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Jonathan Abrams

Entrepreneur and Investor. Co-founder and General Partner at 8-Bit Capital

San Francisco, California

Work Experience

  • Co-founder and General Partner

    2020

    8-Bit Capital invests in startups that connect people and businesses in new ways

2020

  • Member

    2020

    C100 is the preeminent global community of Canadians in tech, a mission-driven network committed to supporting, inspiring and connecting the most promising Canadian entrepreneurial leaders.

2015 - 2023

  • Board Member

    2015 - 2023

    Girls in Tech is a global non-profit focused on the engagement, education and empowerment of girls and women who are passionate about technology.

2008 - 2023

  • Early investor and advisor

    2008 - 2023

2011 - 2022

  • Co-founder & Managing Partner

    2011 - 2022

    Founders Den was San Francisco’s favorite workspace and community for startups and investors. Founders Den alumni include August, AutoFi, Chartio, DataSift, Docker, Domino Data Lab, Eight Sleep, Fond, Kaggle, Kapwing, Naked Labs, Peek, Plaid, Rescale, Revel Systems, Rollbar, Socialcam, Streak, Survata, ThirdLove, Wanelo, and Zeplin. Founders Den has been home to top investors including Amplify Partners, Basis Set Ventures, Bullpen Capital, Correlation Ventures, Data Collective, Maveron, Norwest Venture Partners, Precursor Ventures, Spark Capital, and Uncork Capital.

2012 - 2019

  • Founder

    2012 - 2019

    Nuzzel is a professional news discovery service used by many of the top influencers in media, technology, and finance. Nuzzel was named one of the best apps of the year by Google Play, the New York Times, Fast Company, and Time Magazine. Nuzzel is backed by top Silicon Valley investors including Andreessen Horowitz, CRV, Homebrew, Lowercase Capital, Uncork Capital, Marc Benniof, and Max Levchin.

2018 - 2018

  • Mentor

    2018 - 2018

    Selected as a top mentor by Techstars + Comcast

2008 - 2018

  • Angel Investor

    2008 - 2018

    Investor in over 50 startups, including AngelList, ClearTax, CoinList, Docker, Front, HelloSign, Instacart, Mixmax, Pachyderm, Republic, SafeGraph, Sense, Shortcut, Slideshare, Stream, and Zeplin.

2012 - 2017

  • Advisor

    2012 - 2017

    CodeNow is a nonprofit focused on teaching under-represented youth to code. CodeNow was one of the first non-profits in Y Combinator, and has been supported by Bloomberg and Google.

2005 - 2010

  • Founder

    2005 - 2010