Jaclyn Freeman Hester is Foundry Group's first true apprentice who pioneered their internal apprenticeship path and converted it into a partner role, giving her the rare experience of transitioning from outsider lawyer to core investing partner within a famously flat partnership structure. She brings an unusually deep GP+LP dual perspective, having helped design and launch Foundry's institutional partner fund strategy while leading direct investments, making her a go-to sounding board for emerging VCs who want tactical advice on both raising from LPs and constructing their own funds. Jaclyn Freeman Hester is Foundry Group's first true apprentice who pioneered their internal apprenticeship path and converted it into a partner role, giving her the rare experience of transitioning from outsider lawyer to core investing partner within a famously flat partnership structure. She brings an unusually deep GP+LP dual perspective, having helped design and launch Foundry's institutional partner fund strategy while leading direct investments, making her a go-to sounding board for emerging VCs who want tactical advice on both raising from LPs and constructing their own funds.