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Jon: together at Techstars
About
Jon Zanoff leverages founding an 18,000+‑member fintech community and 15 years building electronic trading and bank-side fintech at Goldman Sachs and BlackRock to source deals and mentor highly coachable founders.
Experience
- TechstarsManaging Director Emerituscurrent2020 — presentNew York, United States
- TechstarsManaging Director2017 — 2020Greater New York City Area
- TechstarsFinTech Operator in Residence2016 — 2017New York
- Empire StartupsFoundercurrent2011 — presentGreater New York City Area
- Bank NovoInvestorcurrent2017 — presentGreater New York City Area
- APPLICA.AIInvestorcurrent2018 — presentWarsaw Area, Poland
- vector.aiInvestorcurrent2018 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- Harvest PlatformInvestorcurrent2018 — presentGreater New York City Area
- FinchInvestorcurrent2019 — present
- Hubly IncInvestorcurrent2019 — presentVancouver, Canada Area
- taptripInvestorcurrent2019 — presentManchester, United Kingdom
- LanceInvestorcurrent2019 — presentGreater New York City Area
- SendFriend (Techstars '18)Investorcurrent2018 — presentGreater New York City Area
- Waffle Labs, Inc.Investorcurrent2018 — present
- Sigma Ratings, Inc.Investorcurrent2017 — presentGreater New York City Area
- RealBlocksInvestorcurrent2017 — presentGreater New York City Area
- BPS VenturesFounder & General Partner2025 — 2026New York, United States
- BlackRockDirector, Trading Product Strategy & Marketing2014 — 2016Greater New York City Area
- Goldman SachsHead of Platform Strategy for REDI Global Technologies2012 — 2014Greater New York City Area
- Instinet, LLCExecutive Director, Global Product Strategy2007 — 2010
- E*TRADE FinancialDirector, Product Strategy, Capital Markets2002 — 2007
- Group One TradingNDX Volatility Trading, American Stock Exchange2000 — 2002
Skills & more
Product Management80Entrepreneurship58FinTech27Start-ups37Electronic Trading47Execution Management Systems22Trading15Equity Trading15Financial Services14Motorcycle Safety8Motorsports5Personal Style3
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jon Zanoff?
- Jon Zanoff leverages founding an 18,000+‑member fintech community and 15 years building electronic trading and bank-side fintech at Goldman Sachs and BlackRock to source deals and mentor highly coachable founders.
- Where does Jon Zanoff work?
- Jon Zanoff is Founder at Stella Ventures.
- Where did Jon Zanoff go to school?
- Jon Zanoff studied at Lehigh University (Bachelor's Degree, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Bank Novo7
Robin LiInvestor at GGV CapitalRares CrisanInvestor at Notable CapitalJoseph GuzelGeneral Partner at HAVEN VENTURESMarcello RossiCampus Lead at The MBA FundJason LederInvestor at The W FundJim FeuilleVenture Partner at Crosslink Capital
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