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Jess Bartos

Principal at Salesforce Ventures

London, England

Overview 

Jess Bartos is currently a Principal at Salesforce Ventures in London, England, with a background that includes roles at AlbionVC, Rothschild & Co, and various prestigious government organizations. With experience in structured finance, international economics, and policy analysis, Jess specializes in investing in Series A and Seed stage companies within sectors like Enterprise Infrastructure, Enterprise Applications, and FinTech. Highlights of Jess Bartos's career include serving as Vice President at Rothschild & Co and holding roles at the U.S. Department of the Treasury as an International Economist, showcasing a diverse range of experience in finance, economics, and government relations. As a Principal at Salesforce Ventures, Jess focuses on investing in early-stage companies in London, contributing to the growth and success of innovative startups within the enterprise and financial technology sectors.

Work Experience 

  • Principal

    2023 - Current

  • Investor

    2021 - 2023

    Investing in the next generation of enterprise software and AI https://www.salesforceventures.com

Salesforce Ventures invests in enterprise tech to help companies connect with their customers in entirely new ways.

  • Investor & Board Observer

    2025

  • Investor

    2024

ElevenLabs is a research company developing AI voice synthesis software for creators and publishers.

Raised $101,000,000.00 from Disney Accelerator.

  • Investor & Board Observer

    2024

  • Angel Investor

    2024

  • Investor

    2024

  • Investor

    2022

  • Investor

    2021

Miro is a visual collaboration platform that provides an intuitive, engaging, and in-person collaboration experience for every team.

Raised $476,300,000.00 from Atlassian, Daniel Springer, TCV, Frank Slootman, Howie Liu, Andrew Ofstad, ICONIQ Growth, Salesforce Ventures, GIC and Accel.

  • Investment Manager

    2019 - 2021

    Venture capital investing at seed and Series A stages in B2B software and digital health. https://www.albion.vc/ Key investments: Quantexa (decision intelligence for financial services) - Investor & Board Observer Oviva (digital behaviour change for Type II diabetes) - Investor & Board Observer MPP Global (subscription management platform for media & sport) - Board Director - managed exit to Amplitude Software (2021) uMed (patient data platform for clinical trials) - Investor & Board Observer Concirrus (risk analytics for insurance underwriting) - Investor NuvoAir (digital care platform for respiratory conditions) - Investor & Board Observer

  • Vice President

    2018 - 2019

    Mergers and acquisitions advisory Technology, media & telecommunications

  • Associate

    2017 - 2018

    Mergers and acquisitions advisory Technology, media & telecommunications

  • Associate

    2015 - 2017

    Mergers and acquisitions advisory Technology, media & telecommunications

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