Jason Mendelson, Musician, Former VC and Lawyer

Today, my guest is Jason Mendelson who has been a venture capitalist, startup co-founder, general counsel, and software engineer. Today he is an author, musician (under the name Jace Allen), philanthropist, and is very active in the criminal justice reform ecosystem.

Jason was in the venture capital and technology industries in a multitude of investing, founding, legal, operational and engineering roles. His 20+ years of experience in this ecosystem led to him being a founding partner of Foundry Group, a Colorado-based venture capital firm that invests in technology companies throughout the U.S. and Canada. Jason is also a co-founder of SRS Acquiom, the largest mergers and acquisitions closing platform.

Prior to co-founding SRS, Jason was a Managing Director and General Counsel for Mobius Venture Capital, where he also acted as its chief administrative partner overseeing all operations of the firm. Prior to his involvement with Mobius Venture Capital, Jason was an attorney with Cooley LLP, where he practiced corporate and securities law. Jason holds a BA and a JD from the University of Michigan.