Overview

Gender

female

Investor Type

Investment Partner,Angel

Investor Stage

Early stage Venture

Jillian Manus is an experienced entrepreneur, technology investor, and banking and media executive. She is currently a Managing Partner of Structure Capital VC, a seed and early-stage venture fund providing capital and marketing strategy to companies exploiting under-utilized assets and excess capacity. Jillian sits on numerous board including Stanford University Digital Health, Stanford University School of Medicine Board of Fellows, Advisory Board of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center Board of Directors, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, and Communities in Schools. She also sits on the board of several of her portfolio companies, including Hyp3r, Workpath, Revelar, and Liquiglide. Prior to Structure Capital, Jillian was the Founder of Broad Strategy, Manus Media, and Global Goal Sports Management.

Earlier in her career, Jillian worked in banking and media, serving as M&A co-director of TMT for Credit Suisse Zurich, and later as Director of Development for Universal and Warner Brothers Studios.

Jillian is passionate about women’s empowerment and served seven years as Chair of The Woman’s Conference where she joined Maria Shriver to create the largest women’s conference in the world. She was also named one of the Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business 2016 by the San Francisco Business Times. As an active voice in the media, Jillian often provides business and political commentary on Bloomberg and Fox News, and is currently co-hosting the popular podcast “The Pitch”. She attended Oxford University and NYU where she also served as adjunct professor and Trustee. She is the mother of four children who are her breath, smile and inspiration.