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Benjamin Jealous

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Partner at Kapor Capital · Board director at Pigeonly

Baltimore, Maryland

Writes $100K – $200K checks · typically $175K

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About

Benjamin Jealous is a Partner at Kapor Capital. He previously served as President and CEO of the NAACP.

Board director at PigeonlyYC W15

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YC

Pigeonly went through Y Combinator (Winter 2015) — Benjamin sits on its board, so any YC alum in your network can reach them through the company's founders.

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Pigeonly's investors · 12

500 GlobalPalo Alto · $150K checks · since 2015American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social ImpactMadisonBase Venture Management, Inc.Oakland · $100K – $700K checks · since 2013Bronze InvestmentsEast Palo AltoEmerson Collective InvestingPalo Alto · $100K – $1M checksFour CitiesNewtonGraph VenturesNew York · $5K – $5M checksGratitude RailroadPark CityKapor CapitalOakland · $100K – $1M checks · since 2015Liquid VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksVenture Investment AssociatesPeapackY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2015

Co-founders at Pigeonly

FHFrederick Hutson
Frederick HutsonFounder/CEO
ABAlfonzo Brooks
Alfonzo BrooksCo-Founder/Head of Finance
CKClifford Keeney
Clifford KeeneyFounder

Experience

  1. Kapor CapitalPartnercurrent2013 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
  2. NAACPPresident and CEO2008 — 2013Baltimore, MD
  3. Rosenberg FoundationPresident2005 — 2008
  4. Amnesty InternationalDirector, US Domestic Human Rights Program2002 — 2005
  5. National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA)Executive Director1999 — 2002
  6. Jackson AdvocateManaging Editor1993 — 1995

Skills & more

Management48Non-profits36Fundraising77Grants56Advocacy6Grassroots Organizing6Human Rights64Leadership37Community Organizing84Criminal Justice3Political Campaigns23Journalism9
+12 moreSocial JusticeNonprofitsCoalitionsCommunity OutreachProgram EvaluationCivil LitigationPublic PolicyStrategic PlanningPublic SpeakingLegislationPoliticsCommunity Development

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Deals · 1

PigeonlyBoard seat

via Kapor Capital · filed Jun 2016 · $3M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Investor

CitizenCurve HealthEarnUp

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Kapor Capital

Art Berliner
Managing Director at Walden Venture Capital
Aya Spencer
Analyst at Kapor Capital
Batul Joffrey
Principal at Kapor Capital
Brandon Boros
Venture Partner at Kapor Capital
Brian Dixon
Venture Partner at Elm Street Ventures
Brian Dixon
Managing Partner at Kapor Capital
Freada Kapor Klein
Founding Partner at Kapor Capital
Hilliary Turnipseed
Head of Platform at Kapor Capital

Network10

Bryan RosenblattScout
Partner at Craft Ventures
David J. BlumbergScout
Founder and Managing Partner of Blumberg Capital
Raj DateScout
Managing Partner at Fenway Summer Ventures
Sujay JaswaScout
Founding Partner at WndrCo
Tom BrownScout
Partner and General Counsel at Nyca Partners
Art Berliner
Managing Director at Walden Venture Capital
Aya Spencer
Analyst at Kapor Capital
Batul Joffrey
Principal at Kapor Capital
Brian Dixon
Managing Partner at Kapor Capital
Erik Moore
Founder and Managing Director at Base Venture Management, Inc.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Benjamin Jealous?
Benjamin Jealous is a Partner at Kapor Capital. He previously served as President and CEO of the NAACP.
Where does Benjamin Jealous work?
Benjamin Jealous is Partner at Kapor Capital and Board director at Pigeonly.
What check size does Benjamin Jealous write?
Benjamin Jealous typically writes checks of $100K – $200K.
What boards does Benjamin Jealous sit on?
Benjamin Jealous holds tracked board seats at Pigeonly.
What companies has Benjamin Jealous invested in?
Investments tracked here include Citizen, Curve Health, EarnUp.
Where did Benjamin Jealous go to school?
Benjamin Jealous studied at University of Oxford (MS, Comparative Social Research); Columbia University (BA, Political Science).

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