Jenn Kranz Guillen
Investor
Based in Venice, California, Jenn invests primarily in early-stage startups on the West Coast. Since joining Mucker, Jenn has led investments in startups across HealthTech, FinTech, Supply Chain, and EdTech sectors, and supported the external fundraising process for over 25 portfolio companies.
Previously, Jenn contributed to investments at MTech Capital and B Capital Group, where she enabled $500+mm in future transaction value for fundraising portfolio companies. At Halogen Ventures, she advised on acquisition strategies and fundraising initiatives.
In addition to venture capital, Jenn gained entrepreneurial experience at Haystack, where she executed a successful sales campaign that contributed 15% to the annual revenue target.
Prior to investing Jenn was the Venture Capital Practice leader and a top-ranked Technology Consultant at TriNet, specializing in the LA tech market. With a blend of investment savvy and entrepreneurial drive, she continues to support and grow innovative startups.
Jenn is a double Trojan (fight on!) having received her BA and MBA from the University of Southern California.
Jenn can be reached at jenn at mucker dot com.
Articles by Jenn Kranz Guillen
5 Lessons for Startups from Edison’s Invention of the Phonograph
by Erik Rannala Real innovation doesn’t happen in a vacuum, a lesson that the famed inventor Thomas Edison understood better than most. Throughout his life, Edison revealed that great ideas...
5 Tactics for Improving Startup Culture
Guest post by Gaurav Bhattacharya, CEO and co-founder at Involve. “Culture” is a set of norms and beliefs commonly shared by a group of people that give them a sense...
Mucker Academy: Pricing Models for the Enterprise with Jim Howard
In this episode of Mucker Academy, cloud software executive Jim Howard sits down with the MuckerLab accelerator to share his 15+ years of experience in developing and selling products and...
The Cryptic VC’s Guide to Saying “No” on Investments
by William Hsu, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Mucker VCs say a lot of cryptic stuff when we pass on an investment – partially because it make us appear smart,...
LA’s Starring Role as China Ramps up Investment in Media and Technology
LA has rapidly become the venue of choice for many Chinese investors seeking opportunities in media and technology. They are seeing exactly what I saw when I began to spend...
Mucker Academy: Kevin Diamond, CTO at The Black Tux
This is the second in our Mucker Academy video series, where we invite leaders from the tech community to speak with MuckerLab companies. You can find the first video here....