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Jenny Song

VC @ Navitas Capital | Stanford GSB alum | ex-Bain

Greater Chicago Area

Work Experience

  • Partner

    2020

    Early stage VC focused on transformative innovation and technology in real estate, construction and the built world. My primary areas of focus are vertical AI, B2B SaaS and tech-enabled services for housing and climate/energy. Investments include: Lessen (Lead Seed, A, B, C, C+) Sundae (A, B) Landed (Co-lead B) SwiftConnect (Co-lead Seed, Co-lead A) Optiwatt (Lead A) Document Crunch (Lead A) Paces (Lead A)

  • Young Professionals Board

    2023

    Hope Chicago is a non-profit organization seeking to reduce economic and social inequity by funding post-secondary scholarships and non-tuition costs for Chicago Public School graduates and adult family members eager to return to school and update their skills.

2024

  • Board Observer

    2024

    Paces is a pre-construction platform automating site selection, permitting and due diligence for grid-connected development.

  • Board Observer

    2024

    Document Crunch is an AI-powered contract risk and intelligence platform for the $14T+ global construction industry.

2023

  • Board Observer

    2023

    Optiwatt is a consumer app that helps homeowners manage and optimize their energy use while helping utilities plan and manage load and green the grid.

  • Board Observer

    2022

    SwiftConnect is a software-based access control platform that enables seamless mobile access across physical spaces.

2021 - 2023

  • Board Observer

    2021 - 2023

    Landed is a tech-enabled homebuying platform that helps essential professionals (educators, health care workers, and public sector workers) afford homes via down payment assistance.

  • Founder / Broad Foundation Fellow

    2018 - 2020

    Broad Foundation fellow. Founder and general manager for Noble Forward, a non-profit EdTech start-up. Noble Forward is a hybrid college that combines online and in-person learning in support of non-traditional students. The vision: providing better, more affordable options for the 50%+ of college goers who drop out of college that re-engage and support them toward their Bachelor's degrees later in life. Responsible for strategy/design, fundraising, growth, partnerships, budget/finance, team buildout, etc. Hired team of 4. Launched with first class in March 2019. In 2023 Noble Forward was acquired by Rivet School.

2015 - 2018

  • Case Team Leader (Manager)

    2017 - 2018

  • Consultant

    2015 - 2017