Bio

Jana Messerschmidt invests in early stage companies, as well as advises. She sits at the intersection of business + technology, having held a variety of roles across engineering, business development, sales and marketing throughout her career. In 2018, she joined Lightspeed Venture Partners and focuses on early stage investing across a variety of industries. Jana served as Vice President of Global Business Development and Platform at Twitter where she was responsible for strategic partnerships, enterprise sales, developer relations, partner engineering and platform marketing. Prior to joining Twitter, Jana was Director of Business Development at Netflix where she focused on building Netflix's early streaming partnerships. Earlier in her career, she worked at both DivX and AT&T.

Career

	#ANGELS - founder Angel team of seasoned operators collaborating to invest in great teams and ideas. Founding Partner
	Lightspeed Management Co LLC Multi-stage venture capital firm focused on accelerating disruptive innovations and trends in the enterprise and consumer sectors. Partner From Dec 2018
	Netflix Inc On-demand internet streaming media company. Director (past) Business Development From Jan 2009 to Nov 2010
	SmartDrive Systems Inc Measured safety technology and services to reduce costs associated with vehicle collisions, workers' compensations and personal injury. Director (past) Strategic Accounts From Dec 2007 to Dec 2009