# Jesse Derris

> Jesse Derris is a seed investor at Derris (New York) backing Smart Home. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Derris](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/derris)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Nov 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesse-derris-09982b2
- Website: https://x.com/jessederris
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/derris

Jesse Derris is a seed investor at Derris in New York focused on Smart Home. Jesse Derris is the Founder and CEO of Derris. He previously worked at Sunshine Sachs as a Senior Vice President. Jesse Derris attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| hai | hai offsets its own carbon footprint by giving users the tools to reduce water & energy waste. In addition, hai streamlines packaging to use post consumer, reusable materials that are also recyclable. | $6M | Seed | Nov 18, 2021 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Animal Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animal-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [A-Rod Corp](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a-rod-corp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [LocalGlobe](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/localglobe) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [The Najafi Companies](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/najafi-companies) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Dreamers VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-dreamers-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Trousdale Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/trousdale-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Derris

VC Fund · New City, United States

Derris is a PR and Communications company specializing in brand strategy management services.

1 contacts available at Derris.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jesse Derris | CEO & Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jesse-derris |

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## FAQ

### What does Jesse Derris invest in?

Jesse Derris invests primarily in Smart Home startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Jesse Derris last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jesse Derris closed in Nov 2021. Shizune tracks 1 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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