Preferred Name: Val

Last Name: Jerdes

Degree String (Type, Year): (MS '95)

Job Title: Partner

Company Name: Innov8 Global Ventures

Bio: Val Jerdes has worked in early-stage ventures capital (Partner at Innov8 Global Ventures | Advisory | Labs), working out of their offices in Palo Alto, California and Moscow, Russia. He has structured, co-founded and consulted for a number of venture capital funds, advised on the formation of numerous incubator and accelerators, and worked with regional and national governments in Russia, Belarus, Republic of Georgia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and other former CIS countries. Innov8 Global Ventures has invested in over 100 startups primarily at seed and Series A stages - and trained, advised, worked with hundreds more. In real estate, Val's family is working to develop single-family homes in the Santa Cruz County area of California. We are grateful for any and all advice, assistance and partnerships from the SPIRE community! Val holds a Bachelors Degree from Pomona College, Masters Degree from Stanford University and conducted PhD research at the University of Cambridge.