Bede Jordan

Advisor at Crisp
Seattle, Washington, United States

Bede Jordan is currently an Advisor at Crisp and Senior Venture Partner at Pioneer Fund. He co-founded Shelf Engine, a startup acquired after his departure. He has expertise in technical leadership, founding and building teams, and applying web technologies, ML model workflows, 3D graphics, GPUs, and performance analysis to new ventures.

  • Crisp Advisor 2025–present · current
  • Pioneer Fund Senior Venture Partner 2021–present · current
  • Shelf Engine Co-founder, Co-Founder, CTO 2016–2025, Board Member 2016–2025, Former CTO 2025 · current
  • Microsoft Principal Software Engineering Lead, HoloLens 2013–2016, Software Engineering Lead, XAML 2011–2013, Software Design Engineer 2005–2011, Software Design Engineer Intern 2005 · past

Education

  • Y Combinator 2018
  • QUT (Queensland University of Technology) B. IT (Software engineering) / B. Eng (Electronics) · 2000–2004

Organizations

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  • Crisp Advisor 2025–present · current
  • Pioneer Fund Senior Venture Partner 2021–present · current
  • Shelf Engine Co-founder, Co-Founder, CTO 2016–2025, Board Member 2016–2025, Former CTO 2025 · current

Education

  • Y Combinator 2018
  • QUT (Queensland University of Technology) B. IT (Software engineering) / B. Eng (Electronics) · 2000–2004

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