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Jonathan Roosevelt

Managing Director at Industry Ventures

San Francisco, California

Invests in

Education

Work Experience

  • Managing Director

    2019

  • Venture Partner

    2017 - 2019

    Industry Ventures is a leading investment firm that focuses exclusively on venture capital. The firm has three fund strategies: secondary, hybrid fund of funds and direct co-investments. Founded in 2000, the firm is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in London and Washington, D.C.

2020

  • Board Observer

    2020

    Transforming Technology for Commercial Real Estate

2017 - 2019

  • Board Member

    2017 - 2019

2007 - 2017

  • Private Investor

    2007 - 2017

    Active angel investor. Investments have included: Fitbit (NYSE: FIT), OneMedical (NASDAQ: ONEM), Lyft (NASDAQ: LYFT), ChargePoint (NYSE: CHPT), Joyable (acquired by AbleTo), Paktor (acquired by M17)

2011 - 2013

  • Vice President Sales

    2011 - 2013

    Built 40 person retail and institutional sales force in 7 locations. Founded in 2011, SoFi offers community-based lending and consolidation programs to MBA, graduate and undergraduate students at US universities.

2001 - 2011

  • Founder, CEO, Chairman

    2001 - 2011

    Technology-enabled fitness and weight loss clubs; licensing of intellectual property related to personal training and weight loss

1999 - 2002

  • Co-founder & CEO

    1999 - 2002

    B2B integration software

  • Business Development

    1998 - 1998

    Worked with team to establish joint venture relationships for Netscape's portal, Netscape.com

1994 - 1997

  • Associate

    1994 - 1997

    Responsible for identifying and analyzing investment opportunities in software and datacom

1991 - 1992

  • Teacher and Rowing Coach

    1991 - 1992