Bob Spinner is a founding partner and Managing Director at Jackson Square Ventures. See sector focus and contact routes.
Bob Spinner is a founding partner and Managing Director at Jackson Square Ventures, where he has served since May 2012 after previously operating as a startup executive at Sybase, Clarify, and Extensity. He invests primarily in early-stage software and marketplace companies, focusing on Series A financings in cloud applications, enterprise software, and security sectors. His typical investment range spans $100,000 to $5.0 million with a sweet spot of $1.5 million, and he has made 43 recorded investments while supporting the firm’s $193 million fund. Notable portfolio companies include Demandbase, AlienVault (acquired by AT&T), Crownpeak (acquired by K1 Ventures), and Fortify (acquired by HP). Spinner brings deep expertise in sales, marketing, and go-to-market execution, often acting as a mentor to portfolio companies rather than just a capital provider. While he does not appear to have published public writing, his distinctive point of view centers on mentoring entrepreneurs to build lasting businesses through operational scaling in sales and marketing domains.
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