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Jon Runyan

InvestorUnicorn founder

Founder at Armada

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedArmada$2B

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Jon Runyan is Co-Founder and COO of Armada, based in San Francisco. He previously spent nearly a decade as General Counsel at Okta, where he supported the company's growth from $30M ARR as a private company to approximately $2B ARR as a public company, and earlier was a Partner at Goodwin Procter specializing in corporate and securities law. Runyan holds a BS in Business Administration (Finance) from San Diego State, an MBA from Yale, and a JD from UC Hastings, and is an angel investor in companies including Ollama, Etched, SpaceX, and xAI.

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Armada's investors · 28

137 VenturesSan Francisco8090 IndustriesNew York · since 2025Afore CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checks · since 2023Artisanal VenturesTiburonBlackRockMexico City · since 2026Collaborative FundNew York · $500K – $1M checksCollective LiquidityPlantationCommodity CapitalPacific PalisadesContrarySan Francisco · $2M checksCRESCENT COVE CAPITALSan FranciscoFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2024Flyover CapitalKansas City · $500K – $2M checksFounders Circle CapitalSan FranciscoFounders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2023Glade Brook Capital PartnersGreenwich · since 2025GTMfundScottsdale · $1M – $3M checksLux CapitalNew York · $100K – $100M checks · since 2023M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Seattle · $100K – $10M checks · since 2024Next Legacy PartnersPortola Valley · since 2025NightDragonSan Francisco · since 2026OvermatchAustin · $2M checks · since 2025Saga VenturesAustinShield CapitalSan Francisco · since 2025Silent VenturesDallas · $1.5M – $3M checks · since 2025StarframeTulsaSV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checksValor Equity PartnersChicagoVeritenHouston · since 2025

Co-founders at Armada

DWDan Wright
Dan WrightFounder
PNPradeep Nair
Pradeep NairFounder

Experience

  1. ArmadaCo-Founder & COOcurrent2023 — present
  2. Okta, Inc.General Counsel2015 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Goodwin Procter LLPPartner2013 — 2015
  4. Goodwin Procter LLPSenior Corporate Associate2011 — 2013
  5. Gunderson DettmerSenior Associate2006 — 2011

Skills & more

Strategy3Management3Venture Capital12Start-ups11Mergers & Acquisitions9Corporate Law8Investments2Private Equity4IPO3Due Diligence3Corporate Governance2Strategic Partnerships1
+3 moreEnterprise SoftwareSaaSIntellectual Property

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Who is Jon Runyan?
Jon Runyan is Co-Founder and COO of Armada, based in San Francisco. He previously spent nearly a decade as General Counsel at Okta, where he supported the company's growth from $30M ARR as a private company to approximately $2B ARR as a public company, and earlier was a Partner at Goodwin Procter specializing in corporate and securities law. Runyan holds a BS in Business Administration (Finance) from San Diego State, an MBA from Yale, and a JD from UC Hastings, and is an angel investor in companies including Ollama, Etched, SpaceX, and xAI.
Where does Jon Runyan work?
Jon Runyan is Founder of Armada.
What companies did Jon Runyan found?
Jon Runyan founded Armada.
What companies has Jon Runyan invested in?
Investments tracked here include Aura Vision, Beam, Embrace, Grabb-It, Shef, Vendr.
Where did Jon Runyan go to school?
Jon Runyan studied at Yale University (MBA); University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings) (JD); San Diego State University (BS, Busines Administration - Finance and Financial Management Services).

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