Jim Payne
InvestorFounder / General Partner at Breakpoint Capital
New York, New York
Writes $250K – $2M checks · typically $1.1M
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About
Founder and CEO of MoPub (acquired by Twitter in 2013), also founded MAX (acquired by AppLovin) and CloudX. He was previously a product manager at Google and holds a BS in Computer Science from MIT. He launched Breakpoint Capital in 2018.
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Investments
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ArborFeedgenFirstCutInfluxDataLayerLittle UmbrellaLuciqLuciq (formerly Instabug)MarketectureMoPubOptableRentCheckRill DataSprigTomaTrulyURX
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Colleagues at Breakpoint Capital
Network2
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jim Payne?
- Founder and CEO of MoPub (acquired by Twitter in 2013), also founded MAX (acquired by AppLovin) and CloudX. He was previously a product manager at Google and holds a BS in Computer Science from MIT. He launched Breakpoint Capital in 2018.
- Where does Jim Payne work?
- Jim Payne is Founder / General Partner at Breakpoint Capital.
- What check size does Jim Payne write?
- Jim Payne typically writes checks of $250K – $2M.
- What companies has Jim Payne invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Arbor, Feedgen, FirstCut, InfluxData, Layer, Little Umbrella, Luciq, Luciq (formerly Instabug), Marketecture, MoPub, Optable, RentCheck, and 5 more.
Founder mafias
Google mafia1,712
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,487
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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