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Jesse Draper

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#119
LinkedIn Rank
2,428
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9
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194
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22
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2,234
Total Engagement
248
Engagement Rate
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18,534 followers

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9 posts

LFG! Babylist eyeing IPO next year! We are so proud of Natalie Gordon and the Babylist team! What a journey! $750,000,000+ revenue! https://lnkd.in/dHbxg7Km GO GO GO! #halogenvc #babylist

Exits & Liquidity Events Article IPO Revenue Growth E-commerce Consumer Tech Mar 26, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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We are so proud to announce our first 9 investments in Alabama startups! When we started on this journey a year ago as the first out of state fund to receive funding from Innovate Alabama , a publi...

Investment Announcements Article Fundraising Fund Management Portfolio Management Mar 04, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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I was on the Social Currency® podcast with Sammi Tannor Cohen, one of the best hosts I’ve ever sat with (and I used to run a talk show). I had a different and open conversation with her covering ev...

Events & Speaking Engagements Article Portfolio Management Investment Thesis Venture Returns Feb 24, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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Our portfolio companies have raised over $2 Billion in follow on funding in the last 3 months! Have you read the Halogen Ventures most recent newsletter? You can see more about it and our latest ne...

Portfolio Company Wins Article Fundraising Portfolio Management Jan 29, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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The first ever FDA approved at home cervical cancer detector is officially available in all 50 states and according to a recent NYT article, the data is better than collected by the ancient and hor...

Portfolio Company Wins Article Healthcare Diagnostics Medical Devices Jan 07, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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Thanks to former CEO of Kaiser Permanente Robert Pearl, M.D. having me on his podcast with my brother to talk about what we’re seeing in healthcare. If you want to hear about our artificial womb co...

Events & Speaking Engagements Article Healthcare Biotech Medical Devices Industry Trends Dec 04, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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Woot! Excited about our company Metropolis Technologies ! Congrats on raising $1.6 Billion! This team is incredible and we’re so proud of them! Alex Israel Peter Fisher Courtney Fukuda Travis Kell ...

Investment Announcements Video (LinkedIn Source) Fundraising Late Stage Nov 07, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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I just finished my first Olympic Triathalon! Over the summer I decided to train for one. I trained between kids dropoffs, sometimes late at night, at many hotels across the country and globe. I set...

Personal Journey & Reflections Image Work-Life Balance Oct 26, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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My team and I Halogen Ventures have been working incredibly hard in Alabama alongside Innovate Alabama and I wrote an opinion piece for the Birmingham Business Journal on what we’re excited about t...

Ecosystem & Community Building Article Women in Tech Diversity & Inclusion Underrepresented Founders Impact Investing Oct 20, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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Rank History

Apr 2026
#120

Content Categories

Investment Announcements 2
Events & Speaking Engagements 2
Portfolio Company Wins 2
Personal Journey & Reflections 1
Exits & Liquidity Events 1

Topics & Themes

Fundraising Portfolio Management Healthcare Medical Devices Biotech Industry Trends Late Stage Work-Life Balance Women in Tech Diversity & Inclusion Underrepresented Founders Impact Investing Diagnostics IPO Revenue Growth E-commerce Consumer Tech Fund Management Investment Thesis Venture Returns

Top Quartile Benchmarks

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Posts
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Likes
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Comments
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Avg Likes
291.4
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Avg Comments
20.9
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Benchmarker Score
25,178
Jesse: 2,430 ↓
Posts/Week
2.4
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Avg Post Length
447 chars
Jesse: 474 ↑
Trending Topics (Top Quartile)
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