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Jed Katz
Managing Director, Javelin Venture Partners
www.javelinvp.com
San Francisco, California, United States
Business owner, Investor
Member since January 15, 2010
VEQ: FR-TL-SM
I've been a tech entrepreneur and investor my entire career. Javelin Venture Partners is actively investing in series A stage start-ups led by incredibly talented entrepreneurs with capital efficient, scalable business models.
Investor interests
| Type of investor | Accelerator |
| Typical investment size | $1M - $2.5M |
| Typical investments in a year | 8 |
| Investments made | BoostCTR, Famo.us, Thumbtack, Netpulse, Linqia, Omnitrol, SmartZip, SmartAsset, Yap.tv, WellnessFX, Marketfish, Imagevision |
| Investments partners | Noah Doyle, Alex Gurevich, Richard Mordini |
| Categories of interest | |
| Credentials | Accredited Investor |
I am a(n):
Investor
Companies I've founded or co-founded:
Rent Net, Move.com, Yamcon
My favorite startups:
Too many to name
What's most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?
The chicken & egg problem is the most frustrating. The constant "juice" is the most rewarding.
What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs make?
Running out of money!
What are the top three lessons you've learned as an entrepreneur?
When you realize you have a head start in a great category, speed up!
Raise money when you can - bring in more than you think you need.
Hire amazing people, get rid of anyone slowing you down or causing issues.
Full bio
One of the pioneers of Internet commerce, Jed has spent his 20-year career developing, advising and investing in early stage technology ventures. Prior to joining Javelin Venture Partners, Jed was a Managing Director of DFJ Gotham Ventures in New York. 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 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 was acquired by Homestore 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.
