Jed Katz, Managing Director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson Gotham Ventures (DFJG), is a member of the Board of Directors of Monitor110 and NY Tech Meetup. He has spent his 15-year career in developing, advising, and investing in early-stage technology ventures. Before joining DFJG he was the COO of Yamcon, developer of SkyScout, a handheld device that uses advanced GPS technology to identify stars, planets, and constellations. Jed led the company through funding to execution of global licensing and distribution agreements, with SkyScout winning "Best of Innovations" at the Consumer Electronics Show. Prior to Yamcon he was the COO and Co-Founder of Rent Net, an Internet rental and relocation guide, a company which he grew from just 2 people to over 160 employees. After selling Rent Net to Cedant (NYSE: CD) he built the site Move.com which grew to 360 employees before being acquired by Homestore (Nasdaq: MOVE) for over $900 million. It¿s experience in all levels of a startup company that makes Jed Katz such a useful partner in Venture Capital partnerships. Katz has a first-hand understanding of the obstacles that stand in the way of start-up enterprises trying to make the leap from new entity to established company. DFJG invests in early-stage technology companies in the New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Eastern Pennsylvania area, as well as in Israeli companies with plans to development a U.S. presence. With initial investments in the $1-2 million range DFJG is especially useful to those companies entering a hyper-growth phase.
Jed Katz, Managing Director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson Gotham Ventures (DFJG), is a member of the Board of Directors of Monitor110 and NY Tech Meetup. He has spent his 15-year career in developing, advising, and investing in early-stage technology ventures. Before joining DFJG he was the COO of Yamcon, developer of SkyScout, a handheld device that uses advanced GPS technology to identify stars, planets, and constellations. Jed led the company through funding to execution of global licensing and distribution agreements, with SkyScout winning "Best of Innovations" at the Consumer Electronics Show. Prior to Yamcon he was the COO and Co-Founder of Rent Net, an Internet rental and relocation guide, a company which he grew from just 2 people to over 160 employees. After selling Rent Net to Cedant (NYSE: CD) he built the site Move.com which grew to 360 employees before being acquired by Homestore (Nasdaq: MOVE) for over $900 million. It¿s experience in all levels of a startup company that makes Jed Katz such a useful partner in Venture Capital partnerships. Katz has a first-hand understanding of the obstacles that stand in the way of start-up enterprises trying to make the leap from new entity to established company. DFJG invests in early-stage technology companies in the New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Eastern Pennsylvania area, as well as in Israeli companies with plans to development a U.S. presence. With initial investments in the $1-2 million range DFJG is especially useful to those companies entering a hyper-growth phase.