Fundraising Fox

Tim Thimmaiah

Investor

Advisor at Black Jays Ventures

Los Angeles, California

Writes $25K – $250K checks Β· typically $250K

About

Principal at Black Jays who sources and vets deals and works with founders. A decade-long operator, most recently CEO and founder of ToneDen (acquired by Eventbrite in 2020); a designer and engineer now building Typefive.

Experience

  1. Type FiveChief Executive Officercurrent2023 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Black Jays InvestmentsAdvisorcurrent2020 β€” presentLos Angeles, California, United States
  3. EventbriteEntrepreneur In Residence2022 β€” 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  4. EventbriteDirector of Product2020 β€” 2022Los Angeles, California, United States
  5. ToneDenChief Executive Officer2015 β€” 2020Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
  6. TeselaGen BiotechnologyFounding Engineer2012 β€” 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryResearch Affiliate2011 β€” 2013Berkeley, CA
  8. City of Santa Cruz Economic Development OfficeProgram Director, Project for Innovation & Entrepreneurship2011 β€” 2012
  9. City of Santa CruzDeveloper, Government 2.0 Task Force2010 β€” 2011Santa Cruz, California
  10. WISE Environmental Solutions Inc.Researcher, Product Development2010 β€” 2011Watsonville, California
  11. Tim ThimmaiahFreelance Design & Development2008 β€” 2011
  12. Ketera TechnologiesUI Designer & Developer2009 β€” 2010San Jose, California
  13. UC Santa CruzIT Support Technician2009
  14. JackBeProduct Development, UI Design2006 β€” 2008Fremont, California

Education

  1. University of California, BerkeleyB.S., Bioengineering
  2. University of California, Santa CruzBusiness Management, Economics

Skills & more

Product Development10Start-ups17User Experience5Agile Methodologies2Product Management5Software Engineering3Software Development1Graphic DesignMarketing Strategy1Product DesignWeb Development9Entrepreneurship5
+12 moreUser Interface DesignUser InterfacejQueryJavaScriptPerlHTML 5JavaCSSMySQLPHPUnixPython

From Tim's professional profile.

Same school

Shared employers

Colleagues at Black Jays Ventures

Network1

Investors connected to Tim in public investor directories β€” a warm-intro map.