# J.S. Gamble

> J.S. Gamble is a seed investor at Blu Venture Investors backing Big Data. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Blu Venture Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blu-venture-investors)
- Location: Washington, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Mar 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jsgamble

J.S. Gamble is a seed investor at Blu Venture Investors in Washington focused on Big Data and Security. J.S. Gamble is the Co-Founder of Blu Venture Investors. Served as Acting CEO of Smart Imaging Systems, Inc. Currently Advisor to Agilyst, Inc., Semantic Labs and Wiser Together, Inc. Senior Operating Executive positions in Broadband Cable and Wireless Operating Units with more than 15 years of Full P&L and CapEx responsibility. Built Teamsfocused on innovation, improving execution, developing and launching new products to drive revenue and OCF growth. Staff and Operating positions with McKinsey & Company, Inc., Price Waterhouse, and GTE MobilNet (Wireless Division). Adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at the McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Big Data | 1 | 33% |
| Security | 1 | 33% |
| Analytics | 1 | 33% |
| Fraud Detection | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NS8 | NS8 is a comprehensive fraud prevention platform that combines behavioral analytics, real-time scoring, and global monitoring to help online businesses minimize risk. Its patented scoring technology provides actionable data about the type, quality, and trustworthiness of transactions, which businesses leverage to automate fraud management workflowsto suit their individual needs. | $26M | Seed | Mar 21, 2019 |  |
| NS8 | NS8 is a comprehensive fraud prevention platform that combines behavioral analytics, real-time scoring, and global monitoring to help online businesses minimize risk. Its patented scoring technology provides actionable data about the type, quality, and trustworthiness of transactions, which businesses leverage to automate fraud management workflowsto suit their individual needs. | $900K | Seed | Jan 05, 2017 |  |
| NS8 | NS8 is a comprehensive fraud prevention platform that combines behavioral analytics, real-time scoring, and global monitoring to help online businesses minimize risk. Its patented scoring technology provides actionable data about the type, quality, and trustworthiness of transactions, which businesses leverage to automate fraud management workflowsto suit their individual needs. | $225K | Convertible Note |  |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [NextGen Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nextgenvp) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [TDF Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tdf-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Edison Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edison-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Hanna Ventures — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lytical Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lytical-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sorenson Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sorenson-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Blu Venture Investors

VC Fund · Vienna, United States

Blu Venture Investors is a venture capital investment company that supports early-stage entrepreneurs. Their investors are experienced, successful operating executives with experience in a broad range of industries and business models. Each of their investors has successfully launched new companies, products or services. The company providesinitial growth-stage funding and active mentorship to early-stage companies while delivering strong returns for its members and the entrepreneurs they support.Blue Ventures Investors was founded in 2010 and is based in Vienna, Virginia, United States.

5 contacts available at Blu Venture Investors.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| J.S. Gamble | Co-Founder & Managing Principal | — |
| Kevin A. Hollins | Founding Principal | — |
| Theodore Olsen | Partner | — |
| W. Scott Berg | Founder and President | — |
| Bob Proctor | Founding Member | — |

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## FAQ

### What does J.S. Gamble invest in?

J.S. Gamble invests primarily in Big Data, Security and Analytics startups, most often at Seed and Convertible Note stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did J.S. Gamble last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for J.S. Gamble closed in Mar 2019. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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