Fundraising Fox

Jay Reno

Founder

Co-founder & CEO at Pointhound · Founder/CEO at Feather

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedFeather · YCPointhound · YC

About

Jay is co-founder and CEO of Pointhound and previously founded Feather, a furniture rental company that raised $76 million in venture funding and was acquired in 2022. He is also a co-founder and partner at Spot VC.

Co-founder & CEO at PointhoundYC S23

Intro paths

YC

Jay went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran Pointhound's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Jay can intro founders to Pointhound's investors below.

Pointhound's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Pointhound

JMJake Malone
Jake MaloneFounder

Founder/CEO at FeatherYC S17

Intro paths

YC

Jay went through Y Combinator (Summer 2017) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Jay can intro founders to Feather's investors below.

Feather's investors · 4

Blue CollectiveBrooklyn · $250K – $2M checksFlucas VenturesJupiter · $100K – $5M checksPeak State VenturesNew York · $100K – $15M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2017

Experience

  1. Spot VCCo-founder & General Partnercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. PointhoundCo-founder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. 645 VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. FeatherFounder & CEO2017 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Y CombinatorS17 Batch2017Mountain View, California, United States
  6. FueledSenior Strategy Lead2015 — 2017New York City Metropolitan Area
  7. Happy Labs Inc.Co-founder & CEO2013 — 2015Brooklyn, NY
  8. Craft CoffeeHead of Logistics & Coffee Buying2013 — 2014Brooklyn, NY
  9. LocalBeeCo-Founder & CEO2011 — 2013Brooklyn, NY
  10. Elon UniversityPresident, Class of 20102009 — 2010

Skills & more

Start-ups39Entrepreneurship99Sustainability81Non-profits13Data Analysis14Fundraising11Marketing20Nonprofits10Environmental Awareness4Climate Change5Grants5Research15
+4 moreSpanishLeadershipStrategyPublic Speaking

From Jay's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jay Reno?
Jay is co-founder and CEO of Pointhound and previously founded Feather, a furniture rental company that raised $76 million in venture funding and was acquired in 2022. He is also a co-founder and partner at Spot VC.
Where does Jay Reno work?
Jay Reno is Founder/CEO of Feather and Co-founder & CEO at Pointhound.
What companies did Jay Reno found?
Jay Reno founded Feather, Pointhound.
Where did Jay Reno go to school?
Jay Reno studied at Columbia University (Master of Arts (M.A.), Climate and Environmental Sciences); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship); Elon University - Martha and Spencer Love School of Business (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Entrepreneurship).

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