Jay Reno
InvestorFounderVenture Partner at 645 Ventures · Co-founder & CEO at Pointhound · Founder/CEO at Feather
San Francisco Bay Area
FoundedFeather · YCPointhound · YC
Find your path to Jay
607 people in our graph share verified history with Jay — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Akshat GoenkaunlockedJay: together at Y Combinator (2017)
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Jay: together at Elon University - Martha and Spencer Love School of Business
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
Co-founders at Pointhound
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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.
Experience
- Spot VCCo-founder & General Partnercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- PointhoundCo-founder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- 645 VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- FeatherFounder & CEO2017 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Y CombinatorS17 Batch2017Mountain View, California, United States
- FueledSenior Strategy Lead2015 — 2017New York City Metropolitan Area
- Happy Labs Inc.Co-founder & CEO2013 — 2015Brooklyn, NY
- Craft CoffeeHead of Logistics & Coffee Buying2013 — 2014Brooklyn, NY
- LocalBeeCo-Founder & CEO2011 — 2013Brooklyn, NY
- Elon UniversityPresident, Class of 20102009 — 2010
Skills & more
Start-ups39Entrepreneurship99Sustainability81Non-profits13Data Analysis14Fundraising11Marketing20Nonprofits10Environmental Awareness4Climate Change5Grants5Research15
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Colleagues at 645 Ventures
Aaron Holiday
Co-Founder, Managing Partner at 645 Ventures
Abigail Hitchcock
Principal at Airbus Ventures
Blair Flicker
Senior Advisor at 645 Ventures
Chonlathit Jittachalothorn
Controller at 645 Ventures
Christina Siadat
Executive Assistant, Office Manager at 645 Ventures
Eric Parshall
Senior Software Engineer II at 645 Ventures
Jon Smith
Principal at 645 Ventures
Kelly Hardeman
Managing Director, Head of Investor Relations at 645 Ventures
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 Venture Partner at 645 Ventures 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).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,223 more
Stanford University Graduate School of Business mafia748
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Steve JurvetsonMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Future Ventures +1Theresia GouwMBAFounded EarlyTony XuMBAFounded DoorDashDavid VélezMBAFounded Nubank +1IanMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Apex Technology +3Matt RouifStanford Ignite (Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship)Founded Photoroom +3
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Columbia University mafia454
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ben HorowitzBAFounded OpswareChris DixonMaster of Arts - MAFounded Founder CollectiveKai-Fu LeeA.B.Founded 01Kevin M. SlawinB.A.Founded Phoenix SENOLYTIX +4Paul GrossingerMaster of Science; M.SFounded Gaingels +3Trevor PriceMasters of Science CandidateFounded Town Hall Ventures +2
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Fueled mafia7
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Austin WoolridgeBusiness Development / Product Strategy InternFounded Players Lounge +1Abhishek BhayanaEntrepreneur in ResidenceFounded BikryAleks ĐekićMobile Product ManagerFounded AlgunaIvan KavalerovProduct ManagerFounded QuantlyJamie CoxiOS DeveloperFounded ScarletMeha AgrawalProduct ManagerFounded Silk + Sonder
645 Ventures mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Columbia University1,302
Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
+ 1,296 more
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business2,000
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
+ 1,994 more
Also attended Elon University - Martha and Spencer Love School of Business17
Morgan WaescheInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersKatie CarterDirector, Financial Reporting at JMI EquityLiam FlahertyInvestor at Silversmith Capital PartnersMatthew EvansPrincipal at Manhattan Venture PartnersDylan KetchamPrincipal at Moderne VenturesViviana StavrevaVice President at GP Bullhound
+ 11 more
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorChris GoldaGeneral Partner at Y Combinator
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Shared employers
Also worked at Feather2
Also worked at Y Combinator427
Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorJessica LivingstonCo-founder of Y CombinatorDaniel GrossMeta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG and Safe SuperintelligenceAlexis OhanianFounder & General Partner of Seven Seven SixMichael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y CombinatorDalton CaldwellCo-founder of Standard Capital; Partner Emeritus at Y Combinator
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