Vinod Khosla is an entrepreneur, investor, and technology fan. He is the founder of Khosla Ventures, focused on impactful technology investments in software, AI, robotics, 3D printing, healthcare and more. Mr. Khosla was a co-founder of Daisy systems and founding CEO of Sun Microsystems where he pioneered open systems and commercial RISC processors. One of Mr. Khosla’s greatest passions is being a mentor to entrepreneurs, assisting entrepreneurs and helping them build technology-based businesses. Mr. Khosla is driven by the desire to make a positive impact through technology to reinvent societal infrastructure and multiply resources. He is also passionate about Social Entrepreneurship. Vinod holds a Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering from IIT, New Delhi, a Master's in Biomedical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Jacques Sisteron joined the Upfront investment team in 2022. Before Upfront, Jacques worked at Apeel as a manager in the Strategy division, where he focused on bringing their materials-based shelf-life extension product to market in the EU, developing new pricing models, and prioritizing and quantifying value for new product introductions.

Jacques graduated early cum laude from Cornell with a B.S. in Applied Economics & Management, focusing on environmental, resource, and energy economics. He received a Cornell merit scholarship for his Master of Engineering in Materials Science and Engineering after obtaining his B.S.