# Jennifer Vancini

> Jennifer Vancini is Co-Founder and General Partner at Mighty Capital, one of Silicon Valley's few woman-owned venture capital firms. With 20+ years in technology investments and M&A, she co-founded Mighty Capital in 2017 alongside SC Moatti, leveraging a network of 600,000+ product leaders to identify breakout B2B tech startups early. The firm's track record includes six IPOs in eight years - including early bets on Amplitude and Groq - and the April 2026 close of a $91M Fund III, triple its predecessor. Before VC, Vancini built a career spanning enterprise BD roles at Certicom, Symbian, Nokia, and Telefónica, culminating in a family investment office that returned 15x cash-on-cash before she co-founded Mighty Capital.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & General Partner at Mighty Capital
- **Organizations:** Mighty Capital, Products That Count, UBC Applied Science Dean's Advisory Council, NAIC
- **Nationality:** Canadian-American
- **Education:** MBA, International Business / Marketing, UBC Sauder School of Business, B.Sc., Business Administration / Finance, Trinity University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Mighty Capital, one of Silicon Valley's few woman-owned venture capital firms, Closed $91M Fund III in April 2026, triple the size of Fund II, Six IPOs generated in eight years of investing, including Amplitude (NASDAQ: AMPL) and Groq

## Career timeline

- **1989-1991** — Management Consultant, Price Waterhouse
- **1994-2001** — Senior Director of Business Development, Certicom - helped take company from startup to IPO in Canada
- **2001-2002** — Managing Director EMEA, Certicom
- **2004-2009** — Sr. Director of Business Development, Symbian
- **2009** — Head of Business Development, Nokia Corp. (Feb-May 2009)
- **2009-2011** — General Manager and Head of US Operations, Symbian Foundation - ran US ops during the smartphone revolution
- **2011-2012** — Sr. Director of Business Development, VASCO Data Security (now OneSpan)
- **2012-2015** — Sr. Director of Business Development, Global Partnerships, Telefónica Digital
- **2015-2017** — Founder and Managing Partner, Pointgrey Partners (family investment office) - achieved 15x cash-on-cash return
- **2017-present** — Co-Founder and General Partner, Mighty Capital

## Achievements

- Co-founded Mighty Capital, one of Silicon Valley's few woman-owned venture capital firms
- Closed $91M Fund III in April 2026, triple the size of Fund II
- Six IPOs generated in eight years of investing, including Amplitude (NASDAQ: AMPL) and Groq
- Fund I (2018 vintage) delivered 36% realized IRR with 10%+ of investments at 10x returns
- Delivered LP liquidity every year for five consecutive years
- One in three Mighty Capital exits results in an IPO
- Achieved 15x cash-on-cash return at family investment office Pointgrey Partners
- Helped take Certicom from startup to IPO in Canada in the late 1990s
- Recognized on Kauffman Top 30 Index and Power100 for venture investing
- Recipient of UBC Applied Science Dean's Medal of Distinction
- Established Ray Kruck & Jennifer Vancini Entrance Award in Climate Action Leadership at UBC Sauder - two $10,000 annual awards
- Vice-Chair, Applied Science Dean's Advisory Council at University of British Columbia
- TechCrunch contributor on venture capital and startup funding
- Speaker at SuperReturn North America and 2025 RAISE Global Summit

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Mighty Capital closes $91M Fund III - triple the size of Fund II, oversubscribed, anchored by six IPOs in eight years including Amplitude and Groq
- **2025-01** — Speaker at RAISE Global Summit 2025
- **2023-06** — Featured on COO Alliance Podcast Episode 200 discussing cultural transformation and venture investing

## Links

- Website: https://mighty.capital
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-vancini-2765b4
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/jenvCA
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/mightycapital

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Last updated: 2026-05-18