Venture Fund Member Profile
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Javelin Venture Partners was founded by former entrepreneurs with a first-hand appreciation of what it takes to develop a company from concept to thriving enterprise. We have been in your chair...resource constrained and exhausted, but driving forward with full confidence that your start-up has incredible potential to change the world. We're here to help – providing capital, guidance, access to an expansive network and most importantly, entrepreneurial DNA.
We invest in early-stage tech companies with incredible potential, managed by teams of energetic, trustworthy and capable leaders. Key focus areas include digital media, Internet commerce, mobile and healthcare IT. We look for advanced bleeding-edge innovations, where the addressable market size is substantial and strong competitive advantages exist. Our typical investment is between $1 to $2 million, with reserves for follow-on investments. We will also consider smaller seed investments for unique companies just getting started. Our office is located in San Francisco, but we invest throughout the world. We consider ourselves very active investors, with a long-term outlook and the objective of creating substantial value.
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Jed Katz
Managing Director
Javelin Ventures |
One of the pioneers of Internet commerce, Jed has spent his 17-year career developing, advising and investing in early stage technology ventures. Recently, Jed also served on the Technology, Telecom & Media advisory group for President Barack Obama's campaign. Prior to joining Javelin Venture Partners, Jed was a Managing Director of DFJ Gotham Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm based in New York, where he was selected in the "Silicon Alley 100", an annual list of the most influential people in New York digital business, by the website Silicon Alley Insider. Prior to DFJ Gotham, Jed was the COO of Yamcon, the developer of the highly acclaimed "SkyScout", one of the best selling astronomy products of all time.
Prior to Yamcon, Jed was the COO and Founder of Rent Net, the Internet's first rental and relocation guide. Rent Net achieved 95% market penetration and became one of the first profitable Internet companies. It was acquired by Cendant, and three years later, Jed used its infrastructure as the starting point for the formation of Move.com, one of the Internet's largest real estate sites. Move.com grew to 360 employees and was acquired by Homestore (NASDAQ: MOVE) for over $900 million. Jed holds a B.A. in Business Economics from UCLA and an M.B.A. from The Haas School of Business at the University of California – Berkeley, where he was awarded the Price Fellowship from the Lester Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, of which he is currently on the advisory board.
Representative Investments
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Netpulse provides an interactive media platform for fitness centers and active lifestyle consumers. The Netpulse platform enables a customizable entertainment experience that offers live HDTV, on-demand video and music, iPod/iPhone connectivity, personalized workout data and more. Netpulse also allows media companies and advertisers to have direct one-to-one access to a highly engaged audience that is difficult to reach with traditional media. |
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SmartZip SmartZip is the leading provider of independent, analytics-based ratings and research for real estate investment. SmartZip is used by investors and homebuyers looking to easily rate, compare and confirm the best properties to buy. The SmartZip Score™ is the first and only quantitative rating offering a risk-adjusted assessment of the investment potential of residential properties. SmartZip Score applies proven stock and bond rating analytics to the most comprehensive base of real estate investment attributes ever assembled. |
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Ritter Pharmaceuticals Ritter Pharmaceuticals is committed to the discovery, development and commercialization of therapeutic treatments for gastrointestinal diseases and conditions. Ritter Pharmaceuticals' technology platform is based upon gastrointestinal physiology, metabolism and gut adaptation. Ritter is supported by a team of leading experts comprised of advanced scientists and researchers in the fields of gastroenterology, biotechnology, pharmacology, clinical laboratory medicine and nutritional sciences. As a result of its uniquely developed technologies, Ritter has developed a treatment for lactose intolerance which is currently in the Pre-Clinical stage. |
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Scout Labs is the leader in real-time, web-based social media search and analysis, offering customer insight for action. Scout Labs tracks all forms of social media and extracts signals from the noise, helping teams see trends and understand customer opinion in order to build better products and stronger customer relationships. |
Jed participated in the FundingPost event: Summer Early-Stage Breakfast NYC
on Wednesday, August 8, 2007 in NY, Sponsored by Morrison & Foerster
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