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Jonathan Howard

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Investor at Step Function Ventures

San Francisco, California

Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $1M

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About

Jonathan Howard is Chief Product Officer at Odyssey and previously founded multiple companies that resulted in three exits. He has experience as a full-stack engineer and growth lead in Silicon Valley, and advises early-stage companies at the seed and Series A stages on customer research, product-market fit, and growth experimentation. Howard maintains an interest in cryptocurrency technologies.

Experience

  1. OdysseyChief Product Officercurrent2025 — present
  2. Bee Partners.Growth Mentorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. Alchemist AcceleratorGrowth Mentorcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. Runway Innovation HubGrowth Mentorcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  5. Growth & Strategy ConsultingGrowth Advisorcurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  6. Pitch CrewCo-Organizer2018 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Big Head ClubCofounder and CTO2021 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  8. Step FunctionFounder, Fractional CMO2018 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  9. Rupie NetworkHead of Product -> CTO -> Technical Advisor2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  10. Kaliber LabsInterim COO2017San Francisco Bay Area
  11. PrimerDirector of Growth2016San Francisco Bay Area
  12. EmissaryFounder & CEO2013 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  13. MintedSoftware Engineer - Growth2011 — 2013San Francisco
  14. LOLappsLead Software Engineer2010 — 2011
  15. FreeCause.comSenior Application Architect2008 — 2009
  16. IssueDictionary.comCofounder2007 — 2008
  17. UMD Center for Advanced Transportation TechnologySoftware Engineer / Technical Artist2007
  18. EscapeRL.comCofounder2007
  19. Google, Inc.Software Engineering Intern2006
  20. UMD Center for Advanced Transportation Technology3D Software Engineer2004 — 2005

Skills & more

Storytelling1SolidityNon-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)EthereumCross-functional Team LeadershipFundraisingPython36JavaScript24MySQL7jQuery5ActionScript5CSS13
+12 moreHTMLWeb DevelopmentUser InterfaceSubversionSoftware DevelopmentSoftware EngineeringGame DevelopmentProgrammingStart-up ConsultingTrainingGrowth HackingManagement

Languages French

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Investor at Step Function Ventures

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Who is Jonathan Howard?
Jonathan Howard is Chief Product Officer at Odyssey and previously founded multiple companies that resulted in three exits. He has experience as a full-stack engineer and growth lead in Silicon Valley, and advises early-stage companies at the seed and Series A stages on customer research, product-market fit, and growth experimentation. Howard maintains an interest in cryptocurrency technologies.
Where does Jonathan Howard work?
Jonathan Howard is at Step Function Ventures.
What check size does Jonathan Howard write?
Jonathan Howard typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
Where did Jonathan Howard go to school?
Jonathan Howard studied at University of Maryland (B.S., Computer Science w/ Honors).

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