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Jeff Bonforte

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Description

Jeff Bonforte is the Chief Executive Officer at Grindr. He attended University of California, Los Angeles during 1990 - 1993.

Investor Profile

Jeff Bonforte has backed more than 13 startups, with 1 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 0 rounds, about 0% of its total and boasts 2 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed, Pre Seed, Series A rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States, Canada.
  • Strong thematic focus on Software, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Stage Focus

  • Seed (69%)
  • Pre Seed (15%)
  • Series A (8%)
  • Series Unknown (8%)

Country Focus

  • United States (85%)
  • Canada (15%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • E-commerce
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Customer Service
  • Internet
  • Apps
  • Enterprise Software
  • Collaboration
  • Marketplace
  • Virtual Assistant
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Who does Jeff Bonforte frequently co-invest with?

boldstart ventures
boldstart ventures
North America, Florida, United States, Miami
Co-Investments: 1
Caffeinated Capital
Caffeinated Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
BDuck Capital
BDuck Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
Y Combinator
Y Combinator
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 1
Uncork Capital
Uncork Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
Mistral Venture Partners
Mistral Venture Partners
North America, Ontario, Canada, Ottawa
Co-Investments: 2
Kima Ventures
Kima Ventures
Europe, Ile-de-France, France, Paris
Co-Investments: 1
Initialized Capital
Initialized Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
Point Nine
Point Nine
Europe, Berlin, Germany, Berlin
Co-Investments: 1
11:11 Media
11:11 Media
North America, California, United States, Beverly Hills
Co-Investments: 1

Which angels does Jeff Bonforte often collaborate with?

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Katie Stanton
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
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Rick Marini
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
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Adam Goldstein
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
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Varsha Rao
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
Darrell Cavens
Darrell Cavens
North America, Washington, United States, Seattle
Shared Deals: 1
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Scott Roberts
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 2
Dan Levitan
Dan Levitan
North America, United States
Shared Deals: 1
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Elizabeth Weil
North America, California, United States, Portola Valley
Shared Deals: 2
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Matt Humphrey
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
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Sebastian Marineau-Mes
North America, California, United States, Cupertino
Shared Deals: 2

What are some of recent deals done by Jeff Bonforte?

Bloks, Inc.

North Hatley, Quebec, Canada

Bloks is your personal copilot - making sure you always come prepared for every professional interactions.

AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Mobile AppsSMSSoftwareVideo Chat
SeedSep 24, 2024
Amount Raised: $1,500,000
Checkmate

San Francisco, California, United States

Checkmate is a smart shopping solution that gathers e-commerce data and helps customers save money.

E-CommerceRetail TechnologyShopping
Series AMay 25, 2023
Amount Raised: $15,000,000
Nook

Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

Nook offers a mobile calendar and collaboration application.

AppsBrowser ExtensionsMeeting SoftwareMobile AppsProductivity ToolsSoftwareTask ManagementVirtual Assistant
Pre SeedOct 26, 2022
Amount Raised: $1,763,892
Sheltr

San Francisco, California, United States

Making home maintenance effortless

E-CommerceHome ServicesInternetSoftware
SeedJun 4, 2019
Amount Raised: $3,200,000
Printify

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

Printify is a platform that connects e-commerce merchants, marketplaces and print on demand dropshipping producers.

E-CommerceFashionManufacturingMarketplacePrinting
SeedMay 9, 2019
Amount Raised: $3,000,000
Trimian

Menlo Park, California, United States

Trimian is a company dedicated to creating new tools for professionals on the go.

AppsComputerContact ManagementSocialSoftware
Series UnknownOct 24, 2017
Amount Raised: $3,000,000
Finrise

Burlingame, California, United States

Finrise provides a financing option for treatments and services that are not covered by insurance, directly in the doctor's office.

FinanceFinancial ServicesService Industry
SeedOct 19, 2016
Amount Raised: $5,300,000
BrightCrowd

Redwood City, California, United States

Connected and Engaged Alumni Networks

AlumniCollaborationProfessional NetworkingSoftwareUniversities
SeedOct 11, 2016
Earny

Santa Monica, California, United States

Earny is your personal assistant who automatically gets you money back on almost every item you buy.

E-CommerceFinTechInternet
SeedMay 5, 2016
Amount Raised: $2,500,000
Echo AI

Palo Alto, California, United States

The first generative AI-native Conversation Intelligence platform that turns customers feedback into insights.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Customer ServiceEnterprise SoftwareGenerative AIInternetNatural Language ProcessingSoftware
SeedJan 1, 2016
Amount Raised: $1,100,000
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