Jason Freedman
FounderFounder/CEO at 42Floors
Danville, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
Founded42Floors · YC
About
Jason Freedman is a General Partner at Orange Collective. He has invested in over 100 companies including Y Combinator portfolio companies Mastra, Starcloud, Ironclad, Moonvalley, and Browser-use, and serves as a limited partner in Y Combinator. Freedman was an uncapped founder in Y Combinator's S09 and W12 batches.
Founder/CEO at 42FloorsYC W12
Intro paths
YC
Jason went through Y Combinator (Winter 2012) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Jason can intro founders to 42Floors's investors below.
42Floors's investors · 4
Co-founders at 42Floors
JB
James BracyFounder
JB
Jonathan BracyFounder
Experience
- Orange CollectiveGeneral Partnercurrent2023 — present
- PEF CommunityMembercurrent2024 — present
- MosaicBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- Peak State VenturesGeneral Partner2018 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- 42FloorsCo-Founder2011 — 2018San Francisco
- Y CombinatorApplication Reviewer and Startup School Mentor for Y Combinator2010 — 2017
- FlightCasterCo-Founder, CEO2009 — 2011
Education
- Y CombinatorMake Something People Want (W12 for 42Floors)2012
- Y CombinatorMake Something People Want (S09 for FlightCaster)2009
- The Tuck School of Business at DartmouthFellow for Center for Venture Capital and Private Equity. Led the Entrepeneurship Club.2006 — 2008
- Duke UniversityB.A., Public Policy1998 — 2002
Network5
Kulveer TaggarScout
Investor at Angel investor
Nodari KezuaScout
Partner at Peak State Ventures
Renaud VisageScout
General Partner & Co-Founder at Slate Venture Capital
George Cigale
Venture Partner at Peak State Ventures
Omri Barzilay
Principal at Peak State Ventures
Investors connected to Jason in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Jason Freedman work?
- Jason Freedman is Founder/CEO at 42Floors.
- What check size does Jason Freedman write?
- Jason Freedman typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What companies did Jason Freedman found?
- Jason Freedman founded 42Floors.
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