series C/D), Qodo (Series A, Board Director), Spiral.db (Series A) and others in stealth/unannounced
Susa Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing primarily in seed rounds.
Vice President
2022 - 2024
Multi-stage venture & growth investing.
Insight Partners is a global software investor that partners with high-growth technology, software, and Internet startup companies.
Investor Intern
2021 - 2022
Venture and growth investment intern while at Stanford GSB
Addition is a venture capital firm that invests in early and growth-stage tech companies.
Scout
2020 - 2022
Investments while at Stanford GSB: Hex (Series A), Pocus (Seed), Spiral.db (Seed), Markprompt (Pre-Seed), Lumos (Series A), Stan (Seed), Trunk Tools (Seed)
BVP Forge operates as a private equity firm that focuses on software-enabled businesses.
Venture & Growth Equity
2017 - 2020
GSIP was a $1.25B venture and growth fund; fund investments included but not limited to Plaid (Series B), Built (Series B), Uala (Series B), Spotify (Series C through IPO), Rothy's (Series B), ThredUp (Series B), Zola (Series D)
Goldman Sachs is a multinational financial services firm providing securities, investment banking, and management services.
Product / Head of E-commerce
2015 - 2016
Ran all things product and supported broader strategic finance and initiatives including the Series A financing.
Sakara Life is an organic meal delivery and healthy living company that helps clients achieve health and well-being.
Raised $19,800,000.00 from John Replogle, Annox Capital, One Better Ventures, Silas Capital and Robert Mylod Jr..
Business Analyst
2013 - 2015
Business Analyst in the Corporate Finance & Strategy Practice primarily focused on corporate finance and private equity work.
McKinsey Growth Tech serves leading growth stage tech players, venture capital, and growth private equity