Jason Townsend
Founder at Resonant Venture Partners LLC
Profile
Mr. Jason Townsend is Co-Founder & Managing Director at Resonant Venture Partners LLC.
He has several years of experience in the semiconductor, software, clean tech, automotive, and real estate industries.
Prior to Resonant, Mr. Townsend served as a managing director of the Wolverine Venture Fund’s student advisory board at the Ross School of Business.
In recognition of his leadership to the Fund, he was awarded the David T.
Shelby Award from the Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies.
While at Ross, he also founded and was the CEO of Ikanos Power, a clean energy startup commercializing a fuel reforming technology set to revolutionize the way electricity is generated from fossil fuels.
He started his career as a product engineer at both ITT Automotive and then at Chrysler.
With a burgeoning interest in high tech, he went to work at Intel as a lead execution engineer, advanced to a technical sales engineer role, and ultimately became the youngest business development manager in North America.
While at Intel, he founded and was the CEO of Townsend Investments, a real estate investment company.
Along with his partners, he initially focused on procuring single-family homes and lakefront condos before quickly finding a niche in multi-family properties.
Mr. Townsend holds both an MBA with High Distinction and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan.
Jason Townsend active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Resonant Venture Partners LLC
 Resonant Venture Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Resonant Venture Partners LLC (Resonant Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Michael Godwin and Jason Townsend. The firm is headquartered in Ann Arbor,Michigan. | Founder | 26/08/2010 |
Trucks Venture Management LLC
 Trucks Venture Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Trucks Venture Management LLC (Trucks VC) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Director of Finance/CFO | 01/12/2017 |
Townsend Financial Corp.
 Townsend Financial Corp. Regional BanksFinance Townsend Financial Corp. operates as a bank holding private company with interests in banking services. The company is based in Parsons, TN and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded by Jason Townsend. | Founder | 01/12/2017 |
| Townsend Mertz | Founder | 01/01/2018 |
| Townsend Citation Club | Founder | 01/01/2003 |
Aadya Security, Inc.
 Aadya Security, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Aadya Security, Inc. develops and operates cyber security platform. It provides small and medium businesses and consumers with protection. The company is headquartered in Plymouth, MI. | Director/Board Member | 01/06/2019 |
Former positions of Jason Townsend
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BitFusion.io, Inc.
 BitFusion.io, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Bitfusion.io, Inc. engages in development of hardware acceleration technologies. Its solutions include data driven organizations and computing class performance with a platform layer that features custom software, performance portable libraries, and hardware appliances to provide acceleration in the existing infrastructure without code recompile, application rewrite or specialized skills. The company was founded by Rama Subramanian, Mazhar Memon and Maciej Bajkowski in 2015 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Director/Board Member | 31/08/2019 |
Stratos
 Stratos Agricultural Commodities/MillingProcess Industries Stratos manufactures cannabis, hemp and CBD-infused products. The firm offers go all in one vaporizer, shatterizer vaporizer, stratos energy dabtabs, stratos relax dabtabs, stratos sleep dabtabs, energy emulsion tincture, relax emulsion tincture, sleep emulsion tincture, renew tincture, energy tincture, relax tincture, sleep tincture, CBD tincture, soothe(ER), soothe 1: topical salve, CBD & THC tablets, stratos energy tablets, stratos relax and stratos sleep tablets. The company was founded by Jason Neely in 2014 and is headquartered in Pueblo West, CO. | Director/Board Member | 31/12/2015 |
Wolverine Venture Fund
 Wolverine Venture Fund Investment ManagersFinance Wolverine Venture Fund, an evergreen fund invests in companies located in the US. The fund targets companies that are affiliated with the University of Michigan and operating in the fields of biomedicine, healthcare IT, advanced materials, and other emerging technologies. It provides financing for seed and early-stage capital requirements with an investment size ranging from $50,000 to $100,000 and also makes co-investment rights. | Private Equity Investor | 31/12/2010 |
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Training of Jason Townsend
| University of Michigan | Masters Business Admin |
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| Private companies | 15 |
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Resonant Venture Partners LLC
Resonant Venture Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Resonant Venture Partners LLC (Resonant Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Michael Godwin and Jason Townsend. The firm is headquartered in Ann Arbor,Michigan. | Finance |
Michigan Ross Zell Lurie Institute / Venture Capital/
 Michigan Ross Zell Lurie Institute / Venture Capital/ Investment ManagersFinance Michigan Ross Zell Lurie Institute / Venture Capital/ (Zell Lurie Institute) is a venture capital subsidiary of Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies Studies founded in 1997 by Samuel Zell, Ann Lurie and Robert H. Lurie. The firm is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. | Finance |
| ITT Automotive, Inc. | |
| Chrysler Corp. | Consumer Durables |
Intel Capital Corp.
 Intel Capital Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Intel Capital Corp (Intel Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Intel Corp founded in 1991 by Les Vadasz, and Avram Miller. The firm is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware. | Finance |
Trucks Venture Management LLC
Trucks Venture Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Trucks Venture Management LLC (Trucks VC) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
Townsend Financial Corp.
Townsend Financial Corp. Regional BanksFinance Townsend Financial Corp. operates as a bank holding private company with interests in banking services. The company is based in Parsons, TN and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded by Jason Townsend. | Finance |
Life Magnetics, Inc.
 Life Magnetics, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Life Magnetics, Inc. was provided testing bacterial infections devices for antibiotics. The company was founded by Brandon H. McNaughton in 2009 and was headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI. | Health Technology |
Wolverine Venture Fund
Wolverine Venture Fund Investment ManagersFinance Wolverine Venture Fund, an evergreen fund invests in companies located in the US. The fund targets companies that are affiliated with the University of Michigan and operating in the fields of biomedicine, healthcare IT, advanced materials, and other emerging technologies. It provides financing for seed and early-stage capital requirements with an investment size ranging from $50,000 to $100,000 and also makes co-investment rights. | Finance |
BitFusion.io, Inc.
BitFusion.io, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Bitfusion.io, Inc. engages in development of hardware acceleration technologies. Its solutions include data driven organizations and computing class performance with a platform layer that features custom software, performance portable libraries, and hardware appliances to provide acceleration in the existing infrastructure without code recompile, application rewrite or specialized skills. The company was founded by Rama Subramanian, Mazhar Memon and Maciej Bajkowski in 2015 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Technology Services |
Stratos
Stratos Agricultural Commodities/MillingProcess Industries Stratos manufactures cannabis, hemp and CBD-infused products. The firm offers go all in one vaporizer, shatterizer vaporizer, stratos energy dabtabs, stratos relax dabtabs, stratos sleep dabtabs, energy emulsion tincture, relax emulsion tincture, sleep emulsion tincture, renew tincture, energy tincture, relax tincture, sleep tincture, CBD tincture, soothe(ER), soothe 1: topical salve, CBD & THC tablets, stratos energy tablets, stratos relax and stratos sleep tablets. The company was founded by Jason Neely in 2014 and is headquartered in Pueblo West, CO. | Process Industries |
| Townsend Mertz | Finance |
| Townsend Citation Club | Finance |
Ikanos Power
 Ikanos Power Investment ManagersFinance Ikanos Power is an American company. The private company is located in the US. The company was founded by Jason Townsend. | Finance |
Aadya Security, Inc.
Aadya Security, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Aadya Security, Inc. develops and operates cyber security platform. It provides small and medium businesses and consumers with protection. The company is headquartered in Plymouth, MI. | Technology Services |
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