NJ

Naithan Jones

Founder at Oyi Labs

Los Angeles, California

Invests in

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    $0.00
  • Max Investment:

    $0.00
  • Target Investment:

    $0.00

Work Experience

2023

  • Chief Executive Officer

    2023

    Founder / CEO at Oyi Labs (venture backed) we build category specific generative AI applications for every day prosumers. Our first product adtwin.ai is designed to make it simple and easy for small businesses and startups to build and launch audio ads on platforms like (Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora etc. )

2021

  • Board Member

    2023

  • VP of Growth (Founding Team)

    2021 - 2023

    As part of the founding team, built and executed GTM strategy for Royal, a consumer crypto company building retail markets for music rights. The first marketplace to ever facilitate sales of premiere music catalogs, including Nas, Chainsmokers, Diplo, Big Boi

2015 - 2021

  • Investor

    2020 - 2021

    * Designed the TxO accelerator program * Raised fund one ($20m) * Invested in 60 seed stage companies

  • Partner - Market Development

    2015 - 2020

    Partner to portfolio founders advising on GTM specific to media and entertainment. Also built out celebrity and influencer networks for a16z Specific focus: * Forming partnerships with the world's most prominent media and entertainment companies * Advising executives at music labels, TV networks, content publishers, movie studios and talent agencies on innovation * Advising early stage companies on go to market strategy * Product road map feedback and input

2011 - 2015

  • CEO and Founder

    2011 - 2015

    Founder of a venture backed (a16z) marketplace that facilitated buying relationships between farms and restaurants. Full stack, full supply chain. First in category at the time

2010 - 2011

  • VP of Partnerships

    2010 - 2011

    Drove partnership ecosystem for Kauffman Foundation’s unique research, content and tools

  • VP of BizDev

    2009 - 2010

    Ran the sales and business development function for Security PS (a software security services firm) clients including many large and regional banks

2007 - 2009

  • Account Executive

    2007 - 2009

    Client manager for Gartner’s f500 financial services clients (CTO/CIO) in Philadelphia and Charlotte, NC markets

2006 - 2007

  • Sr. Account Executive (Inside)

    2006 - 2007

    In territory account executive selling mainframe software