Jean Hammond, Angel Investor

Jean is an active angel investor focusing on early-stage high-tech start-ups. She was honored with the highest award for angels in the US, the Hans Severiens Award in 2014. She was a founder of the Boston branch of Golden Seeds (focused on investing in women-managed businesses) and a member of Launchpad Venture Group and Hub Angels. Jean is a serial entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in the high-tech industry. Her entrepreneurial activities include co-founding and managing Quarry Technologies and AXON Networks and, following 3Com’s acquisition of AXON, focusing 3Com's WAN strategy. MIT Entrepreneurship Center, Entrepreneur in Residence, Mentor at MassChallenge and TechStars. She has played an active board-level role with a number of her Boston area investments including Crimson Hexagon, Hire Reach, Home Portfolio, Instream Media, iTeam, Peach Underneath, Pixibility, Playrific, Ten Marks, ZipCar, and several others. Her activities with nonprofits include being on the board of The Capital Network.