Jordan Segall
About Jordan Segall
Jordan Segall is an investor at Redpoint Ventures in San Francisco. Crunchbase lists him as a Principal, while Redpoint's team page and his LinkedIn show him as a Partner on the early-stage team. He attended Stanford University.
Before Redpoint he was an Associate supporting the Enterprise Team at Unusual Ventures. Before that he was a Forward Deployed Solutions Leader at C3.ai, where he led teams of engineers and data scientists on large production AI deployments. His X bio also lists Palantir, RelateIQ, McKinsey and a StartX mentorship director role. His Substack bio says he worked at four startups across engineering, product and presales.
He writes Segfault, a Substack on developer tools. Posts include a 2023 survey of 16 Series B devtool investors and a guide to fundraising as an open source founder that uses data from more than 80 open source companies. LinkedIn shows he was named in Delta Institute's Rising Investors of 2026 list.
Crunchbase records 2 personal investments, with no lead investments and no companies founded. The latest is a seed round in Highlight, where he is listed as an angel investor. He also appears among the angels in Speakeasy's seed round, which was led by GV and totalled $7.6 million. That announcement identifies him as a Principal at Redpoint Ventures.
His LinkedIn mentions doing some angel investing while between roles. Dates for his angel checks are not public.
At Redpoint he has worked on AI and security companies. LinkedIn shows Redpoint leading JetStream Security's $34M seed round, which targets AI governance and security for CISOs. NFX Signal lists him on its AI rankings at pre-seed, seed and Series A. It also lists FLORA (Series A, January 2026), Vega (Series A and B in 2025), Dux (seed, December 2025) and Cyera among his recorded investments.
His earlier C3.ai work was on production enterprise AI deployments.
His Substack bio says he partners with devtool, security and AI founders. His writing is aimed at open source and developer tool founders. NFX Signal ranks him in data services, AI and consumer internet at pre-seed, seed and Series A. NFX also lists an investment range of $100K to $500K with a $250K sweet spot. That range describes his Redpoint investing, not his personal angel checks, and he has not published a personal check size.
A findfunding.vc spotlight he shared on LinkedIn says founders can pitch him by LinkedIn or X direct message.
- Highlight: seed round with Jordan as an angel investor, per Crunchbase.
- Speakeasy: API creation and consumption platform; he was an angel in its $7.6M seed round led by GV.
- JetStream Security: AI governance and security company; Redpoint led its $34M seed round.
- DragonflyDB: in-memory database company; he announced on LinkedIn that he is working with its team through Redpoint.
- FLORA: Series A of $42M in January 2026, listed on NFX Signal as one of his Redpoint investments.
- Vega: security company; Series A in September 2025 and Series B in December 2025, per NFX Signal.
Investing activity
Jordan Segall has made 2 investments according to Crunchbase across 2 portfolio companies, and has seen 1 exit.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Jordan Segall
Is Jordan Segall an angel investor?
Yes, in addition to his Redpoint role. Crunchbase lists 2 personal investments, including a seed round in Highlight, and he was an angel in Speakeasy's seed round.
What does Jordan Segall invest in?
He describes himself as partnering with devtool, security and AI founders. NFX Signal ranks him in AI, data services and consumer internet at pre-seed, seed and Series A.
What is Jordan Segall's check size?
He has not published a personal check size. NFX Signal lists a $100K to $500K range for his Redpoint investing, with a $250K sweet spot.
How do I pitch Jordan Segall?
A findfunding.vc spotlight he shared on LinkedIn says to pitch him by LinkedIn or X direct message at @jordan_segall. His Substack newsletter Segfault shows how he thinks about developer tool companies.
Where has Jordan Segall worked before Redpoint?
He was at Unusual Ventures, supporting its Enterprise Team, and before that led forward deployed teams at C3.ai. His X bio also lists Palantir, RelateIQ, McKinsey and StartX.
What is Jordan Segall's job title at Redpoint?
Crunchbase lists him as a Principal. Redpoint's team page and his LinkedIn list him as a Partner on the early-stage team.
Where is Jordan Segall based?
Jordan Segall is based in San Francisco, California, United States.
How can founders reach Jordan Segall?
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