Jesse Middleton
InvestorGeneral Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners
New York, New York
Writes $1.5M checks Β· typically $1M
About
Jesse Middleton is a General Partner at Flybridge, a seed fund with offices in New York and Boston that backs community-driven companies, where he invests in consumer and B2B startups across the future of work, the creator economy, and membership platforms. Before moving into venture full time, he was a founding team member and early executive at WeWork and co-founded WeWork Labs, and he built an angel portfolio that now exceeds 30 companies, including Chief, Commsor, Imperfect Foods, JackPocket, LaunchHouse, Ohi, Splice, Squire, and Teal. He also co-founded The Community Fund, an operator-led micro-fund focused on underestimated founders worldwide.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingConsumerDeveloper ToolsE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkPropTechSaaSSocial
Experience
- Flybridge Capital PartnersGeneral Partnercurrent2016 β presentGreater New York City Area
- Next Wave NYCInvestment Partnercurrent2024 β presentNew York, United States
- Tech:NYCBoard Membercurrent2024 β presentNew York, New York, United States
- The Community Fund VCCo-Founder and General Partnercurrent2020 β presentNew York, NY, United States
- Arcee.aiSeed Investorcurrent2024 β present
- TATOSeed Investorcurrent2023 β present
- OwnersSeed Investorcurrent2022 β present
- General CollaborationSeed Investorcurrent2022 β present
- Dame ProductsSeed Investorcurrent2022 β present
- Famosos.com & Famosos AdsBoard Membercurrent2021 β presentMiami, Florida, United States
- WilcoBoard Observercurrent2021 β presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- PopchewSeed Investorcurrent2021 β present
- ArrangeSeed Investorcurrent2021 β present
- AgtonomySeed Investorcurrent2021 β present
- 5xSeed Investorcurrent2021 β present
- Cruisebound, inc.Seed Investorcurrent2021 β present
- launch houseSeed Investorcurrent2021 β present
- TrendSeed Investorcurrent2021 β present
- Your Auto AdvocateBoard Membercurrent2020 β present
- DongnaeBoard Membercurrent2020 β present
- TealBoard Membercurrent2020 β present
- MiraBoard Membercurrent2020 β presentNew York, New York, United States
- FableSeed Investorcurrent2020 β present
- CommsorSeed Investorcurrent2020 β present
- OhiBoard Membercurrent2019 β present
- HIFISeed Investorcurrent2019 β present
- ChiefBoard Observercurrent2018 β present
- Hyr Inc.Board Membercurrent2018 β present
- NarratorBoard Membercurrent2017 β present
- WethosSeed Investorcurrent2017 β present
- SpliceBoard Observercurrent2016 β presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- MSJMAngel Investorcurrent2012 β presentNew York, New York, United States
- Tastemakers AfricaBoard Member2019 β 2022
- BulletinSeed Investor2017 β 2022
- Imperfect FoodsBoard Observer2016 β 2022
- JCC ManhattanBoard Member2018 β 2020Greater New York City Area
- Remote YearBoard Observer2016 β 2020
- WeWork LabsCo-Founder2011 β 2016New York, NY
- The We CompanyFounding Team Member2010 β 2016Greater New York City Area
- Blueprint Health LLCMentor2011 β 2013
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Education
- Drexel University2004 β 2009
- Bucks County Community CollegeGeneral Studies2002 β 2003
Skills & more
SaaS41JavaScript9Enterprise Software6Strategic Planning6Start-ups99E-commerce41Entrepreneurship99Online Advertising10Business Development94Social Media Marketing77Social Media50Product Management20
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Cloud ComputingProject ManagementStrategic PartnershipsConsultingAnalyticsMarketingIntegrationNew Business DevelopmentFrom Jesse's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
ChiefCommsorImperfect FoodsJackPocketLaunchHouseOhiSpliceSquireTeal
Per curated public sources.
Colleagues at Flybridge Capital Partners
Anna Palmer
Venture Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners
CheraΓ© Robinson
Head of Platform and Marketing at Flybridge Capital Partners
Chip Hazard
General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners
Daniel Porras Reyes
Associate at Flybridge Capital Partners
Dorothy Chang
Venture Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners
Matt Guiney
Chief Financial Officer at Flybridge Capital Partners
Victoria Song
Principal at Flybridge Capital Partners
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Investors connected to Jesse in public investor directories β a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jesse Middleton?
- Jesse Middleton is a General Partner at Flybridge, a seed fund with offices in New York and Boston that backs community-driven companies, where he invests in consumer and B2B startups across the future of work, the creator economy, and membership platforms. Before moving into venture full time, he was a founding team member and early executive at WeWork and co-founded WeWork Labs, and he built an angel portfolio that now exceeds 30 companies, including Chief, Commsor, Imperfect Foods, JackPocket, LaunchHouse, Ohi, Splice, Squire, and Teal. He also co-founded The Community Fund, an operator-led micro-fund focused on underestimated founders worldwide.
- Where does Jesse Middleton work?
- Jesse Middleton is General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners.
- What does Jesse Middleton invest in?
- Jesse Middleton invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Developer Tools, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Future of Work, PropTech, SaaS, Social.
- What check size does Jesse Middleton write?
- Jesse Middleton typically writes checks of $1.5M.
- What companies has Jesse Middleton invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Chief, Commsor, Imperfect Foods, JackPocket, LaunchHouse, Ohi, Splice, Squire, Teal.
- Where did Jesse Middleton go to school?
- Jesse Middleton studied at Drexel University; Bucks County Community College (General Studies).
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