Stan Chudnovsky
InvestorVenture Partner at NFX · Board director at Hadron Group · Board director at Castlight Health Inc
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $500K – $5M checks · typically $2.5M
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About
Stan Chudnovsky previously served as VP of Messaging at Meta, overseeing Messenger, Instagram DM, and audio/video platforms across Meta's products. Earlier he was VP of Growth and Global Strategy at PayPal, which followed the 2013 acquisition of IronPearl, a company he co-founded. He also co-founded several other companies, including NFX Ventures, Jiff, Ooga Labs, Wonderhill, and the early social media company Tickle Inc.
Invests in
Social
Board director at Hadron Group
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Board director at Castlight Health Inc
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Experience
- NFXCo-Foundercurrent2014 — present
- MetaVice President and GM2018 — 2022
- FacebookVP, Head of Product for Messaging2015 — 2018
- PayPalVP of Growth, Corporate Strategy and Special Ops2013 — 2015Silicon Valley
- IronPearl Inc.Co-Founder2012 — 2013Palo Alto
- Goodreads.comBoard Member2008 — 2013
- WonderHillCo-founder and CTO2007 — 2011
- Tickle/MonsterGeneral Manager and SVP2005 — 2007
- Tickle/MonsterVP, Product and Engineering2003 — 2005
- Tickle IncVP, Engineering2000 — 2003
Skills & more
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New Business DevelopmentBusiness StrategyLead GenerationSocial NetworkingAnalyticsOnline AdvertisingMobile DevicesE-CommerceStrategySaaSFrom Stan's professional profile.
Deals · 2
Hadron GroupBoard seat
via NFX · filed Jun 2026 · $30M raise
Castlight Health IncBoard seat
via NFX · filed May 2015 · $32M raise
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Stan Chudnovsky?
- Stan Chudnovsky previously served as VP of Messaging at Meta, overseeing Messenger, Instagram DM, and audio/video platforms across Meta's products. Earlier he was VP of Growth and Global Strategy at PayPal, which followed the 2013 acquisition of IronPearl, a company he co-founded. He also co-founded several other companies, including NFX Ventures, Jiff, Ooga Labs, Wonderhill, and the early social media company Tickle Inc.
- Where does Stan Chudnovsky work?
- Stan Chudnovsky is Venture Partner at NFX and Board director at Hadron Group and Board director at Castlight Health Inc.
- What does Stan Chudnovsky invest in?
- Stan Chudnovsky invests in Social.
- What check size does Stan Chudnovsky write?
- Stan Chudnovsky typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.
- What boards does Stan Chudnovsky sit on?
- Stan Chudnovsky holds tracked board seats at Castlight Health Inc, Hadron Group.
Founder mafias
PayPal mafia115
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NFX mafia15
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Castlight Health Inc mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Shared employers
Also worked at Meta410
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Also worked at Facebook714
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Also worked at PayPal207
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