Jackson Bubala @ Motivate Venture Capital on B2B Marketplaces, E-Commerce SaaS Investing, Food Delivery, & How the Chicago VC Ecosystem Can Continue To Improve

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“Something that I would love to see is more junior VCs because the junior VCs are the people that have time to do the networking events, be involved in the ecosystem, encourage people to start companies, and especially learn about technology and venture capital.”

Jackson Bubala is a Senior Associate at Motivate Venture Capital, a Chicago-based early-stage fund. He recently joined the Motivate team after spending the first three years of his career at Manifold Group. Jackson received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth, where he played pitcher for the baseball team. He writes a weekly newsletter, Stealing Signs. 

Jackson spoke with Matt about his background, why he has enjoyed working at generalist funds, the biggest opportunities in e-commerce, why B2B marketplaces excite him, and the Chicago Food Scene.

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Manifold Group is a venture holding company based in Chicago with offices in Dallas, Los Angeles, and soon Atlantic Canada. Early-stage private investments represent an extraordinary investment opportunity, but existing investment models in the space leave much to be desired. Manifold is a new model for growth in the new economy, designed to create and capture value at the early stage through synergies across its venture fund, incubation and acceleration studio, and advisory firm. Learn more about Manifold at https://www.manifold.group.

You can find Jackson on LinkedIn, Twitter, or on his newsletter, Stealing Signs and Motivate Venture Capital on their website.