Jack Gill
Managing Director, Founder @ Vanguard Ventures
Jack Gill is a Series A investor at Vanguard Ventures focused on Medical and Lighting. Dr. Jack Gill is a Managing Director investing in telecommunications and Life Sciences at Vanguard. During his career, Jack has earned distinction and honors as a scientist, senior executive, entrepreneur, venture capitalist and philanthropist.Prior to co-founding Vanguard Ventures in 1981, Jack was Executive Vice President and Group Manager ofthe Scientific Divisions of Spectra Physics, the world's largest manufacturer of commercial, scientific and industrial lasers. In 1970, he founded Autolab, a pioneer in microprocessor-based instruments and computers for chromatography laboratory applications, which was later acquired by Spectra Physics. He remained as Vice President, General Manager, growing the business into a $70 million market share leader in laboratory automation computers. Prior to Spectra Physics, Jack served as Director of Research and Engineering in the Aerograph Division of Varian Associates, focused on developments in gas chromatography, high performance liquid chromatography, laboratory computerization, and advances in instrumentation. Previously, he was a Senior Research Chemist at Monsanto Company.Jack has enjoyed a life-long passion for education. He currently serves as Senior Advisor to the Director of CIMIT, the Center for Innovative Minimally Invasive Therapy, lectures at Harvard Medical School and is an adjunct professor at Rice University and Indiana University. In 1999, he and his wife Linda created The Gill Foundation, which is dedicated to education philanthropy, and that same year was awarded the Horatio Alger Award for distinguished Americans.He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry and Engineering from Lamar University, and a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Indiana University.
- Total investments:
- 4
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Medical 1 (25%)
- Lighting 1 (25%)
- Marketing 1 (25%)
- Advertising 1 (25%)
- Electronics 1 (25%)
Stage
- Series A 1 (25%)
- Series C 1 (25%)
- Funding Round 1 (25%)
Investments
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Saranas
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Saranas is a medical device that detects internal bleeding during catheterization procedures. Its mission is to provide products that minimize complications associated with medical procedures in the interventional or surgical setting. It was founded in 2011 and headquartered in Houston, Texas. | $4.5M / Jun 23, 2015 | |
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Saranas
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Saranas is a medical device that detects internal bleeding during catheterization procedures. Its mission is to provide products that minimize complications associated with medical procedures in the interventional or surgical setting. It was founded in 2011 and headquartered in Houston, Texas. | $4.5M / Jun 19, 2015 | |
ChaCha
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ChaCha is the leading, free real-time answers service that has emerged as the #1 way for advertisers and marketers to reach and engage with the audience of their choice anytime, anywhere. Through its unique "ask-a-smart-friend" platform, has answered over two billion questions since launch from more than 32 million unique users permonth, and is ranked among comScore's top 100 websites.ChaCha delivers human-powered answers via SMS text (242-242), iPhone app, Android app, and voice (1-800-2-ChaCha). Working with major brands such as Paramount, NBC Universal Digital, AT&T, Palm, Johnson & Johnson, P&G, Coca-Cola, McDonald's, and presidential political campaigns, is one of the fastest growing mobile and online publishers according to Nielsen and Quantcast. ChaCha was co-founded by proven innovator and entrepreneur Scott Jones and is funded by VantagePoint Venture Partners, Rho Ventures, Bezos Expeditions; Morton Meyerson, former President and Vice Chairman of EDS as well as Chairman and CEO of Perot Systems; Rod Canion, founding CEO of Compaq Computer; the Simon family; and Jack Gill, Silicon Valley venture capitalist. | $6M / Series A / Nov 01, 2006 | |
Novalux
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Novalux develops, manufactures, and distributes laser systems. The company offers Novalux Extended Cavity Surface Emitting Laser, a surface-emitting semiconductor laser. Its products are used in various applications, such as projection display, specialty lighting, neon sign alternative lighting, and automotive lighting. The company was founded in1998 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. As of January 8, 2008, Novalux, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Arasor International Limited. | $109M / Series C / Sep 26, 2000 |
Co-Investors
About Vanguard Ventures
"Vanguard Ventures is a leading early stage venture capital firm that helps entrepreneurs build pioneering technology and life science companies. Vanguard partners bring hands-on entrepreneurial experience to the firm, as well as executive and venture capital backgrounds." Source (vanguardventures.com)
Vanguard Ventures Contacts
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Dan Eilers
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Tom McConnell
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What does Jack Gill invest in?
Jack Gill invests primarily in Medical, Lighting and Marketing startups, most often at Series A and Series C stage. Most of the 4 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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