Gregory C. Gretsch is a Founding Partner and Managing Director at Jackson Square Ventures. See sector focus and contact routes.
Gregory C. Gretsch is a Founding Partner and Managing Director at Jackson Square Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm in San Francisco where he brings over two decades of venture experience and a prior background as a serial entrepreneur who founded three companies including Connectify. His investment thesis targets category-leading software and marketplace businesses at the seed and Series A stages, focusing primarily on U.S.-based companies in SaaS, Sales & Marketing, Consumer, and Marketplaces. Gretsch states the firm’s typical initial check size ranges from $4 million to $6 million, with a preference for concentrated portfolios and a goal to own 15–20% of a company, usually leading deals rather than following. Notable portfolio companies include Strava, a social platform for athletes; Upwork, which went public as UPWK; OfferUp, acquired by Uber; and DocuSign, an enterprise software firm. Gretsch has publicly emphasized avoiding hyped-up spaces and instead investing in businesses with clear network effects or proven traction, noting that marketplaces may be pre-revenue if they show supply and demand momentum. He has also discussed fo
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