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Jewel Burks

Managing Partner at Collab Capital

Atlanta, Georgia

Overview 

Jewel Burks is currently the Managing Partner at Collab Capital in Atlanta, Georgia, where she oversees investments in companies at various stages, including Series A and Seed, with a focus on sectors like Enterprise and AI. Her notable career highlights include serving as Head of Google for Startups, US, and being recognized as a 2019 Henry Crown Fellow at The Aspen Institute.

Work Experience 

  • Managing Partner

    2019 - Current

    I've raised over $100M across to invest in incredible founders building solutions across economic mobility, healthcare access, and community infrastructure. At Collab, we've invested in over 40 early-stage startups since 2020. I strive to be founders most trusted, engaged and effective investor. I'm on a mission to generate outsized returns for our LPs by investing in the next generation of industry-defining startups.

Collab Capital is an investment fund that provides social and financial resources to Black-owned companies.

  • Independent Board Director

    2023

CallRail is a phone call tracking and analytics platform businesses use to understand which marketing campaigns drive leads and conversions.

Raised $137,494,304.00 from Square 1 Bank.

  • Board Member

    2023

CAE is a non-partisan Washington area-based 501(c)(3) policy and advocacy organization.

  • Kauffman Fellow, Class 29

    2024

Co-investment VC firm supporting the mission of the Kauffman Fellows

  • Regular Contributor

    2023

    • Regularly contribute insights on top tech stories of the week on Marketplace Tech's Week in Review. • Analyze and interpret complex tech trends to provide valuable information to the audience.

  • Board Member

    2022

Goodr is a sustainable surplus food management platform that leverages technology to reduce food waste and combat hunger.

Raised $12,271,556.00 from ImpactAssets, Emerson Collective, Precursor Ventures, TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good, Kimbal Musk, Collab Capital, Atlanta Technology Angels, Gratitude Railroad and Tech Square Ventures.

  • Board Member

    2021

The Community Foundation works hard to make the entire Atlanta region a better place to live, work, learn and thrive.

  • Board Member

    2020 - 2024

Endeavor Atlanta selecting and supporting the region’s fastest-growing entrepreneurs to think bigger, scale-up, and multiply.

  • Head of Google for Startups, US

    2019 - 2023

    I worked to level the playing field for under-resourced founders in emerging US markets. I led the creation and execution of the Google for Startups Black Founders Fund, which evolved to various Google for Startups Founders Funds that have deployed over $50M in non-dilutive capital to early stage entrepreneurs around the globe. The funding has been catalytic, as recipients have gone on to raise over $500M in additional capital.

Google is a multinational corporation that specializes in Internet-related services and organizes the world’s information.

Raised $26,100,000.00 from Angel Investors LP, Kleiner Perkins, Signatures Capital, Sequoia Capital, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Shaquille O'Neal, Henry Kissinger, Google and Tiger Woods.

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