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Jay Knafel

Investor

Partner at Eclipse Ventures

Palo Alto, California

Writes $200K – $5M checks · typically $2.5M

FoundedSimbe

Experience

  1. JitsuChief Financial Officercurrent2023 — presentNevada, United States
  2. EclipsePartnercurrent2021 — presentUnited States
  3. Bright MachinesChief Operating Officer2021 — 2022United States
  4. Fidelity InvestmentsEquity Research Analyst2019 — 2021Boston, Massachusetts
  5. Fidelity InvestmentsEquity Research Associate2015 — 2019Boston, Massachusetts

Education

  1. University of Notre Dame

Deals · 1

SimbeBoard seat

via Eclipse Ventures · filed Jul 2023 · $29.1M raise

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

Colleagues at Eclipse Ventures

Aidan Madigan-Curtis
Partner at Eclipse Ventures
Allyson Johnson
Partner at Eclipse Ventures
Amir Frenkel
Venture Partner at Eclipse Ventures
Angela Hayward
Partner and Head of Strategy at Eclipse Ventures
Ashwin Pushpala
Venture Partner at Eclipse Ventures
Charly Mwangi
Partner at Eclipse Ventures
Erin Greenwood
Senior Executive Assistant and Events Coordinator at Eclipse Ventures
Esther Kim
Director of Community Operations at Eclipse Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Where does Jay Knafel work?
Jay Knafel is Partner at Eclipse Ventures.
What check size does Jay Knafel write?
Jay Knafel typically writes checks of $200K – $5M.
What companies did Jay Knafel found?
Jay Knafel founded Simbe.

Same school

Also attended University of Notre Dame203

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Shared employers

Also worked at Jitsu2

Tim SmithPartner at Bee PartnersGarrett GoldbergVenture Partner at Virta Ventures

Also worked at Bright Machines3

Lior SusanDirector of Content at Eclipse VenturesMarco DeMeirelesInvestor at Ansa CapitalMike StaubInvestor at Federato

Also worked at Fidelity Investments130

Peter SaperstonePartner at GreycroftRob KniazInvestor at Hoxton VenturesHelen ClementInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Adiam BerhaneAccounting Manager at QED InvestorsAubrie PaganoGeneral Partner, Managing Member at Corigin VenturesJoanna Skoler GilmanChief Marketing and Communications Officer at .406 Ventures

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