Investing Profile

Tripp Jones(1154)

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Partner at Uncork Capital
uncorkcapital.com/team/tripp-...San Francisco, California
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87 Investors

Connected to James Currier (NFX), Satya Patel (Homebrew), Pete Flint (NFX), and 84 other investors on Signal.

Networks Tripp is a member of
NewCo Network
1586 CONNECTIONS
Top-Patents Network
1030 CONNECTIONS
Center for Rural Health Leadership Network
433 CONNECTIONS
The Grameen Creative Lab Network
240 CONNECTIONS
Asset Management Group Network
216 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Uncork Capital Partner
Investment Range
$1M - $4.0M
Sweet Spot
$2.5M
Investments On Record
43
Current Fund Size
$400M

Tripp Jones is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Tripp Jones's Investments On Record (30)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Soma Energy
SeedApr 2026$7M
$7M
Co-investors: Walter Kortschak (Kortschak Investments), Villi Iltchev (Two Sigma Ventures)
Groq
Series ESep 2025$750M
Series DAug 2024$640M
$2.4B
Co-investors: Sandhya Venkatachalam (Social Capital), Daniel Gross (C2 Investment), Chamath Palihapitiya (Social Capital LP), Chris McCann (Race Capital), Peter Bordes (Trajectory Ventures), Sahin Boydas (Angel investor), Ana Levine (E1 Ventures), Trang Nguyen (Transpose platform), Bernard Moon (SparkLabs Global Ventures), Anji ISMAIL (Leonis Capital), Matthew Shang (Prosperity7 Ventures), Bryan Rosenblatt (Craft Ventures), Antony Dsouza
Wander
Series BMay 2025$50M
$80M
Co-investors: Alex Bard (Redpoint Ventures), Adam Rothenberg (BoxGroup), David Tisch (BoxGroup), Jeff Clavier (Uncork Capital), Andy McLoughlin (Uncork Capital), Vinay Iyengar (Foundation Capital), Mohammed Amdani (Adapt Ventures), Kyle Tibbitts (Paradox Capital), Julian Weisser (Other Ventures), Joshua Browder (Wander), Edward Lando (Biowear), Lindsay Lee (Authentic Ventures), Joshua Baer (Capital Thought), Cindy Bi (CapitalX - Early Stage VC), Rob Go (NextView Ventures), Stephanie Palmeri (NextView Ventures), Sahil Bloom (SRB Ventures), Packy McCormick (Breather), Kevin Durant (Thirty Five Ventures), Chris Moreno (Xeal), Yuri Namikawa (Offline Ventures), Priyank Chandra, Rich Miner, Cory Levy
Final Round AI
SeedJan 2025$7M
$7M
brand.ai
SeedOct 2024$5M
$5M
Co-investors: Ben Blumenrose (Designer Fund), Enrique Allen (Designer Fund), Kevin Mahaffey (Lookout)
LiquiDonate
SeedSep 2024$4M
SeedNov 2022$2M
$6M
Co-investors: Sean Behr
GPTZero
Series AJun 2024$10M
SeedMay 2023$4M
$14M
Co-investors: Jack Altman (Benchmark), Nikhil Basu Trivedi (Footwork)
Sunnyside
Series ANov 2023$12M
SeedMay 2022
SeedJan 2021$3M
$15M
Co-investors: Kevin Carter (SV Angel), Stephanie Palmeri (NextView Ventures), Elizabeth Weil (Scribble Ventures), Nir Eyal (NirAndFar.com), Ron Pragides

most interested in

B2C Marketplaces B2B Marketplaces Consumer Internet Fintech API E-Commerce Education Enterprise Entertainment Future of Work Government Technology Health and Wellness Industrial IoT Productivity Proptech/Real Estate Robotics SaaS Social Supply Chain/Logistics Transportation Travel/Hospitality

not interested in

We tend to avoid healthcare-oriented biotech (patient facing).

Tripp Jones's Experience

Partner Uncork Capital (formerly SoftTech VC)2021 - Present
Investor WanderPresent
Partner Uncork CapitalPresent
Board Member CompologyPresent
Seed Investor GPTZeroPresent
Board Member DubClubPresent
Board Member LiquiDonatePresent
Board Member UbiquitousPresent
Board Member Sunnyside (formerly Cutback Coach)Present
Board Observer HallowPresent
Seed Investor paysailPresent
Board Member 7GC & Co. HoldingsPresent
Board Observer SendBirdPresent
Board Member Sun BasketPresent
Board Observer HipcampPresent
Board Member YumiPresent
Board Member CommonBond.coPresent
Board Member Paperless PostPresent
Board Member ADARAPresent
Investor / Advisor Revel GatheringsPresent
Board Member BarkPresent
Board Member HipcampPresent
Board Member Top-PatentsPresent
Seed Investor Final Round AIPresent
Investor GroqPresent
Board Member Center for Rural Health LeadershipPresent
Seed Investor Paysail/SyroPresent
Board Member SunBasketPresent
Board Member Compology (Now RoadRunner)Present
Board Member Adara - A RateGain CompanyPresent
Investor / Advisor RevelPresent
Board Observer WattpadPresent
Board Member Spacious.comPresent
Board Member QuandlPresent
Board Observer Magento BIPresent
Board Member Rocket Travel by AgodaPresent
Senior Associate Spectrum EquityPresent
Analyst Citizens JMPPresent
Coach, Development Team Palisades TahoePresent
Board Member NewCoPresent
Board Member The Grameen Creative LabPresent
Board Member Asset Management GroupPresent
Seed Investor Soma EnergyPresent
Board Member Brand.aiPresent
Board Observer GPTZeroPresent
Board Member Stealth Company (Jean-Michel Autelli)Present
General Partner Uncork CapitalPresent
General Partner August Capital2011 - 2021
Senior Associate Spectrum Equity Investors2007 - 2011
Analyst JMP Securities2005 - 2007
Analyst BMO Capital Markets2004 - 2005
Coach, Development Team Squaw Valley Ski Corp2003 - 2004

Tripp Jones's Education

Princeton University
St. Ignatius College Prep