Jason Mendelson has over 20 years of experience in the venture capital and technology industries in a multitude of investing, founding, operational, and engineering roles. Prior to cofounding Foundry Group, Jason was a cofounder of SRS Acquiom, the largest mergers and acquisitions closing platform. SRS has completed over $200 billion in merger transactions as escrow agents, payments administrators, shareholder representatives, and insurers.

Prior to cofounding SRS, Jason was a managing director and general counsel for Mobius Venture Capital, where he also acted as its chief administrative partner, overseeing all operations of the firm. During this time, Jason led fund formation activities and assisted portfolio companies with challenges dealing with high-stakes litigation, securities, employment, regulatory, and intellectual property law.

As one of the first full-time, in-house general counsels at a venture capital firm, Jason has been on the forefront of thought leadership, has co-chaired the National Venture Capital Association’s (NVCA) General Counsel group, and has been an active participant in the NVCA’s Chief Financial Officer group. He was one of the key draftspersons for the NVCA model document task force that created the industry’s first set of standardized venture capital financing documents, which has greatly aided in the efficiency of completing these types of deals. He served on the board of the NVCA, including as an executive board member, from 2009-2013.