Jonathan Karlson
InvestorSenior Associate - US Team at Founders Future
San Francisco, California, United States
About
Jonathan Karlson is a Senior Associate on Founders Future's US investment team. He holds a degree in economics and computer science from Dickinson College. Before joining the firm, he worked at ICONIQ Capital managing assets for high-net-worth families and entrepreneurs across direct and fund investments in venture and private equity, and previously spent six years at BlackRock working with institutional investors.
Invests in
AI & Machine Learning
Experience
- Founders FutureSenior Associate, Investmentscurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ICONIQ CapitalInvestment Associate2023 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- BlackRockAssociate2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- BlackRockAnalyst2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- BlackRockSpecialist2017 — 2019Greater Boston
Skills & more
Microsoft Office2Microsoft Word1Microsoft Excel1PowerPoint3Regression Analysis2Econometrics1Java1SQL1Stata1C++2CProlog
+8 more
SchemeSPSSResearchPublic SpeakingLeadershipFacebookTwitterHigher Education- Series 3 — FINRA
- Series 66 — FINRA
- Series 7 — FINRA
From Jonathan's professional profile.
Colleagues at Founders Future
Amanda Wu
Chief of Staff at Founders Future
Dulcie Fforde
Principal - US Team at Founders Future
Gabrielle Fourey
Communication at Founders Future
Guillaume Simonaire
Partner at Founders Future
Louis Sautet
Partner at Founders Future
Marc Menasé
Founding Partner - Chief Investments Officer at Founders Future
Matthieu Benkerant
Partner - COO at Founders Future
Maxence Blanchy
Directeur Administratif & Financier at Founders Future
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jonathan Karlson?
- Jonathan Karlson is a Senior Associate on Founders Future's US investment team. He holds a degree in economics and computer science from Dickinson College. Before joining the firm, he worked at ICONIQ Capital managing assets for high-net-worth families and entrepreneurs across direct and fund investments in venture and private equity, and previously spent six years at BlackRock working with institutional investors.
- Where does Jonathan Karlson work?
- Jonathan Karlson is Senior Associate - US Team at Founders Future.
- What does Jonathan Karlson invest in?
- Jonathan Karlson invests in AI & Machine Learning.
- Where did Jonathan Karlson go to school?
- Jonathan Karlson studied at Dickinson College (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics); NOLS; Milton Academy.
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Also attended NOLS26
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Shared employers
Also worked at ICONIQ Capital31
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Also worked at BlackRock203
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