Fundraising Fox

Jed Katz

Investor

Managing Director at Javelin Venture Partners

San Francisco, California, United States

Writes $250K – $6M checks · typically $2.5M

About

Jed Katz, a serial entrepreneur-turned-investor who built Rent Net and Move.com, brings operator-level proptech experience from before proptech was hot, values founder sophistication over age, and offers tactical fundraising playbooks.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Experience

  1. Javelin Venture PartnersManaging Directorcurrent2009 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Gotham VenturesManaging Director2005 — 2009
  3. YamconChief Operating Officer2003 — 2005
  4. Move.comChief Operating Officer / Founder1999 — 2001
  5. Rent NetChief Operating Officer / Founder1994 — 1999
  6. Southwest Housing InvestmentsVice President1993 — 1994
  7. Century Pacific Equity CorporationFinancial Analyst1992 — 1993

Education

  1. University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessMBA, Entrepreneurship1994 — 1996
  2. UCLABS, Business Economics1988 — 1992

Skills & more

Venture Capital27Mergers2Business Strategy13Business Development19E-commerce19Marketing8Digital Media8Sales6Finance3CRM2Product Design1Human Resources1
+3 moreStart-upsEntrepreneurshipPrivate Equity

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Shared employers

Deals · 5

GofriendshopBoard seat

via Javelin Venture Partners · filed Apr 2022 · $8.4M raise

Financial Insight TechnologyBoard seat

via Javelin Venture Partners · filed Aug 2021 · $63.1M raise

KidsPassBoard seat

via Javelin Venture Partners · filed May 2017 · $5.2M raise

SmartZip AnalyticsBoard seat

via Javelin Venture Partners · filed Mar 2017 · $12.4M raise

NetpulseBoard seat

via Javelin Venture Partners · filed Apr 2016 · $8M raise

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

Colleagues at Javelin Venture Partners