Jennifer Fonstad
Managing Director @ Threshold
Atherton, United States
Jennifer Fonstad is a funding round investor at Threshold in Atherton focused on Software and Manufacturing. Jennifer Scott Fonstad Considered one of the most senior women in venture today, Ms. Fonstad invests broadly in early-stage companies with recent investments in mobile applications, consumer and enterprise application services, and energy management. Investment successes include Athenahealth (NASDAQ: ATHN), Lumenos (acquired by Wellpoint, NYSE:WLP), Achex (acquired by First Data, NYSE: FDC), and NetZero (NASDAQ: UNTD). Other recent investments include Flurry, iCiX, Intematix, Nanostring, Stravus, and UrbanSitter.Jennifer joined Draper Fisher Jurvetson as a Kauffman Fellow in 1997 becoming a partner in 1998. She is currently a Managing Director of the firm. She began her career with Bain and Company after spending a year teaching math to high school students in sub-Sahara Africa. She graduated Cum Laude from Georgetown University and holds an MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School.In her spare time, Jennifer focuses on her family and community. She serves on the Board of Trustees for Castilleja School, the pre-eminent girls' middle school and high school in Northern California, and chairs the Somaly Mam Foundation board, an organization focused on ending sex slavery for underage girls around the world. She and her family built the first LEED Platinum-certified home in Silicon Valley and Jennifer can be found running around on weekends with one or all of her four children.
- Total investments:
- 19
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 16%
Last updated:
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Industries Jennifer Fonstad invests in
Stages Jennifer Fonstad invests in
Countries Jennifer Fonstad invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 3 (16%)
- Manufacturing 3 (16%)
- Agriculture 2 (11%)
- Biotechnology 2 (11%)
- Fuel 1 (5%)
Stage
- Funding Round 4 (21%)
- Series A 3 (16%)
- Series B 3 (16%)
- Series C 2 (11%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (11%)
Country
- United States 10 (53%)
- Israel 1 (5%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Salvo is emerging as the leader in helping GI providers leap into a hybrid-care vision of the future of medicine, providing brick & mortar clinics with an easy to implement continuous care platform that saves time, increases revenue and improves patient outcomes.The company has announced agreements with 771 GI’s, representing 15% of allindependent GI’s in the US, to deploy wraparound care for their clinic patients. Included in its customers are five of the largest GI practices in the country, together seeing over 1.1 million GI patients a year. Salvo provides the tech and care delivery for modern, interdisciplinary care to treat chronic conditions that have surged in cost and prevalence: --IBS and IBD (over 40M affected) -- GERD and Celiac (over 50M affected) --MASH/MASLD, what was previously called “fatty liver disease” (over 80M) --Obesity (over 100M) The care benefits patients (76% of patients reported improved symptoms, five accepted medical conference abstracts on outcomes), generates incremental profit for practices (over $2M EBITDA improvement for a 100 GI practice), and reduces total healthcare costs (79% drop in GI-related ER utilization). | $8.5M / Series A / Jan 22, 2026 | ||
| Lemonada Media is a podcast network that shares the unfiltered version of the human experience. Lemonada's podcasts feature first-person narratives that live on through an engaged community and shares content that gives listeners a sense of understanding about different experiences of others and makes them relate to it, hence allowinglisteners to understand multiple human experiences and make them feel good and take lessons for their own experiences. | $8M / Series A / Jan 27, 2022 | ||
| WorkWhile is an hourly labor marketplace that connects businesses with flexible professionals for various job opportunities. The platform allows companies to find workers for events and warehouse tasks, ensuring that their staffing needs are met efficiently. Workers can browse available shifts that align with their skills and schedules, providingthem with the flexibility they seek. Additionally, WorkWhile offers next-day pay, allowing employees to receive their earnings promptly after completing their shifts. This feature enhances financial flexibility for workers. The platform also utilizes location-based job matching to ensure that job opportunities are accessible to nearby professionals. | $3.5M / Seed / Dec 19, 2020 | ||
| OhmConnect is a software based powerplant that assists users in organizing the way they use their electricity usage to lessen digital pollution. OhmConnect rewards its users by saving energy to allow them to make money and win prizes. The company was established in 2013 by Matt Deusterberg in Oakland, California. | $8.5M / Series B / Apr 17, 2018 | ||
| Ellevest provides an engaging investing experience to help women meet their financial goals in life.Ellevest offers a modern, engaging user experience. The same care, thoughtfulness, and attention to detail that is reflected in its beautiful, easy-to-use interface are applied to the construction of its portfolios, its selection of investments,and the development of the algorithms that drive its forecasts and recommendations. | $9M / Venture - Series Unknown / Sep 15, 2016 | ||
| Edeniq, Inc. is a leading biotechnology company that develops processes for producing and measuring cellulosic ethanol from corn kernel fiber through its Intellulose technology. Edeniq’s Intellulose requires zero capital investment and is easily integrated into existing ethanol production facilities. Edeniq was established in 2008 and isheadquartered in Visalia, Calif. with a field office in Omaha, Neb. More information can be found at www.edeniq.com. | $16M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 20, 2015 | ||
| Edeniq, Inc. is a leading biotechnology company that develops processes for producing and measuring cellulosic ethanol from corn kernel fiber through its Intellulose technology. Edeniq’s Intellulose requires zero capital investment and is easily integrated into existing ethanol production facilities. Edeniq was established in 2008 and isheadquartered in Visalia, Calif. with a field office in Omaha, Neb. More information can be found at www.edeniq.com. | $4M / Venture - Series Unknown / Nov 03, 2014 | ||
| Active Transparency. Brand Protection. Customer Trust.ICIX helps the retail industry’s leading companies collaborate across trading partner networks to achieve Active Transparency. Our solutions enable companies to safeguard consumers, protect their brand, and build trust - all while improving margins. More than 20,000 businesses activelyconnect on the ICIX network, including 3 of the top 10 U.S. retailers and the top 100 food suppliers. ICIX customers include Walmart, Nike, Target, Hanesbrands, US Foods, Diageo, Wakefern and Restoration Hardware. | $20.3M / Sep 28, 2013 | ||
| Kaiima developed a pioneering, non-GMO, technology platform called EP™. EP™, coupled with advanced breeding programs, boosts the inherent productivity and resource usage efficiency of high-impact food and energy crops.The company collaborates with partners around the globe to develop new crop varieties, specifically suited for sustainableagriculture.Kaiima is also active in castor breeding, marketing and sales as well as high-quality vegetable variety development through its subsidiary, Top Seeds.Kaiima is headquartered in the Lower Galilee, Israel. | $65M / Aug 19, 2013 | ||
| Edeniq, Inc. is a leading biotechnology company that develops processes for producing and measuring cellulosic ethanol from corn kernel fiber through its Intellulose technology. Edeniq’s Intellulose requires zero capital investment and is easily integrated into existing ethanol production facilities. Edeniq was established in 2008 and isheadquartered in Visalia, Calif. with a field office in Omaha, Neb. More information can be found at www.edeniq.com. | $6.2M / May 01, 2013 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Threshold
Threshold is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies across sectors such as enterprise software, consumer platforms, fintech, and digital health. It provides capital to founders at seed and Series A stages and supports portfolio companies with strategic guidance, operational input, and access to industry networks. The firm collaborates with entrepreneurs on product development, market positioning, hiring, and go-to-market planning. Its investment approach centers on backing technology-driven businesses that address evolving market needs and scalable digital opportunities.
Threshold Contacts
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