Tess Hatch
Director/Board Member at Iris Automation, Inc.
Profile
Tess invests in technology and people who believe as strongly as she does that frontier technology will develop solutions for societal problems.
She is a partner based in Silicon Valley fostering entrepreneurship of frontier technology, specifically the commercialization of space, drones, autonomous vehicles, and climate technology.
Tess has partnered with Black Sheep Foods, Boom Supersonic, DroneDeploy, Iris Automation, Lumachain, Phantom Auto, Rocket Lab, and Spire Global.
She was included in Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in Venture Capital.
She speaks and is published regularly on Bloomberg, TechCrunch, and other publications on space and frontier technology.
Tess earned a Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan and a Master’s degree in aeronautics and astronautics engineering from Stanford.
She went on to work for Boeing and then SpaceX where she worked with the government on integrating its payloads with the Falcon9 rocket.
She remains close to her alma mater by co-teaching a class at Stanford, serving on the board of advisors for the Stanford Technology Ventures Program, and founding the Stanford Aero/Astro Alumni Association.
Tess is passionate about space exploration and imagines a future where we all travel to space.
She hopes to one day take a trip herself.
Tess Hatch active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Deer Management Co. LLC
 Deer Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Deer Management Co. LLC (Bessemer Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1911. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Private Equity Investor | 01/06/2017 |
Iris Automation, Inc.
 Iris Automation, Inc. Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology Iris Automation, Inc. develops computer vision systems that can make unmanned aerial vehicles, and eventually other robotics and vehicles, truly autonomous. The company was founded by Alexander Harmsen and James Howard and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | 01/01/2018 |
Phantom Auto, Inc.
 Phantom Auto, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Phantom Auto, Inc. operates as a teleoperation platform which remotely operates and monitors vehicles. The company was founded by Elliot Katz, Ohad Dvir and Shai Magzimof in 2017 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Director/Board Member | 01/04/2019 |
Halter Ltd.
 Halter Ltd. Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology Halter Ltd. develops global positioning systems (GPS) enabled, solar-power collar for dairy cows using stimuli, such as sound, to guide dairy cows to varying areas of farmland. The company was founded by Craig Piggott and Max Olson in 2016 and is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand. | Director/Board Member | 01/01/2023 |
Lumachain Pty Ltd.
 Lumachain Pty Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Lumachain Pty Ltd. develops and operates online platform that tracks and traces the origin, location and condition of individual items. The company was founded by Jamila Gordon and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia. | Director/Board Member | 01/08/2022 |
| The Stanford Engineering Entrepreneurship Center | Director/Board Member | 01/01/2020 |
DroneDeploy, Inc.
 DroneDeploy, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Dronedeploy, Inc. operates a smart drone management platform. Its products includes mobile app, enterprise, live app and app market. The company was founded by Nicholas Pilkington, Michael Winn and Jono Millin in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | 01/11/2019 |
Former positions of Tess Hatch
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| SPIRE GLOBAL, INC. | Director/Board Member | 01/08/2021 |
Training of Tess Hatch
| Stanford University | Graduate Degree |
| University of Michigan | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| SPIRE GLOBAL, INC. | Technology Services |
| Private companies | 7 |
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Deer Management Co. LLC
Deer Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Deer Management Co. LLC (Bessemer Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1911. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
DroneDeploy, Inc.
DroneDeploy, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Dronedeploy, Inc. operates a smart drone management platform. Its products includes mobile app, enterprise, live app and app market. The company was founded by Nicholas Pilkington, Michael Winn and Jono Millin in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Iris Automation, Inc.
Iris Automation, Inc. Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology Iris Automation, Inc. develops computer vision systems that can make unmanned aerial vehicles, and eventually other robotics and vehicles, truly autonomous. The company was founded by Alexander Harmsen and James Howard and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Halter Ltd.
Halter Ltd. Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology Halter Ltd. develops global positioning systems (GPS) enabled, solar-power collar for dairy cows using stimuli, such as sound, to guide dairy cows to varying areas of farmland. The company was founded by Craig Piggott and Max Olson in 2016 and is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand. | Electronic Technology |
Phantom Auto, Inc.
Phantom Auto, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Phantom Auto, Inc. operates as a teleoperation platform which remotely operates and monitors vehicles. The company was founded by Elliot Katz, Ohad Dvir and Shai Magzimof in 2017 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Technology Services |
Lumachain Pty Ltd.
Lumachain Pty Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Lumachain Pty Ltd. develops and operates online platform that tracks and traces the origin, location and condition of individual items. The company was founded by Jamila Gordon and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia. | Technology Services |
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