About Jeff Bussgang

Jeff Bussgang is a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School (HBS) as well as co-founder and general partner at Flybridge Capital Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm with offices in Boston and New York City and over $1 billion under management across six seed funds and nine network funds.

At HBS, he teaches Launching Technology Ventures, a popular class for MBA students starting companies (i.e., founder) or pursuing startup careers (i.e., “joiners”). Before becoming a venture capitalist, Bussgang was an entrepreneur—cofounder and president of Upromise (acquired by Sallie Mae) and an executive team member at Open Market (IPO 1996).

He is the author of a book for startup joiners, Entering StartUpLand:  An Essential Guide to Finding the Right Job and Mastering the VC Game, an essential guide for entrepreneurs raising capital and building their startups.  He has also authored over fifty HBS case studies, teaching notes, and book chapters regarding startup management and entrepreneurship. He started his career with The Boston Consulting Group and holds an MBA from HBS and a BA in computer science from Harvard College.

Jeff is an active community member, particularly in the areas of social justice, diversity, and equity. He co-founded and serves as board chair of Hack.Diversity, a nonprofit that breaks down barriers for under-represented professionals in tech. He co-founded and serves as board chair of LEADS, an economic and leadership development program that invests in diverse communities to build civic infrastructure. Jeff is also an active board member at educational nonprofit, Facing History and Ourselves, which uses lessons of history to challenge teachers and students to stand up to antisemitism, bigotry, and hate.