Sydney Cureton

Sydney Cureton is a Senior Associate at Jazz Venture Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm. In her current role, she focuses on early-stage investments ranging from $100,000 to $5 million across the artificial intelligence, augmented and virtual reality, and gaming sectors. Before assuming her Senior Associate position in 2021, she gained foundational financial industry experience working at Morgan Stanley. At Jazz Venture Partners, she is involved with a portfolio that includes a $15 million Series A round for Speakeasy, a $7 million Series A round for Metaview, a $6 million Seed round for Paxton, and a $3 million Seed round for FutureMoney. The firm frequently co-invests alongside notable institutions such as Bessemer Venture Partners, Greycroft, and Zetta Venture Partners. Her professional background centers on providing capital and hands-on strategic support to early-stage technology founders building next-generation digital platforms.