Jonathan Bruck
InvestorVenture Partner at Long Journey Ventures
San Francisco, California
Writes $100K – $1M checks · typically $500K
About
Venture Partner and seasoned founder with multiple exits, including Pocket (Mozilla), IndexTank (LinkedIn), and Xoopit (Yahoo!). Focuses on helping founders shape early-stage processes and product direction.
Experience
- Long Journey VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Brucko, LLCFoundercurrent2003 — present
- PocketJuggler2011 — 2019San Francisco
- YahooPerson of Interest2009 — 2011
- Xoopit (Acquired by Yahoo!)Product Lead2007 — 2009
- ESI GroupLead Designer2002 — 2008
- Justarrive, Inc.Co-founder1999 — 2001
- MicrosoftHardware Design Intern1998
Skills & more
Strategy3Design ThinkingProduct Discovery4Product Strategy2Strategic Design7Interaction Design29Product Design18Funding4Product Management17Venture Capital7User Experience Design14User Experience36
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User-centered DesignProduct DevelopmentStart-upsCloud ComputingUsabilityUser InterfaceInformation ArchitectureMobile ApplicationsWeb ApplicationsUser Interface DesignNew Venture CreationUser ResearchFrom Jonathan's professional profile.
Colleagues at Long Journey Ventures
Aaron VanDevender
Advisor at Long Journey Ventures
Andrew Look
Advisor at Long Journey Ventures
Arielle Zuckerberg
General Partner at Long Journey Ventures
Brian Balfour
Growth Leader, Entrepreneur, & Angel Investor
Carolena Leon
Platform Associate at Long Journey Ventures
Cyan Banister
Co-founder & General Partner at Long Journey Ventures
Dani Tustin
Chief Financial Officer at Long Journey Ventures
Elaine Wherry
Advisor at Long Journey Ventures
Network3
Cyan Banister
Co-founder & General Partner at Long Journey Ventures
Arielle Zuckerberg
General Partner at Long Journey Ventures
Brian Balfour
Growth Leader, Entrepreneur, & Angel Investor
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jonathan Bruck?
- Venture Partner and seasoned founder with multiple exits, including Pocket (Mozilla), IndexTank (LinkedIn), and Xoopit (Yahoo!). Focuses on helping founders shape early-stage processes and product direction.
- Where does Jonathan Bruck work?
- Jonathan Bruck is Venture Partner at Long Journey Ventures.
- What check size does Jonathan Bruck write?
- Jonathan Bruck typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
- Where did Jonathan Bruck go to school?
- Jonathan Bruck studied at Stanford University (BS, Interaction Design); University of the Arts: Central St. Martins College of Art & Design (Masters, Industrial Design).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Pocket3
Also worked at Yahoo305
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