Jalak Jobanputra — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Awarded Microsoft’s VC Trailblazer Award in 2018 for her early investments in the blockchain sector.
Founder and Managing Partner of Future\Perfect Ventures since 2014, an early-stage venture capital fund focused on blockchain technology and cryptoassets.
Investor in bitcoin and blockchain technology since 2013, with investments in companies such as Blockchain.com, Abra, Blockstream, and Polkadot.
Served as an Independent Board Director at Signature Bank (2022-2023) and on the Advisory Board for Women in Digital at L'Oréal since 2011.
Helped form NYCSeed in 2008, a seed fund for early-stage startups in New York City.
Holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management (1999) and a BA from the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania.

Biography

Jalak Jobanputra is the Founder and Managing Partner of Future\Perfect Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund she established in 2014. The fund focuses on blockchain technology, cryptoassets, artificial intelligence, and human-computer interaction. Future\Perfect Ventures was one of the first funds globally to invest in nascent blockchain technology, with notable investments including Blockchain.com, Abra, Blockstream, Bitpesa (now Aza), Polkadot, The Graph, and Current.