Jason pontin biography

British-born venture capitalist and journalist

Jason Matthew Daniel Pontin (born 11 May 1967) is a British-born venture capitalist and journalist.

Jason was born in London, grew up in Northern California, and was educated in the United Kingdom at Oxford University.

Jason Pontin is a partner at DCVC, where he funds and supports companies that solve urgent global challenges in energy, health, agriculture, manufacturing.

Jason Matthew Daniel Pontin (born 11 May ) is a.

Jason Pontin, internationally renowned futurist, journalist, and partner at DCVC, the world's leading deep technology venture capital firm.

Jason Pontin, DCVC, University of Oxford, About, I'm a venture capitalist, angel investor, and science and technology writer.

He is a General Partner at the venture capital firm of DCVC in Palo Alto, California, and is a board member and seed investor in a number of life sciences companies. He is the former editor in chief and publisher of MIT Technology Review.

Early life and education

Pontin was born on 11 May 1967 in London, to a British father, Anthony Charles Pontin, a businessman, and a South African mother, Elaine Howells, an actress.^[1] He was raised in Northern California and educated in England, at Harrow School^[2] and Oxford University.^[3]

Career

From 1996 to 2002, Pontin was the Editor of Red Herring, a business and technology publication.^[4] From 2002 to 2004, he was the Editor of The Acumen Journal, a now-defunct magazine he founded about the life sciences.^[5]

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