# Jacob Chapman

> Jacob Chapman is a seed investor at Alpha Bridge Ventures backing Marketplace. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Alpha Bridge Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alpha-bridge-ventures)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: May 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jakechapman
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/runvc
- Website: http://sazzepartners.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jake.chapman1

Jacob Chapman is a seed investor at Alpha Bridge Ventures in San Francisco focused on Marketplace and CRM. Jake Chapman is a partner at Sazze Partners where he invests in seed stage technology companies. Jake writes about technology, society, the future and venture investing. His articles have appeared in WIRED, TechCrunch, Pando and Venture Beat

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Marketplace | 2 | 50% |
| CRM | 1 | 25% |
| Drones | 1 | 25% |
| Internet | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 75% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Natilus | Natilus is a large scale drone manufacturing company. The company specializes in the manufacturing of Boeing 747 sized drones which provides inter-continental cargo delivery services and helps in reducing air freight costs. Natilus was founded by LZ Zhang, Anatoly Starikov and Aleksey Matyushev in 2016.First flight of their 2200 lbs / 30 ftdrone is scheduled for Summer 2018. At the end of 2018, Natilus completed a flight test of their 2200 lbs prototype.The first production vehicle scheduled for 2020 customer delivery underwent wind tunnel testing in April, 2019. Natilus currently holds an aircraft order book rumored to be in excess of $1B+. |  | Seed | May 18, 2021 |  |
| Nana Academy | Nana is a vertically integrated student-to-operator trade skills school, today focused on Appliance Repair. We work with some of the 35 million people who will lose their jobs by 2030 to tech automation, teaching them trade skills, building their experience through our mentorship program, and connecting them to good jobs on our marketplace. Byperfecting this pipeline and teaching life skills to a new generation of tradespeople, we are accelerating the retooling of America’s workforce and creating millions of economic opportunities. | $4.7M | Pre-Seed | Jan 01, 2020 |  |
| BacklotCars | BacklotCars allows auto dealers, auto finance, and rental car companies to transact without having to go to physical auctions. Through BacklotCars, auto dealers, auto finance, and rental car companies can transact without having to go to physical auctions. The company’s end to end solution is truly seamless for dealers as BacklotCars providesvehicle inspections, transportation, and inventory finance services.The online marketplace offers a 24-7 “bid-ask” marketplace along with vehicle inspections and is used by dealers in 46 states. It’s designed to make the process of selling cars easier for both buyers and sellers by addressing longstanding pain points of online transactions like certified inspections.BacklotCars was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. | $4.8M | Seed | May 01, 2017 |  |
| SuperPhone | SuperPhone is an intelligent mobile messaging platform that helps enterprise retail brands acquire, and engage with mobile customers in an impactful way. It leverages the power of data and smart messaging to drive increased revenue, brand loyalty, and personalized customer relationships at any scale. | $1.5M | Seed | Mar 07, 2016 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alpha Bridge Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alpha-bridge-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Base Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/base-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Beni VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beni-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Blue Fog Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blue-fog-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Draper Associates](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/draper-associates-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Alpha Bridge Ventures

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Alpha Bridge Ventures invests in post seed stage companies and the personal development of their founders.

4 contacts available at Alpha Bridge Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Howie Diamond | Co-Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/howie-diamond-bfa9 |
| Howie Diamond | Co-Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/howie-diamond |
| Kari Sulenes | Partner | — |
| Jacob Chapman | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Jacob Chapman invest in?

Jacob Chapman invests primarily in Marketplace, CRM and Drones startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed 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.

### How do I contact Jacob Chapman?

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### When did Jacob Chapman last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jacob Chapman closed in May 2021. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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