Jared Hyatt
Vice President @ Norwest
San Francisco, United States
Jared Hyatt is a seed investor at Norwest in San Francisco focused on Mobile and FinTech. Jared also serves as a mentor with the Disney Techstars accelerator program.Before joining the Norwest team, Jared was VP of business development at VideoSurf, Inc. (acquired by Microsoft). Recruited by the CEO as the first non-engineer hire, Jared led all business development efforts, created monetization products and managed the marketing anddistribution of the VideoSurf mobile app. Before that he also worked at Google and Discovery Communications.Jared holds an MBA from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business and a bachelor of arts degree in history with a minor in international relations and public policy from Dartmouth College.
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 100%
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Industries Jared Hyatt invests in
Stages Jared Hyatt invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Mobile 1 (50%)
- FinTech 1 (50%)
- Software 1 (50%)
- InsurTech 1 (50%)
- Insurance 1 (50%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (50%)
- Series B 1 (50%)
Investments
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| Boost enables companies across all segments to build, embed and manage digital insurance products, and deliver them through a fully embedded experience within their own front-end environments. Boost's infrastructure-as-a-service platform significantly reduces the cost of building and managing an insurance company by packaging the necessaryoperational, compliance, and capital components and making them accessible through a simple API integration. Through its managing general agency subsidiary, Boost Insurance Agency, Inc., Boost is licensed and authorized to produce any type of insurance across all 50 states. Boost is appointed by 'A'-rated fronting carriers and has its own dedicated reinsurance facility backed by global reinsurers. For more information, please visit boostplatform.io. | $3M / Seed / Sep 26, 2017 | ||
| Button (usebutton.com) is the mobile commerce technology company that is powering a commerce-driven internet. As the leading mobile commerce enablement platform, Button powers mobile growth for the world's largest brands and publishers, while offering consumers more seamless, enjoyable experiences. With each action taken, brands make sales,publishers earn revenue, and consumers get exactly what they want at the tap of a button. Founded in 2014, Button has driven over $3 billion in spending to date and has raised over $64 million in venture capital. | $20M / Series B / Jan 25, 2017 |
Co-Investors
About Norwest
Norwest is a global venture and growth equity investment firm managing more than $15.5 billion in capital. Since its inception, Norwest has invested in more than 700 companies and currently partners with more than 250 companies in its venture and growth equity portfolio. The firm invests in early- to late-stage businesses across key sectors with a focus on enterprise, healthcare and consumer. The Norwest team offers a deep network of connections, extensive operating experience, and a wide range of impactful services to help CEOs and founders scale their businesses. Norwest has offices in Menlo Park and San Francisco, Calif.; Mumbai, India; and Tel Aviv, Israel.
Norwest Contacts
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Edward Yip
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What does Jared Hyatt invest in?
Jared Hyatt invests primarily in Mobile, FinTech and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 2 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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