Jonathan Hsu
InvestorGeneral Partner at Tribe Capital Firstlook
San Francisco, California
Writes $25K – $40M checks · typically $6M
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1,844 people in our graph share verified history with Jonathan — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Tobi CokerunlockedJonathan: together at Kauffman Fellows (2023–2025)
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About
Jonathan Hsu is a PhD string theorist-turned-VC who scaled Facebook data science to 150+, built growth analytics frameworks and Magic 8-Ball for PMF, and audits founders' growth even when passing.
Invests in
FintechSaaS
Experience
- Tribe CapitalCo-Founder and General Partnercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Jonica Wine CellarsCo-Foundercurrent2022 — presentSonoma, California, United States
- Neo FinancialInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- MarshmallowInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- zeroheightBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- JeevesInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- PipeInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- Founders PledgePledgercurrent2019 — present
- ModeInvestorcurrent2018 — present
- Kauffman FellowsFellow, Class 22current2017 — present
- VinovestBoard Member2021 — 2026
- HuckleberryBoard Member2020 — 2024
- TeampayBoard Member2019 — 2021
- Prodigy Software Inc.Board Member2019 — 2021
- Bloomberg Second MeasureInvestor2018 — 2020
- Insight Data ScienceAdvisor2014 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Social Capital LPPartner, SVP of Quantitative Investing and Data Science2014 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- FacebookManager of Data Science and Analytics2012 — 2014Menlo Park, CA
- FacebookData Scientist, Platform2009 — 2012
- Slide, Inc.Lead Analytics Scientist2007 — 2009San Francisco Bay Area
- SuperPokeCo-Founder2007Greater Seattle Area
- MicrosoftProgram Manager2006 — 2007
- Stanford UniversityGraduate Student Researcher2001 — 2006
Skills & more
PythonMachine LearningAlgorithmsHadoopData MiningScalabilityRAnalyticsPhysicsData VisualizationData AnalysisComputer Science
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Theoretical PhysicsBig DataData ScienceMapReduceNatural Language ProcessingSoftware EngineeringManagementCompetitive AnalysisDesign of ExperimentsExperimental DesignExperimental PhysicsExpert WitnessFrom Jonathan's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
Disclosure FactsMarshmallowTeampay
Per curated public sources.
Colleagues at Tribe Capital Firstlook
Alex Bernier
Assistant Controller, Venture at Tribe Capital Firstlook
Alex Chee
Co-Founding Partner, Credit / Termina at Tribe Capital Firstlook
Ali Nahm
Partner, Venture at Tribe Capital Firstlook
Andrew Przybylski
Partner, Investor Relations at Tribe Capital Firstlook
Aniko Szigetvari
Founding Partner at Atlantica Ventures
Anirudh Pandit
Partner at Tribe Capital Firstlook
Arjun Sethi
Co-founder, Chairman at Tribe Capital Firstlook
Bobby Kwon
Investor at Tribe Capital Firstlook
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jonathan Hsu?
- Jonathan Hsu is a PhD string theorist-turned-VC who scaled Facebook data science to 150+, built growth analytics frameworks and Magic 8-Ball for PMF, and audits founders' growth even when passing.
- Where does Jonathan Hsu work?
- Jonathan Hsu is General Partner at Tribe Capital Firstlook.
- What does Jonathan Hsu invest in?
- Jonathan Hsu invests in Fintech, SaaS.
- What check size does Jonathan Hsu write?
- Jonathan Hsu typically writes checks of $25K – $40M.
- What companies has Jonathan Hsu invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Disclosure Facts, Marshmallow, Teampay.
- Where did Jonathan Hsu go to school?
- Jonathan Hsu studied at Stanford University (PhD, Physics); Stanford University (M.S., Physics); University of California, Berkeley (B.S., Engineering Physics, minor in Mathematics).
Same school
Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at Floodgate
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000
Steve WozniakCo-founder of AppleTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksAbraham BachrachCo-founder & CTO of SkydioTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General Catalyst
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Shared employers
Also worked at Marshmallow9
Martin ScherrerPartner & Head of Managed Funds at RedstoneDevon KirkPartner & Co-Head, Portage Capital Solutions at Sagard Credit PartnersRemus BrettGeneral Partner at Phoenix CourtWill NealeInvestor at Learn CapitalJonathan HsuInvestor at Tribe CapitalJonathan HsuGeneral Partner at Tribe Capital AI
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Also worked at Kauffman Fellows536
Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaRoi Bar-KatManaging Director at Intel CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalNick WashburnSenior Managing Director, Intel Capital (North America)Justin HallPartner at Golden Gate VenturesMichael LintsFounding Partner, MENA at Golden Gate Ventures
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Also worked at Teampay12
Peter AckersonCo-Founder & General Partner at Audere CapitalMo El-BibanyGeneral Partner at Page One VenturesRatan ManehaniPartner at R136 VenturesSteve MockHead of Growth and Partnerships at Blumberg CapitalAdam DevineVenture Partner at The Venture CollectiveAndrew HoagCEO at Workstation
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Also worked at Slide, Inc.20
Keith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesMax LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleScott BanisterVenture Partner at Long Journey VenturesJohn MalloyGeneral Partner at BlueRun VenturesLiron ShapiraInvestor at Relationship Hero
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