Jean-Paul O'Brien

Executive | Board Leader | Builder of Human-Centered Innovation Ecosystems | AI, Systems & Organizational Strategy

📍 Boulder, Colorado, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 6 investments📅 12 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2023𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 United States
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Investor and Board Observer
2023
Svexa (Silicon Valley Exercise Analytics) is a human performance intelligence company. Svexa’s AI, algorithms and software provide a unique integration of training and recovery data from all available sources to build each persns Digital Twin and deliver deeply personallized insights. From sports tech to corporate and general wellness, svexa licenses algos so our clients can unlock more value for their customers.
Investor & Advisor
2022
The goal of Sia Precision Education is to use artificial intelligence (AI) to democratize and improve higher education. We curate domain-specific datasets and develop systems for cost-effective predictive analytics, ensuring that students can achieve peak performance even in resource-constrained environments.
Investor & Mentor
2018
Powering the future of multidimensional knowledge.
Investor & Mentor
2017
Nix is redefining how we manage health by developing biosensors that empower consumers to access, understand, and act on their personal biology at home. Nix’s first consumer product is a hydration biosensor that provides athletes, soldiers, and laborers with hydration data in real-time, helping them optimize safety and performance. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Nix is led by Founder and CEO Meridith Cass, a graduate of Harvard Business School, former VC, and 9-time marathoner.
Founder and Board Member
2016
At Flywheel Project, we believe that resilient, mindful leaders, even in hard and uncertain times, will make a better world for all. We are on a mission to identify, develop, grow, and support these future leaders. We do this by standing up for our beliefs and values. We surround ourselves with awesome humans. We choose to work in meaningful businesses that develop and grow the individual, the team, and the community. We celebrate innovation, creativity, and practice the art of turning thoughts into reality.
Investor & Mentor
2014
ONX Sports designs the world's best martial arts training equipment. Our customizable boxing gloves, shin guards, and headgear utilize industry-leading technologies that offer boxing, MMA, Muay Thai, kickboxing, and other martial arts practitioners unparalleled protection and comfort.
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2023
Investor and Board Observer
2023
Svexa (Silicon Valley Exercise Analytics) is a human performance intelligence company. Svexa’s AI, algorithms and software provide a unique integration of training and recovery data from all available sources to build each persns Digital Twin and deliver deeply personallized insights. From sports tech to corporate and general wellness, svexa licenses algos so our clients can unlock more value for their customers.
2022
Investor & Advisor
2022
The goal of Sia Precision Education is to use artificial intelligence (AI) to democratize and improve higher education. We curate domain-specific datasets and develop systems for cost-effective predictive analytics, ensuring that students can achieve peak performance even in resource-constrained environments.
2018
Investor & Mentor
2018
Powering the future of multidimensional knowledge.
2017
Investor & Mentor
2017
Nix is redefining how we manage health by developing biosensors that empower consumers to access, understand, and act on their personal biology at home. Nix’s first consumer product is a hydration biosensor that provides athletes, soldiers, and laborers with hydration data in real-time, helping them optimize safety and performance. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Nix is led by Founder and CEO Meridith Cass, a graduate of Harvard Business School, former VC, and 9-time marathoner.
2016
Founder and Board Member
2016
At Flywheel Project, we believe that resilient, mindful leaders, even in hard and uncertain times, will make a better world for all. We are on a mission to identify, develop, grow, and support these future leaders. We do this by standing up for our beliefs and values. We surround ourselves with awesome humans. We choose to work in meaningful businesses that develop and grow the individual, the team, and the community. We celebrate innovation, creativity, and practice the art of turning thoughts into reality.
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