JC

Jonathan Chu

Web3 & consumer investing at Protofund • 2x startup product lead (both acquired) • ex-TikTok & Google

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Invests in

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Education

Work Experience

2021

  • Co-Founder & Managing Partner

    2021

    Protofund is an early-stage venture fund founded by builders for builders. We invest in passionate teams building blockchain/web3 and consumer products.

2021 - 2023

  • Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer

    2021 - 2023

    Finding ways to strengthen the bond between humans and animals. Tried a bunch of cool ideas but ultimately never found PMF.

2020 - 2021

  • Head of Product, FTX App

    2020 - 2021

    Blockfolio was rebranded as the FTX app in July 2021.

2018 - 2021

  • SVP of Product & Operations

    2020 - 2021

    Acquired by FTX in August 2020.

  • VP of Product

    2018 - 2020

    Led product, design, and growth marketing at the world's most popular Bitcoin & cryptocurrency portfolio tracking platform. Proudly backed by Founders Fund, Pantera Capital, DCM Ventures & other top venture firms.

2017 - 2018

  • Director of Product

    2017 - 2018

    Integrated Flipagram into Bytedance's global suite of video apps, including TikTok, Vigo Video, & others post-acquisition.

2014 - 2017

  • Director of Product

    2015 - 2017

    Acquired by ByteDance, parent company to TikTok, in January 2017.

  • Senior Product Manager

    2014 - 2015

    First product hire leading product development for our iOS, Android, & web apps. Flipagram is backed by Sequoia (Michael Moritz), KPCB (John Doerr), Index Ventures (Danny Rimer), Hit Forge (Naval Ravikant), and CRV (George Zachary).

2012 - 2014

  • Product Manager

    2013 - 2014

    Product lead for Google Search As You Type, a search autocomplete product for use on online retail sites.

  • Partner Technology Manager

    2012 - 2013

    Built products to scale and accelerate the onboarding of merchants onto the Google Shopping platform.

2011 - 2011

  • Product Management MBA Intern

    2011 - 2011

    Defined and executed launch marketing strategy for a new storage hardware device.

2005 - 2010

  • Manager

    2005 - 2010

    Led onshore/offshore engineering teams that delivered custom enterprise software solutions for numerous Fortune 500 clients. Promoted from Analyst to Consultant to Manager during this time.