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Stan Chudnovsky

InvestorFounder

Venture 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

FoundedCastlight Health IncHadron Group

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

Intro paths

In turn, Stan can intro founders to Hadron Group's investors below.

Co-founders at Hadron Group

AH
Ali HindyExecutive Officer, Director
WB
William BrigerExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Castlight Health Inc

Intro paths

In turn, Stan can intro founders to Castlight Health Inc's investors below.

Co-founders at Castlight Health Inc

JP
Jonathan PorterCEO
RD
Robert Derek NewellExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
LL
Larry LeisureDirector

Experience

  1. NFXCo-Foundercurrent2014 — present
  2. MetaVice President and GM2018 — 2022
  3. FacebookVP, Head of Product for Messaging2015 — 2018
  4. PayPalVP of Growth, Corporate Strategy and Special Ops2013 — 2015Silicon Valley
  5. IronPearl Inc.Co-Founder2012 — 2013Palo Alto
  6. Goodreads.comBoard Member2008 — 2013
  7. WonderHillCo-founder and CTO2007 — 2011
  8. Tickle/MonsterGeneral Manager and SVP2005 — 2007
  9. Tickle/MonsterVP, Product and Engineering2003 — 2005
  10. Tickle IncVP, Engineering2000 — 2003

Skills & more

Venture Capital19Entrepreneurship65Start-ups57Product Management32Monetization7User Experience7Angel Investing1Online Marketing8Strategic Partnerships32Mobile Applications11E-commerce14Mergers & Acquisitions10
+10 moreNew Business DevelopmentBusiness StrategyLead GenerationSocial NetworkingAnalyticsOnline AdvertisingMobile DevicesE-CommerceStrategySaaS

From 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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Colleagues at NFX

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Stan Chudnovsky work?
Stan Chudnovsky is Venture Partner at NFX and Founder at Hadron Group and Founder 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 companies did Stan Chudnovsky found?
Stan Chudnovsky founded Castlight Health Inc, Hadron Group.

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