Investor profile
Jeff Ponders II
Corporate VC, Venture capital, Venture debt & Board Observer at InvestNext, Principal at ID Ventures, Principal at Invest Detroit
Jeff Ponders II is a Principal at Invest Detroit, whose known portfolio counts 25 companies.
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Investment focus
- Focus
- Automotive SecurityClinical TrialsCommunity DevelopmentComputer VisionCybersecurityData AnalyticsDeveloper ToolsEdTechEnterprise SaaSHR TechIP-focusedIoTLogisticsMarketplacesMedTechPaymentsReal Estate FinanceSales TechSpace
Contacts
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Board Observer at InvestNext
Principal at ID Ventures, whose known portfolio counts 9 companies
- Flatdis
- WARPSPACE
- Fescaro
- Kitronyx
- BRUSH Theatre
- Codeit
- Aminolab
- Cave Duck
- infoplus
Principal at Invest Detroit, whose known portfolio counts 25 companies
- TreeHouse
- Filament
- VNN
- Algal Scientific
- Seelio
- CircNova
- Flatdis
- WARPSPACE
- Airspace Link
- Cribspot
- Fescaro
- Fusion Coolant Systems
- and 13 more
Investor Profile
Founders in the listed sectors AI, Consumer, FinTech and Hardware, and focus areas Automotive Security, Clinical Trials, Community Development and Computer Vision fall inside that listing.
Stage-wise, the deals at Invest Detroit cluster around Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A rounds.
What the affiliated firm has backed is the closest available signal on whether Jeff Ponders II is worth approaching.
Colleagues
Patti Glaza
EVP & Managing Director
Detroit, United States
Jooyong Jung
Venture Capitalist
South Korea
Derek Edwards
Senior Vice President
Detroit, United States
Dave Blaszkiewicz
President and CEO
Detroit, United States
Jason Barnett
Senior Vice President
Detroit, United States
Ka Hyoung Shin
ID Ventures
Seoul, South Korea
Evan Ufer
Investment Committee
Ann Arbor, United States
Prem Bodagala
Senior Vice President
Ann Arbor, United States
Marcia Ventura
Senior Vice President
Detroit, United States
Martin Dober
Managing Director
Detroit, United States
Sarah McClelland
Investor
Detroit, United States
Cory Tincher
Board Observer
Detroit, United States
Frequently asked questions
Who is Jeff Ponders II?
Jeff Ponders II is a corporate venture investor and venture capital investor based in Detroit, Michigan, United States, listed as Principal at Invest Detroit. The known portfolio of that firm counts 25 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to Jeff Ponders II personally.
What does Jeff Ponders II invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Consumer, FinTech and Hardware; listed focus areas include Automotive Security, Clinical Trials, Community Development and Computer Vision. Those tags come from the portfolios of the firms this profile is attached to, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Jeff Ponders II invest at?
Invest Detroit appears in Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A rounds across its known deals, and Jeff Ponders II is listed there as Principal. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Jeff Ponders II listed at?
Jeff Ponders II is listed as Principal at Invest Detroit. 12 other people in the database share a firm with Jeff Ponders II.
How do I contact Jeff Ponders II?
A phone number and a LinkedIn page are on file for Jeff Ponders II. They are readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The database holds no email address for this profile.
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