Where does Kristen Sonday work?

Kristen Sonday is General Partner at LongJump Ventures.

What check size does Kristen Sonday write?

Kristen Sonday typically writes checks of $50K – $100K.

Where did Kristen Sonday go to school?

Kristen Sonday studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Certificate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship); Princeton University (AB, Politics); Universidad de Salamanca.

Kristen Sonday

Investor

General Partner at LongJump Ventures

Chicago, Illinois

Writes $50K – $100K checks · typically $75K

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162 people in our graph share verified history with Kristen — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Ankit GuptaunlockedKristen: together at Bridgewater Associates (2014)

×4Kristen: together at Bridgewater Associates

×4Kristen: together at U.S. Department of Justice

×2Kristen: together at Reed Smith LLP

About

Kristen Sonday is Co-Founder and CEO of Paladin PBC, a pro bono management platform used by AmLaw 200 firms, Fortune 500 companies, law schools, and bar associations. She previously worked on international criminal matters at the U.S. Department of Justice in Mexico and Central America and was part of a founding team at a New York-based tech startup. Sonday is a Founding Partner at LongJump, a venture fund investing in pre-seed Chicago-based companies.

Experience

Paladin PBCCo-Founder, CEOcurrent2016 — presentGreater Chicago Area
LongJumpFounding Partnercurrent2021 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
Thomson ReutersContributor - Thomson Reuters Institutecurrent2020 — present
Legal Services Corporation (LSC)Co-Chair, Emerging Leaders Council2019 — 2023
Bridgewater AssociatesSource Lead2014 — 2015Westport, CT
Grouper, Inc.Founding Team and Director of International Operations2011 — 2014New York, NY
U.S. Department of JusticeInternational Affairs Specialist2009 — 2012Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Princeton UniversityResearch Assistant2005 — 2009Princeton, NJ
New York City Police DepartmentIntern2008New York City Metropolitan Area
Reed Smith LLPParalegal2006 — 2007New York City Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

Westlaw3Microsoft Office5Business Development32Start-ups45Operations Management4Sales OperationsInternational Expansion1Customer AcquisitionCommunity Outreach6International Relations14Government15Legal Writing2

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ResearchPublic SpeakingPolicy AnalysisPoliticsEditingLegal ResearchPublic PolicyPublic RelationsPolitical ScienceStrategyEntrepreneurshipSocial Media

Languages Spanish

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Colleagues at LongJump Ventures

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Daniel Rogers

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Garry Cooper

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Garry Cooper, Jr.

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Rebecca Kahnweiler

General Partner at LongJump Ventures

Tim Grace

General Partner at LongJump Ventures

Tina Hrabak

Partner, Head of Platform at LongJump Ventures

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Brian Luerssen

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Garry Cooper

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Kristen Sonday?: Kristen Sonday is Co-Founder and CEO of Paladin PBC, a pro bono management platform used by AmLaw 200 firms, Fortune 500 companies, law schools, and bar associations. She previously worked on international criminal matters at the U.S. Department of Justice in Mexico and Central America and was part of a founding team at a New York-based tech startup. Sonday is a Founding Partner at LongJump, a venture fund investing in pre-seed Chicago-based companies.
Where does Kristen Sonday work?: Kristen Sonday is General Partner at LongJump Ventures.
What check size does Kristen Sonday write?: Kristen Sonday typically writes checks of $50K – $100K.
Where did Kristen Sonday go to school?: Kristen Sonday studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Certificate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship); Princeton University (AB, Politics); Universidad de Salamanca.

Founder mafias

Techstars mafia2,005

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Brad FeldCo-founderFounded Techstars Gleb ChuvpiloTechstars Boston Accelerator 2014Founded Thor Directed Energy +6 David CummingsTechstars Boulder Accelerator 2012Founded Undaunted +6 Jagmeet LambaEntrepreneurshipFounded Certa +3 Ben LammMentor & InvestorFounded Breaking +3 T.J. ParkerTechstars Boston Accelerator 2013Founded Tjparker +2

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Stanford University Graduate School of Business mafia746

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Bridgewater Associates mafia79

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Bridgewater Associates mafia58

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Universidad de Salamanca mafia8

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Ryan CroftFounded Pacto +1 Jessica TulpFounded Rocket Lab Niamh FallerFounded Druid Learning Robert MockSpanish Language and LiteratureFounded New Frontier Foods Adrian FerreroBachelorFounded Biome Makers

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Same school

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business2,000

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Also attended Princeton University877

Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ Labs Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Dario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of Anthropic Fei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at Stanford Cat WuInvestor at Index Ventures AndrewAdvisor at Clear Ventures

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Erich SieberFounding General Partner at PeakBridge VC Surya GargMembership & Network Operations at Gold House Ventures Sandra Pérez BaosAssociate at 2048 Ventures Ethan SmithInvestor at Innovius Capital Alfonso CoboInvestor at Enzo Ventures Clarissa RossbachInvestment Manager at IBB Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Paladin PBC1

Amber PorterAssociate at American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact

Also worked at Thomson Reuters163

Andrea HippeauPartner at Lerer Hippeau Bob StefanskiManaging Director at eLab Ventures Rhie LimPartner, Global Strategy at One Way Ventures JoePartner at Thomson Reuters Ventures Josef NajmPrincipal at Thomson Reuters Ventures JillExecutive Assistant at Thomson Reuters Ventures

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Max NovendsternCo-founder of Tools for Humanity; founder of Mana Coen ArmstrongInvestor at Spark Capital Jared FriedmanYC Group Partner Ankit GuptaGeneral Partner at Y Combinator Mark LurieVenture Partner at FJ Labs Nicole FraenkelInvestor at Khosla Ventures

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Also worked at U.S. Department of Justice35

Linda CuretonBoard Member at Maryland TEDCO Marissa SterlingSenior Platform Associate at BURNT ISLAND VENTURES Aniqua BokhariLegal Counsel at Red Cell Incubation Regina KlineFounder + Managing Partner at Enable Ventures Karen SkeltonAdvisor, Visiting Scholar At Stanford's Doerr School Of Sustainability; Former Senior Policy Advisor, US Department Of Energy at Overture Climate Kevin J. O'ConnorSenior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Lockheed Martin Ventures

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