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Jay Simons

InvestorFounder

General Partner at Bond Capital Management · Board director at KoBold Metals

San Francisco, California

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

FoundedKoBold Metals

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 director at KoBold Metals

Intro paths

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

KoBold Metals's investors · 10

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

Co-founders at KoBold Metals

KHKurt House
Kurt HouseChief Executive Officer

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

Education

  1. University of WashingtonB.A., Political Science, Environmental Studies1990 — 1994

Colleagues at Bond Capital Management

Daegwon Chae
General Partner at Bond Capital Management
David Lu
Investor at Bond Capital Management
Juliet de Baubigny
General Partner at Bond Capital Management
Mary Meeker
Founder & General Partner at BOND
Mood Rowghani
General Partner at Bond Capital Management
Noah Knauf
General Partner at Bond Capital Management
Paul Vronsky
General Partner at Bond Capital Management

Network1

Adam Gross
Investor at Zenda

Investors connected to Jay in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Jay Simons work?
Jay Simons is General Partner at Bond Capital Management and Founder 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 did Jay Simons found?
Jay Simons founded KoBold Metals.

Same school

Also attended University of Washington261

Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzVictoria TreygerGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesJoe HorsmanInvestor at Madrona Venture GroupTed KummertVenture partner at Madrona focused on enterprise infrastructure, data, and intelligent applicationsJohn CarpenterInformation Technology Director at Madrona Venture Group

+ 255 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Zapier13

Trevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystKaran MehandruManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupWade FosterOperator Advisor at Redbud VCAndrew ReedPartner at Sequoia CapitalSunil NagarajFounder and Managing Partner at Ubiquity VenturesAndrew BermanInvestor at Glade Brook Capital Partners

+ 7 more

Also worked at HubSpot55

Pat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalJessica DowdInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersJoe ChernovInvestor at Battery VenturesStacey BishopPartner at Scale Venture PartnersAhmed Al-BaharEntrepreneur in Residence at Storm VenturesSelina TobaccowalaVenture Partner at Lobby Capital

+ 49 more

Also worked at Atlassian61

Asanka JayasuriyaPortfolio Support at 8VCScott RubinVenture Partner at Lux CapitalBala SathiamurthyInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Kevin EganInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Tamar YehoshuaInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Aileen AllenPartner at Mercury Fund

+ 55 more

Also worked at BEA Systems, Inc.21

Puneet AgarwalInvestor at True VenturesSanjeev KumarVenture Partner at FusionCharles ZedlewskiVenture Partner at Zero Prime VenturesTimothy EadesGeneral Partner and Fellow Founder at Cyber Mentor FundMichael GirdleyManaging Director at GeekdomSam PullaraManaging Director at Sutter Hill Ventures

+ 15 more