Jason Syversen

Jason Syversen

Founder & CEO, SportsVisio  ·  Partner, New North Ventures  ·  Managing Partner, 10X Venture Partners

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Jason Syversen grew up in rural Maine, earning a full engineering scholarship to the University of Maine before spending nearly a decade at BAE Systems as a computer network operations engineer. Recruited to DARPA in 2007, he oversaw a ~$100M portfolio of national security R&D programs at the Strategic Technology Office.

In 2009, he founded Siege Technologies in Manchester, NH — one of the first small companies focused entirely on offensive and defensive cyber R&D for the DoD and intelligence community. Siege was acquired in 2016 by Nehemiah Security and subsequently by Braes Capital. He held a TS/SCI clearance for over 20 years.

Today he leads SportsVisio, an AI and computer vision platform that automates statistics, highlights, and analytics from amateur sports footage. He also invests in early-stage companies through 10X Venture Partners and serves as a partner at New North Ventures, a $20M dual-use technology fund.

"It's a little different than bombs and nuclear weapons — that's a morally complex field to be in. Now instead of bombing things and having collateral damage, you can really reduce civilian casualties, which is a win for everybody."

— Bloomberg, 2014
Education
B.S. Computer Engineering, University of Maine
M.S. Electrical Engineering (Networks & Security), WPI
Location
Dunbarton, New Hampshire
Career Span
BAE Systems (1998–2007) → DARPA (2007–2009) → Siege Technologies (2009–2019) → SportsVisio + 10X Ventures (2016–present)
Areas of Expertise
Offensive & defensive cyber · Hypervisors & firmware security · AI & computer vision · Venture investing
Career Timeline
2022 – Present
Founder & CEO
SportsVisio
AI and computer vision platform that automatically captures highlights, statistics, and analytics from basketball and volleyball games using ordinary phone footage. Raised $9M total; investors include Sapphire Sport, Sony Innovation Fund, Moses Moody, and Duncan Robinson.
2016 – Present
Managing Partner
10X Venture Partners
Early-stage venture fund and angel network with 40+ portfolio companies. Focus on founders building defensible businesses in defense, AI, and enterprise software.
2018
Board Director
NETSHIELD Corporation, Nashua NH
Board appointment to Nashua-based cybersecurity firm, contributing offensive security and government contracting expertise.
2009 – 2019
Founder & CEO
Siege Technologies, Manchester NH (acquired 2016)
Built one of the first small companies focused exclusively on offensive and defensive cyber R&D for DoD and intelligence clients. Developed a custom Type 1 hypervisor, the Hauberk software-protection suite, and the Eprouvette threat-quantification engine. Six SBIR/STTR contracts ($1.6M); acquired by Nehemiah Security in 2016, then Braes Capital.
2007 – 2009
Program Manager
DARPA — Strategic Technology Office, Arlington VA
Managed a $92M portfolio of five national security R&D programs in computer security, cryptology, and cyber capabilities, with six transition partners. TS/SCI clearance.
1998 – 2007
Computer Network Operations Section Lead
BAE Systems (incl. Sanders / Lockheed Martin, BIODE)
Nearly a decade as a computer engineer and CNO section lead. Completed graduate studies at WPI during this period.
Conference Talks & Panels — 13 verified appearances
Speaker · Boston TechWeek
Boston TechWeek — "Among Boston startups, it's an AI-mad world"
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Venture Lane, Boston · May 27, 2026
Featured speaker at a morning event at Venture Lane's downtown Boston offices during TechWeek. Discussed how AI is fundamentally lowering the barriers to starting a business: "Next we're going to see the entrepreneurship economy, because the barriers to entry to starting a business and the amount of capital required have just been reduced by orders of magnitude." Covered in the Boston Globe's Innovation Beat.
Speaker · Sports Technology
PEAK Sports Technology Conference — "Advancing Athlete Performance with Vision AI"
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PEAK Conference · April 21, 2026
Talk on using computer vision and AI to automate stat tracking and highlight generation for athletes across all levels — from professional leagues to youth and recreational play.
Main Stage · Entrepreneurship
Rally Innovation — "There and Back Again: A Founder's Journey through Entrepreneurship and Venture"
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Rally Innovation · Indianapolis, IN · September 25, 2025
Main stage talk on the arc from founding and scaling through exit to venture investing. One of the largest entrepreneurship conferences in the Midwest.
Speaker
Tuck National Security Conference
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Dartmouth / Tuck School of Business · May 9, 2025
Annual one-day conference on the strategic value chain from critical minerals to AI-powered applications. Also featured former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo.
Speaker · Sports Technology
RacquetX 2024 — "Democratization of Sports: A Story of AI"
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Miami Beach Convention Center · March 24–26, 2024 · Co-located with the Miami Open
Inaugural RacquetX conference, covering how AI democratizes professional-grade analytics for youth and recreational players. Attended by tennis, pickleball, padel, and racquet sports industry leaders.
Panelist
NH Tech Alliance Innovation Summit 2023 — "Exploring the Challenges of Innovating in New Hampshire"
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NH Tech Alliance · Grappone Conference Center, Concord NH · October 17, 2023
Panel on the distinctive obstacles and opportunities of building companies in NH. Joined by David Kovar (URSA Inc.), moderated by Jeff Chu (Features Capital). SportsVisio also presented in the afternoon Startup Showcase.
Program Committee
IEEE Secure Development Conference (SecDev) 2018
Committee ↗
IEEE SecDev · 2018
Practitioners Session Program Committee member for the IEEE conference bridging security research and software engineering practice.
Invited Talk · Cybersecurity
Black Hat USA 2017 — Sponsored Session
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Black Hat USA · Las Vegas, NV · July 2017
Covered Siege Technologies' work in offensive cyber, hypervisor security, and cyber quantification at the world's leading information security conference.
Invited Talk
CyberGamut Technical Tuesday — "Future of System Exploitation"
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CyberGamut · May 23, 2017
Case studies of systems compromised in novel ways and predictions for future attack trends.
Invited Talk · MIT Lincoln Laboratory
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Cyber and Netcentric Workshop (CNW) 2016
MIT Lincoln Laboratory · 2016 · Invitation-only
Talk on cyber quantification. 2016 keynotes featured the Executive Director of U.S. Cyber Command and the Assistant Director for Cybersecurity Strategy at the White House OSTP.
Invited Talk
CyberGamut Technical Tuesday — "Quantifying Cyber Attacks to Optimize and Assess Your Defense"
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CyberGamut · September 6, 2016
Research on quantifying offensive/defensive cyber capability and posture — predicting attack outcomes and measuring defensive strength.
Panel · Bloomberg / Deloitte
Bloomberg Tech Dinner — Deloitte Tech Trends 2016 Launch
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Bloomberg / Deloitte · New York · February 25, 2016 · Livestreamed on bloomberg.com
Panelist at Bloomberg Tech Dinner launching Deloitte's annual Tech Trends report. Joined by Clay Johnson (CIO, GE Power) and Ben Collar (Head of Cyber Security, Siemens). Hosted by Bloomberg's Michael Riley, interviewed by Bill Briggs (CTO, Deloitte Consulting).
Invited Talk · MIT Lincoln Laboratory
MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Cyber and Netcentric Workshop (CNW) 2014
MIT Lincoln Laboratory · 2014 · Invitation-only
Talk on system exploitation. Keynotes featured the Commander of U.S. Army Cyber Command and the DHS Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity and Communications.
Podcast Appearances — 10 episodes
Sports Tech · Nov 2025
Ignite Startups, Ep. 211
Team Ignite Ventures · November 11, 2025
Building SportsVisio and the future of AI sports tech. Timing advantage from reduced AI inference costs, league-first go-to-market, and the AI refereeing roadmap.
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Sports Tech · Oct 2025
Products That Count — "The AI Playbook: Redefining the Future of Sports"
Products That Count · October 22, 2025
Roundtable with Jonathan Anastas (ClashTV) on AI transforming sports: talent identification, automated highlights, personalized fan experiences, and privacy challenges.
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Sports Tech · Feb 2025
Profluence Podcast, Ep. 203
Andrew Petcash · February 12, 2025
SportsVisio's volleyball expansion, AI software mechanics, talent acquisition, and unit economics. Backed by Sapphire Ventures.
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Sports Tech · Feb 2025
Profluence / Petcash Pod — Return Visit
Andrew Petcash · February 2025
SportsVisio progress update, volleyball product launch, and building networks in new industries.
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Entrepreneurship · Oct 2023
Sports Management Podcast, Ep. 118
October 16, 2023
"From Homeless to Millionaire" — rural Maine poverty, DARPA career, founding Siege Technologies, AI in sports, and charitable giving philosophy.
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Sports Tech · Jan 2023
The Local Maximum, w/ Max Sklar
January 5, 2023
Machine learning and sports technology. SportsVisio's affordability advantages, real-time stat calculations, and AI image analysis.
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Sports Tech · Dec 2022
Petcash Pod (Profluence), Ep. 2
Andrew Petcash · December 2022
AI in sports, SportsVisio's minimal equipment requirements, why the timing is right. Generalists vs. specialists debate.
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Sports Tech · Nov 2022
Tech of Sports Podcast w/ Rick Limpert
November 23, 2022
SportsVisio's $3.1M seed round and real-time game statistics for basketball programs beyond the NBA level.
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Faith & Business
Faith Driven Investor, Ep. 115
Faith Driven Investor
"Love People and Free Enterprise" — faith-driven investing, DARPA to Siege exit, and commitment to giving most proceeds to charity.
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Cyber & Entrepreneurship
Angel Invest Boston — "Cyberwarrior"
Angel Invest Boston
Siege Technologies, SportsVisio, and angel investing. Philosophy on underconfident founders, philanthropy, and people-first company building.
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Media Coverage, Quotes & Press Releases
Boston Globe · May 2026
Boston Globe — "Among Boston startups, it's an AI-mad, mad, mad, mad world"
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Boston Globe Innovation Beat · May 27, 2026
Featured at a Boston TechWeek morning event at Venture Lane discussing how AI is lowering barriers for founders: "Next we're going to see the entrepreneurship economy, because the barriers to entry to starting a business and the amount of capital required have just been reduced by orders of magnitude."
Authority Magazine · Apr 2026
Authority Magazine — "Jason Syversen of SportsVisio on Pushing the Boundaries of AI"
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Authority Magazine · By Dr. Bharat Sangani · April 23, 2026
In-depth profile from rural Maine to DARPA to SportsVisio. Covers the ensemble AI approach to basketball occlusion and the mission-driven philosophy: "Most business failures I've seen are failures of ego."
Sports Business Journal · Apr 2026
Sports Business Journal — "Warriors' Moses Moody joins SportsVisio as investor, product advisor"
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Sports Business Journal · By Joe Lemire · April 21, 2026
Feature on Moses Moody (Golden State Warriors) joining as investor and product advisor, alongside Duncan Robinson and Tim Tebow. SportsVisio reached $1M ARR in 2025, projecting $3M in 2026, with $9M total raised from Sapphire Sport and Sony Innovation Fund.
Business NH Magazine · Dec 2025
Business NH Magazine — "Investing in NH's Shifting Landscape"
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Business NH Magazine · By Scott Merrill · December 2025
Profile on New Hampshire's VC ecosystem. Quoted on 10X's investment focus: "We focus on companies that aren't consumer-oriented... cybersecurity, software, AI or tech driven B2B companies."
SportsPro · Jun 2025
SportsPro — "AI video tech firm SportsVisio raises US$3.2m as Sony makes investment"
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SportsPro · June 24, 2025
$3.2M round bringing total to $9M. New investors: Sony Innovation Fund, Mighty Capital, Alumni Ventures, Waterstone Impact Fund. Returning: Sapphire Sport, Hyperplane, Sovereign's Capital.
Union Leader · Oct 2023
Union Leader — "Keep recent grads in state, expand high-speed internet to help startups"
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New Hampshire Union Leader · October 17, 2023
Featured at Concord tech summit on challenges of innovating in New Hampshire. Infrastructure needs for NH startups.
Union Leader · Nov 2022
Union Leader — "Startup helps basketball players capture hoop highlights"
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New Hampshire Union Leader · November 13, 2022
NH Business feature on SportsVisio's launch: AI/computer vision for basketball stats and highlights, $3.1M seed round.
Utah Legislature · Feb 2021
Utah Legislature — Testimony in Support of H.B. 72 (Device Filter Amendments)
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Utah House Public Utilities, Energy & Technology Committee · February 3, 2021
Testified in support of H.B. 72, requiring device manufacturers to enable content filters by default to protect minors. Bill signed into law March 23, 2021 by Governor Spencer Cox.
WMUR · Aug 2020
WMUR — Gov. Sununu Endorses Syversen for District 16 State Senate Seat
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WMUR · August 13, 2020
Governor Sununu's endorsement for NH Senate District 16. Syversen won the Republican primary (September 8, 2020); lost the general to incumbent Kevin Cavanaugh.
NCF · Nov 2019
National Christian Foundation — "Engineered for Giving"
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NCF · November 6, 2019
Profile on the Syversen family's philanthropic approach — donating business shares before the Siege Technologies acquisition to direct millions to causes focused on vulnerable women and children, anti-trafficking, and foster care.
New York Times · Jul 2019
New York Times (Opinion) — "Private Surveillance Is a Lethal Weapon Anybody Can Buy"
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The New York Times · By Sharon Weinberger · July 19, 2019
Quoted on private surveillance regulation: "I think it needs to be better regulated — primarily in Europe and Asia... And politicians suck at complex, nuanced technical topics."
Vice / Motherboard · Jul 2019
Vice / Motherboard — "No, You Don't Need a Burner Phone at a Hacking Conference"
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Vice · July 18, 2019
Quoted debunking the Def Con "bring a burner phone" myth: "I always thought it was immature behavior from neophytes trying to scare even newer people with their secret knowledge."
IBTimes / CyberScoop · 2017
WikiLeaks / Vault 7 — Siege Technologies & CIA Athena Spyware
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IBTimes UK · CyberScoop · 2017
WikiLeaks Vault 7 documents revealed Siege Technologies assisted the CIA in developing the "Athena" spyware targeting all Windows versions. Covered internationally.
FedScoop · Sep 2016
FedScoop — "Startup investors are looking to hackers for help on smart bets"
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FedScoop · September 20, 2016
Quoted as a trusted technical validator helping VC investors assess cybersecurity posture of startups — following the MedSec/St. Jude Medical disclosure that caused St. Jude's stock to drop.
Published Papers & Articles
Op-Ed · NH Business Review
Entrepreneurship as a Vehicle for Social Good
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NH Business Review · April 19, 2021
Argues that entrepreneurship and philanthropy are not mutually exclusive. Draws on his journey from rural poverty to founding Siege Technologies and donating the proceeds to charity.
ACM Paper · 2017
If You Can't Measure It, You Can't Improve It
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ACM Workshop on Moving Target Defense (MTD '17) · 2017
Framework for quantitatively evaluating the effectiveness of moving target defense strategies. Part of the cyber-quantification research from Siege Technologies' Eprouvette engine.
ACM Paper · 2016
Automated Effectiveness Evaluation of Moving Target Defenses: Metrics for Missions and Attacks
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ACM Workshop on Moving Target Defense (MTD '16) · Taylor, Zaffarano, Koller, Bancroft, Syversen
Proposes automated metrics for evaluating MTD effectiveness in terms of both mission success and attack impact. Published in Proceedings of ACM CCS 2016.
Op-Ed · Cipher Brief
Perspectives on the Cybersecurity Startup Market
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The Cipher Brief · May 27, 2016
Analysis of the cybersecurity investment landscape from the combined vantage point of former DARPA program manager and active venture investor.
Op-Ed · Cipher Brief
From Government to the Private Sector
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The Cipher Brief · May 15, 2016
Personal account of transitioning from DARPA to founding Siege Technologies — on acquiring talent, technology, customer access, and capital when resources are scarce.
Patents, Government Research & Contracts
DoD Contracts · 2010–2019
SBIR/STTR Research Contracts (DoD) — $1.6M across 6 awards
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Siege Technologies LLC · USAF, U.S. Army, OSD · 2010–2019
Six federally-funded research contracts in cyber defense for air-gapped systems, adversarial ML for intrusion detection, hypervisor diversification, anti-exploitation for military avionics, and exfiltration prevention. Key programs: WriteWarden (USAF 2019) · ADHoC (Army 2018) · Diversified Hypervisors (USAF STTR 2016) · Anti-Exploitation Software Protection Phase I & II (OSD/USAF 2012–13) · Preventing Sensitive Information Exfiltration (Army 2010)
ACM · Reviewer & Author
ACM Moving Target Defense Workshop
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ACM CCS Co-located Workshop · 2016 & 2017
Reviewer and paper author for the ACM MTD Workshop series organized with George Cybenko (Dartmouth). Published in both 2016 and 2017 proceedings.
Patent · 2014
Behavioral Analytics Driven Host-Based Malicious Behavior and Data Exfiltration Disruption
Google Patents ↗
US20150205962A1 · Cylent Systems · Priority Jan 23, 2014 · Filed Jan 21, 2015
Co-inventor. Detects malware by correlating user input events against system and network events via in-VM OS monitors — distinguishing legitimate user traffic from automated data exfiltration without signature-based detection.
Patent · 2005
Method and Apparatus for Defending Against Zero-Day Worm-Based Attacks
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US20080098476A1 · BAE Systems · Priority Apr 4, 2005
Sole inventor. Deploys a forward honeynet — a virtual instantiation of the real network — to intercept and analyze attacks before they reach operational systems, generating threat signatures automatically.
Peer Review
Peer Reviewer — IEEE Journals
IEEE Security & Privacy · IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing
Served as a peer reviewer for two IEEE flagship journals in security and signal processing.