Joe Horowitz

Who is Joe Horowitz?

A veteran venture capitalist, Joe joined JAFCO Ventures as the Managing General Partner in 2003, bringing 25 years of experience working with emerging growth companies as a venture capitalist, business advisor, and operating executive. Prior to joining JAFCO Ventures, Joe was Chairman & CEO of Geocast Network Systems, a broadband data broadcast company backed by Mayfield, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and Institutional Venture Partners (IVP). Before Geocast, with the assistance of Bessemer Venture Partners, IVP and Benchmark Capital, he formed ICON Venture Advisors, a venture advisory business. In this capacity he actively consulted with and served on the boards of a number of early-stage businesses, aiding them in their strategic partnering, management, and financing initiatives. Prior to that, Joe spent ten years with U.S. Venture Partners (USVP). He joined USVP in 1982 as their fourth investment professional and became a General Partner and then a Member of the Executive Committee. Joe began his venture capital career in 1978 at Exxon Enterprises, the venture capital arm of Exxon Corporation.

Joe received his MBA from the Wharton Graduate School of Business. He initially studied engineering and applied sciences and then earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics at Columbia University.