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Aligned Partners
Susan Mason and Jodi Sherman Jahic run Aligned Partners, a $125M early-stage venture firm that positions capital-efficiency as its core thesis.
Aligned Partners
Aligned Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser based in LOS ALTOS, CA, registered since 2024.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
2011
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Los Altos
Corporate office
Los Altos, CA, United States
Principals
Jodi Sherman Jahic
Managing Partner
Susan Mason
Managing Partner
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who makes investment decisions at Aligned Partners?
Investment decisions are made by the firm's two managing partners, Jodi Sherman Jahic and Susan Mason. Both have operated as VCs for more than two decades and co-founded the firm in 2011. The firm's website does not list any additional investment staff, indicating a flat, partner-led decision process (per firm website).
How does Aligned Partners differ from a traditional venture fund in its approach to founder ownership?
Aligned Partners explicitly markets a philosophy of keeping its portfolio companies capital-efficient so that founders and employees retain higher ownership. The firm encourages startups to 'start lean and stay lean,' taking only the capital they genuinely need. This contrasts with funds that push larger rounds and the dilution that comes with them (per firm website).
What is Aligned Partners' investment focus, and which sectors does its track record reflect?
The firm invests in early-stage information technology companies in Silicon Valley. The partners' deal history, shaped at prior funds, concentrates in communications and enterprise security, with portfolio companies that have included Alteon, Gadzoox, Securent, and SilverTail Systems (per firm website).
How is Aligned Partners connected to the Kauffman Fellows Program?
Both managing partners became Kauffman Fellows during their earlier venture careers — Jodi Sherman Jahic at Battery Ventures and Susan Mason at ONSET Ventures. Susan Mason is currently Chairman of the Center for Venture Education, the nonprofit that operates the Kauffman Fellows Program, giving the firm a structural link to the program's network and training pipeline (per firm website).
Does Aligned Partners manage any multi-family office or advisory vehicles, or operate as a family office for its partners?
No. The firm is structured purely as a venture capital asset manager and does not disclose any multi-family office, advisory, or direct family-office service. The partners' outside board roles are philanthropic or civic and not part of Aligned Partners' investment activities (per firm website).
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