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Jay Simons

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General Partner at Bond Capital Management · Board Member (representing BOND) at Baseten · Board director at KoBold Metals

San Francisco, California

Writes $1M – $25M checks · typically $8M

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About

Jay Simons, former Atlassian president who scaled the company to multi-billion-dollar status, leverages deep operating experience and his unconventional no-sales go-to-market playbook to spot durable, non-obvious strategies.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Board Member (representing BOND) at Baseten

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Baseten's investors · 38

01 AdvisorsSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checks · since 2026AI FundMountain View · $100K – $1M checks · since 2026Alpha PartnersNew York · $3M – $10M checks · since 2026Altimeter CapitalMenlo Park · $1M – $25M checks · since 2026Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2026Aspire11$10M – $50M checks · since 2026Athletic Venturessince 2026Base Case CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2024Battery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checks · since 2026Blackbird VenturesSydney · $149K – $60M checks · since 2026Bond Capital ManagementSan Francisco · $100K – $25M checks · since 2025BoxGroupNew York · $250K – $1M checks · since 2025Caffeinated CapitalSan Francisco · $3M – $50M checks · since 2026Capital B Private Holdingssince 2026CapitalGSan Francisco · $75M – $100M checks · since 2026Collective LiquidityPlantation · since 2026ConvictionSan Francisco · $1M – $25M checks · since 2026Durable Capital PartnersBethesda · since 2026Founders Circle CapitalSan Francisco · since 2026Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025HorizonMiami Beach · since 2026Invest In Data$150K – $300K checks · since 2026IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks · since 2025K5 GlobalSan Francisco · $1M – $3M checks · since 2026Lachy Groomsince 2026LocalGlobeLondon · since 2026NVIDIASanta Clara · since 2026Phoenix CourtLondon · since 2026Premji InvestMenlo Park · since 2025Sands Capital VenturesArlington · $10M – $30M checks · since 2026Sapphire VenturesAustin · $5M – $20M checks · since 2026Scribble VenturesPortola Valley · $750K – $1.5M checks · since 2025South Park CommonsSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checks · since 2025Spark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks · since 2026Summit Peak InvestmentsFort Worth · since 2026Verified CapitalSan Francisco · since 2026Wellington ManagementBoston · $5M – $50M checks · since 2026World Innovation Lab (WiL)Palo Alto · $5M – $30M checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Baseten

TSTuhin Srivastava
Tuhin SrivastavaFounder
AHAmir Haghighat
Amir HaghighatFounder
PHPhil Howes
Phil HowesFounder
PGPankaj Gupta
Pankaj GuptaFounder
PH
Philip HowesFounder
PH
Phillip HowesFounder

Board director at KoBold Metals

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KoBold Metals's investors · 12

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2025Baruch Future VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksBond Capital ManagementSan Francisco · $100K – $25M checks · since 2022Breakthrough Energy VenturesBoston · $500K – $50M checksCleo CapitalNew York · $100K – $1M checksClimate CapitalMenlo Park · $25K – $250K checksCongruent VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksDurable Capital PartnersBethesdaEarthshot VenturesSydney · $100K – $5M checksKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $20M checksStandard InvestmentsNew YorkWovenEarthPalo Alto

Co-founders at KoBold Metals

KHKurt House
Kurt HouseFounder
JJ
Jeff Jurinak to helpFounder

Experience

  1. BONDGeneral Partnercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. ZapierBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
  3. HubSpotMember Board of Directorscurrent2017 — presentGreater Boston
  4. AtlassianPresident2011 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  5. AtlassianVice President, Sales and Marketing2008 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
  6. BEA Systems, Inc.Vice President, Marketing2007 — 2008
  7. BEA Systems, Inc.Senior Director, Product Marketing2005 — 2007
  8. Plumtree Software (acquired by BEA Systems)VP Product Marketing & Strategy2004 — 2005
  9. Plumtree Software (acquired by BEA Systems)Managing Director Asia Pacific2001 — 2004
  10. Plumtree Software (acquired by BEA Systems)Director, International Sales2000 — 2001
  11. Plumtree Software (acquired by BEA Systems)Area Sales Manager, West1997 — 2000

Investments

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Colleagues at Bond Capital Management

Alexander Krey
Partner at Bond Capital Management
Ansel Parikh
Investor at Bond Capital Management
Anvi Gulrajani
Investor at Bond Capital Management
Cameron Deatsch
Partner at Bond Capital Management
Daegwon Chae
General Partner at Bond Capital Management
David Lu
Investor at Bond Capital Management
Grant Watson
Investor at Bond Capital Management
Jesse Ellingworth
Principal at Bond Capital Management

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Adam Gross
Investor at Zenda
Clint Smith
Investor at Discord

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jay Simons?
Jay Simons, former Atlassian president who scaled the company to multi-billion-dollar status, leverages deep operating experience and his unconventional no-sales go-to-market playbook to spot durable, non-obvious strategies.
Where does Jay Simons work?
Jay Simons is General Partner at Bond Capital Management and Board Member (representing BOND) at Baseten and Board director at KoBold Metals.
What does Jay Simons invest in?
Jay Simons invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
What check size does Jay Simons write?
Jay Simons typically writes checks of $1M – $25M.
What companies has Jay Simons invested in?
Investments tracked here include 1Password, Alloy, AlphaSense, Baseten, BrowserStack, Click House, Clickety, Clockwise, Comulate, Decagon, Descript, Dooly, and 26 more.
Where did Jay Simons go to school?
Jay Simons studied at University of Washington (B.A., Political Science, Environmental Studies).

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