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J Zac Stein

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Venture Partner at Craft Ventures · Board director at Vanta

San Francisco, California

Writes $1M – $50M checks · typically $25M

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About

J Zac Stein is co-founder of Span, a developer intelligence and AI effectiveness platform. Previously, he spent five years at Lattice in leadership roles including President and Chief Product Officer, where he supported engineering, product, and design organizations during the company's growth to over $100M in ARR. His earlier experience includes serving as General Manager and Vice President at Zenefits, where he built and scaled the payroll business, and co-founding Ceiba College Prep, a nonprofit public charter school.

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Board director at VantaYC W18

Intro paths

YC

Vanta went through Y Combinator (Winter 2018) — J sits on its board, so any YC alum in your network can reach them through the company's founders.

GP

Vanta's group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Vanta's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, J can intro founders to Vanta's investors below.

Vanta's investors · 31

Acrew CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $15M checks · since 2022Altos VenturesBurlingame · $1M – $3M checks · since 2022Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksAtlassian Ventures$1M – $5M checks · since 2022Beyond CapitalSan Diego · since 2022Bonfire VenturesLos Angeles · $2M – $6M checks · since 2022Craft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checks · since 2022CrowdStrikesince 2022Deerfield Management CompanyNew York · since 2021FPVJackson · $100K – $5M checks · since 2022Frontline VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $3.2M checks · since 2022GaingelsNew York · $200K – $500K checks · since 2022Goldman SachsNew York · since 2022Gradient VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2022GTMfundScottsdale · $1M – $3M checks · since 2022HubSpot VenturesCambridge · $500K – $5M checks · since 2022Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2022LAUNCHSan Francisco · $25K – $250K checks · since 2022NeoSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2022Optum VenturesBoston · since 2022Pear VCSan Francisco · $150K – $4M checks · since 2022PioneerToronto, OntarioPositive Sum CapitalGreenwich · $5M checksSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $50M checks · since 2022Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checks · since 2022South Park CommonsSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checks · since 2022Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2022Wellington ManagementBoston · $5M – $50M checks · since 2022Workday VenturesSan Francisco · since 2022Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2018Zag Capitalsince 2022

Co-founders at Vanta

CCChristina Cacioppo
Christina CacioppoFounder/CEO

Experience

  1. SpanCo-Foundercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. WriterBoard Member (Independent)current2023 — present
  3. VantaBoard Member (Independent)current2021 — present
  4. Craft VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2021 — present
  5. LatticeAdvisor2022 — 2023
  6. LatticePresident & Chief Product Officer2020 — 2022
  7. LatticeCOO2017 — 2020
  8. ZenefitsVP of Operations2016 — 2017
  9. ZenefitsVP & GM, Zenefits Payroll2015 — 2016
  10. ZenefitsBusiness Operations2015
  11. Ceiba Public SchoolsCo-Founder & Executive Director2007 — 2013

Investments

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Craft Ventures

Aaron Cort
Operating Partner, Marketing & Growth at Craft Ventures
Bil Harmer
Advisor, Infosec at Craft Ventures
Bill Lee
Venture Partner at Craft Ventures
Brian Murray
Partner and COO at Craft Ventures
Bryan Rosenblatt
Partner at Craft Ventures
Caroline Brayson
Operating Partner, Communications & Marketing at Craft Ventures
Cassie Chao Leemans
Operating Partner, Talent at Craft Ventures
Dan Moor
Investor at Craft Ventures

Network6

Ben NarasinScout
General Partner at Tenacity Venture Capital
Blake BartlettScout
Partner at OpenView Venture Partners
Brian MurrayScout
Partner and COO at Craft Ventures
Bryan RosenblattScout
Partner at Craft Ventures
Georg EllScout
Venture Partner at Craft Ventures
Lainy Painter SinghScout
Partner at Craft Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is J Zac Stein?
J Zac Stein is co-founder of Span, a developer intelligence and AI effectiveness platform. Previously, he spent five years at Lattice in leadership roles including President and Chief Product Officer, where he supported engineering, product, and design organizations during the company's growth to over $100M in ARR. His earlier experience includes serving as General Manager and Vice President at Zenefits, where he built and scaled the payroll business, and co-founding Ceiba College Prep, a nonprofit public charter school.
Where does J Zac Stein work?
J Zac Stein is Venture Partner at Craft Ventures and Board director at Vanta.
What check size does J Zac Stein write?
J Zac Stein typically writes checks of $1M – $50M.
What companies has J Zac Stein invested in?
Investments tracked here include coil inc., Coursedog, Doorbell Health, Double, Outset, Parabola, Portão 3, Stable, Starbridge, Synch, Thena, Therify, and 3 more.
Where did J Zac Stein go to school?
J Zac Stein studied at Harvard University.

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