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Jonathan Howard

Investor

Investor at Step Function Ventures

San Francisco, California

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

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

Education

  1. University of MarylandB.S., Computer Science w/ Honors2002 — 2006

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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Colleagues at Step Function Ventures

Bill Lehmann
Investor at Step Function Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

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.

Same school

Also attended University of Maryland204

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Shared employers

Also worked at Kaliber Labs1

Manjit SinghInvestor at Sand Hill Angels

Also worked at Google, Inc.1,569

Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory Ventures

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