Jay Ganatra
InvestorCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Infinity Ventures
San Francisco, California
Writes $500K – $10M checks · typically $1.5M
FoundedSensible Weather
About
Jay Ganatra ran operations at PayPal Ventures and spun out an early-stage fintech fund, leveraging decades in payments, lending, risk and financial infrastructure to advise founders on product and compliance.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceFintechSaaS
Experience
- Infinity VenturesCo-Founder and Managing Partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- HelmGuard AIInvestorcurrent2026 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- FairPlay AIBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentSanta Monica, California, United States
- Pinch AIBoard Observercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- BadgeBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Vinyl EquityBoard Observercurrent2023 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- VizitBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- SensibleBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentSanta Monica, California, United States
- Neo.TaxBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- PayPalSr. Director & Partner, PayPal Ventures2020 — 2021San Francisco, California, United States
- PayPalDirector, PayPal Ventures2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- YelpGM, Online Ordering2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Yelp Eat24Senior Director of Business Operations and Strategy2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Yelp Eat24Director of Business and Strategy2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Yelp Eat24Director of Operations2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- YelpSenior Manager Corporate Development2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Industry VenturesSenior Associate2011 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Sabre HoldingsCorporate Development2010 — 2011
- Cogent PartnersInvestment Banking Analyst2007 — 2010Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
Education
- Duke UniversityB.S., A.B., Economics, Public Policy Studies2003 — 2007
Skills & more
Venture Capital35Due Diligence9Investments6Investment Banking20Financial Modeling15Mergers3Valuation7Private Equity15Financial Analysis6Corporate Finance12Asset Managment2Portfolio Management1
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Start-upsFinanceHedge FundsMergers & AcquisitionsLBOEntrepreneurshipM&A experienceAsset ManagementAlternative InvestmentsCorporate DevelopmentFrom Jay's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Duke University410
Fred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpScott RaneyManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesJack Bixby LucasGeneral Partner at Lucas Venture GroupVinnie McSweeneyInvestor at OpenView Venture Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at HelmGuard AI1
Also worked at Pinch AI1
Also worked at Vizit2
Also worked at PayPal121
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockRoelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesJoe LonsdaleFounder & Managing Partner of 8VC
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Colleagues at Infinity Ventures
Dan Kenerson
Vice President at Infinity Ventures
Eric Spies
Investor at Infinity Ventures
Jeremy Jonker
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Infinity Ventures
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Kamran Ansari
Venture Partner at Infinity Ventures
Leah Adair
Executive Assistant at Infinity Ventures
Levi King
Operating Partner at Infinity Ventures
Mario Ruiz
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Infinity Ventures
Samantha Klingelhofer
Investor at Infinity Ventures
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