# LaVandez Jones

> LaVandez Jones is a seed investor at Wellington Management backing Robotics. See 2 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Wellington Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wellington-management)
- Location: Philadelphia, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jan 2025
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vjvanjones

LaVandez Jones is a seed investor at Wellington Management in Philadelphia focused on Robotics and Software. Van Jones is the Deal Lead, Diverse Founders Investing of Wellington Management. He previously worked at Meroxa as a Board Observer & Investor. Van Jones attended the University of Cincinnati.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for LaVandez Jones: work email, personal email, work phone, personal phone and socials. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-email/van-jones-2?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Robotics | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Cloud Management | 1 | 50% |
| IT Infrastructure | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Thoras.ai | Thoras.ai is an AI cloud management platform..It helps to detection, monitor performance, and manage costs. | $5M | Seed | Jan 14, 2025 | https://thoras.ai |
| Trace Machina | Trace Machina is a company that specializes in the development and maintenance of simulation infrastructure, it is an open source software company that focuses on developing advanced technologies like AI, robotics, and autonomous mobility to reduce simulation costs for safety-critical systems. | $4.7M | Seed | Aug 23, 2024 | https://tracemachina.com |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Dolik Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dolik-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [focal](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/focal-4f67) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Green Bay Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/green-bay-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ironwood Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ironwood-ventures-2a2e) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Samsung NEXT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/samsungnext) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sequoia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sequoia-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Wellington Management

VC Fund · Boston, United States

Wellington Management focuses on investment management. The company applies its full resources to meet the needs of the institutional clients they serve. Their investment approaches span equity, fixed income, currency, commodity, and alternative markets. They also offer asset allocation, multi-manager, and speciality approaches.

5 contacts available at Wellington Management.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alain Mandy | Managing Director & Chief Operating Officer Funds | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alain-mandy |
| Jean Hynes | CEO, Managing Partner, and Portfolio Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jean-hynes-51a3 |
| Jackson Cummings | Head of Diverse Founders Investing | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jackson-cummings |
| Joshua Sommerfeld | Private Equity Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/josh-sommerfeld |
| LaVandez Jones | Deal Lead & Diverse Founders Investing | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/van-jones-2 |

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## FAQ

### What does LaVandez Jones invest in?

LaVandez Jones invests primarily in Robotics, Software and Cloud Management startups, most often at Seed 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.

### How do I contact LaVandez Jones?

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### When did LaVandez Jones last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for LaVandez Jones closed in Jan 2025. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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