# Jon Barad

> Jon Barad is a Series C investor at Capital One Ventures backing CRM. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Capital One Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capital-one-ventures)
- Location: New Canaan, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonbarad/

Jon Barad is a Series C investor at Capital One Ventures in New Canaan focused on CRM and Software. Senior Executive Leader with blend of Innovative Technology and Operations Excellence; deep expertise in taking nascent technologies to market that become industry leaders. Expert in Strategic Partnership Development. Pursues customer engagements, develops relationships, expands marketing activities, identifies/manages strategicpartnerships, and contributes to overall brand of company. Robust experience in small and large technology companies to help develop new innovations in disruptive industries, e.g., AI, Machine Learning, Autonomous Vehicles, Accelerated Computing, Computer Vision, Cloud Software, 3D Printing, RFID, etc.Member of Executive Leadership Team. Rolls up sleeves and wears multiple hats, ranging from aiding in strategic direction/roadmap, financial outlook modeling, operations, marketing, and negotiating with strategic partners. Collaboratively integrates with entire organization (e.g. Engineering team, Operations, Marketing, Finance, HR) to facilitate successful execution of strategic partnerships.Core Skills: • Identifying, building, and closing Strategic Partnerships and managing Corporate Venture Investment Programs • Creative thinking with collaborative and entrepreneurial mindset in founding & growing companies and business units • Excellent communication skills for product description, presentations, and marketing • Leader and mentor of small teams (business development, marketing, and product development)Achievements: • Established EDGE3 as brand leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Computer Vision space. • Won 2018 CES Innovation Award for product that detects children left behind in hot vehicles. • Brought Recommind to thought leader in Information Governance (IG) space and positioned it for sale. • Founded OrganicID, startup semiconductor company, and exited with return of 5.5x invested capital. • Ivy League education with Harvard Business School MBA; undergrad Engineering degree from University of PA.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CRM | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Marketing | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hightouch | Hightouch provides a platform that enables organizations to use their existing data infrastructure to activate and manage customer data for marketing and operational use cases. Its technology connects directly to cloud data warehouses and synchronizes data to various business tools, allowing teams to build audiences, personalize campaigns, andanalyze performance without duplicating data. The platform includes components such as a composable customer data platform, reverse ETL capabilities, and AI-driven decisioning tools that help automate campaign planning, content generation, and customer engagement workflows. Hightouch’s system is designed to operate on top of existing data environments, enabling users to access and utilize all available data while maintaining governance and control within their data warehouse. The company’s tools are used by marketing, data, and operations teams to create targeted customer experiences, manage campaigns across channels, and derive insights from customer behavior and interactions. | $10M | Series C |  | https://www.hightouch.io |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Snowflake Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/snowflake-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Capital One Ventures

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Capital One Ventures is a venture capital firm that seeks out companies across industries and investment stages. They align with entrepreneurs on the strategic rationale for their investment then help their portfolio companies with guidance on product and business development, and engagement with Capital One.Based in San Francisco, New York, andat Capital One's headquarters outside of Washington, DC, Capital One Ventures is a team of investors and operators with deep tech, data, and financial services experience.

5 contacts available at Capital One Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| T.T. Nguyen Duc | Head of Strategy and Operations | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/t-t-nguyen-duc |
| Bill McNulty | Operating Partner, Capital One Ventures | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bill-mcnulty |
| Carly Kulik | Investment Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carly-kulik |
| Jaidev Shergill | Co-Founding Member & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jaidev-shergill |
| Jon Barad | Partner, Investments | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jon-barad |

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## FAQ

### What does Jon Barad invest in?

Jon Barad invests primarily in CRM, Software and Marketing startups, most often at Series C 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.

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