# Jason Spievak

> Jason Spievak is a seed investor at Entrada Ventures (Santa Barbara) backing Apps and Software. See 12 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Entrada Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/entrada-ventures)
- Location: Santa Barbara, United States
- Total investments: 12
- Last investment: Aug 2023
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/spievak
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/spievak
- Website: http://www.entradaventures.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spievak

Jason Spievak is a seed investor at Entrada Ventures in Santa Barbara focused on Apps and Software. Jason Spievak is the co-founder and Managing Director of Entrada Ventures, the leading early-stage venture capital fund on California's Central Coast. Jason was formerly Chief Commercial Officer at Apeel Sciences, where he is an investor and board member since the company's seed funding. Jason is also a member of the teaching faculty inUCSB's Technology Management Program. Prior to Entrada Ventures and Apeel Sciences, Jason was the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Invoca, the leading mobile analytics software company, backed by Accel Ventures, Upfront Ventures, Morgan Stanley and Rincon Venture Partners. Jason is a proven technology industry executive with extensive strategic, financial, transaction, and board experience at public and private companies. Prior to founding Invoca, Jason was Chief Financial Officer at CallWave, a VoIP software and service provider, where he helped grow the company to more than $50 million in annual revenue and sustaining profitability and led its successful IPO in 2004. Prior to CallWave, Jason was Vice President of technology M&A in Broadview's Silicon Valley office, where he was the execution lead on more than $1.25 billion in successful technology merger transactions and earned his NASD Series 7 and Series 63 licenses. Jason has also held product roles with Nextel Communications and with Netopia, where he helped the company complete its successful IPO. Jason is also a co-founding venture partner with Persistence Partners, an early-stage venture fund with investments in some of the leading information technology and life sciences companies on the Central Coast, including Procore and Invoca.Jason is an active angel investor and a founding member of the Santa Barbara Angel Alliance, having invested in more than 20 early-stage technology companies in Southern California. He holds several patents in internet advertising, telecommunications, and microscale fluidics. Jason earned his MBA from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University and his BA from UCSB. Jason lives in Santa Barbara with his college sweetheart, three awesome kids, and a puppy.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $425k–$3M |
| Series A | $3.5M–$5.8M |
| Series B | $33M–$33M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 3 | 25% |
| Software | 2 | 17% |
| B2B | 1 | 8% |
| SaaS | 1 | 8% |
| AgTech | 1 | 8% |

31 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 33% |
| Series A | 3 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 8% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 8% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 8% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The Futures App | Team operating system for sports organizations with a focus on Training, Communication and Commerce. | $3M | Seed | Aug 02, 2023 |  |
| Live Data Technologies | Live Data Technologies is a provider of real-time B2B contact data sourced from a continuous data stream from the open web. The company was established in 2019 and is based in Santa Barbara, California, United States. | $5M | Series A | Nov 29, 2022 |  |
| Live Data Technologies | Live Data Technologies is a provider of real-time B2B contact data sourced from a continuous data stream from the open web. The company was established in 2019 and is based in Santa Barbara, California, United States. | $750K | Seed | Jan 02, 2020 |  |
| Live Data Technologies | Live Data Technologies is a provider of real-time B2B contact data sourced from a continuous data stream from the open web. The company was established in 2019 and is based in Santa Barbara, California, United States. | $425K | Seed | Mar 27, 2019 |  |
| Apeel Sciences | Apeel Sciences produces products including avocados, apples, mangos, cucumbers, and citrus protected by plants. They support the plant’s natural ability to protect against environmental stress by maintaining moisture and reducing oxidation. | $33M | Series B | Dec 13, 2016 |  |
| Apeel Sciences | Apeel Sciences produces products including avocados, apples, mangos, cucumbers, and citrus protected by plants. They support the plant’s natural ability to protect against environmental stress by maintaining moisture and reducing oxidation. | $33M | Series B | Dec 13, 2016 |  |
| WeDo | WeDo is like the Google Analytics of your life. By taking out the friction of tracking your life, we can offer powerful correlations that are proven to improve your overall wellness. | $825K | Convertible Note | Apr 26, 2016 |  |
| Overnight | Overnight is the on-demand accommodation booking iOS app that could book a place to stay tonight – faster, cheaper, and with just the drop of a pin. Our mission is to make travel more accessible to more people. Overnight breaks down the barriers of last minute travel by encouraging spontaneous adventure and allowing for same day stays from localhosts. | $2.5M | Seed | Feb 25, 2016 |  |
| Adero | Adero is an intelligent organization system that helps people to find or locate their misplaced items. The Southern California tech company wants you to lead a less stressful life by taking away the need to worry about your things. Adero makes your things intelligent so you can stay organized.Adero was named One of Fast Company's MostInnovative Companies of 2019. It is based in Goleta, CA, USA. | $8.7M |  | Oct 06, 2015 |  |
| Apeel Sciences | Apeel Sciences produces products including avocados, apples, mangos, cucumbers, and citrus protected by plants. They support the plant’s natural ability to protect against environmental stress by maintaining moisture and reducing oxidation. | $5.8M | Series A | Jun 25, 2014 |  |

10 of 12 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Upfront Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/upfront-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Crosscut Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crosscut-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Engel Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/engel-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Invoca](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/invoca) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Accomplice](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accompliceio) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Amplify.LA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amplify-la) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Entrada Ventures

VC Fund · Santa Barbara, United States

We're proven founders and investors driving early-stage, visionary enterprise and industrial tech teams to success.

5 contacts available at Entrada Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jason Spievak | Co-Founder and Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jason-spievak |
| Alexander Fang | Co-founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexander-fang-2 |
| Eric Hall | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eric-hall-3 |
| Eric Kanowsky | Co-Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eric-kanowsky |
| Greg Fish | Co-founder & Operating Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greg-fish |

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## FAQ

### What does Jason Spievak invest in?

Jason Spievak invests primarily in Apps, Software and B2B startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Jason Spievak's check size?

Jason Spievak typically joins rounds of $425k–$3M at Seed, $3.5M–$5.8M at Series A and $33M–$33M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Jason Spievak participates in.

### When did Jason Spievak last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jason Spievak closed in Aug 2023. Shizune tracks 12 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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