Biz Stone - CEO & Co-Founder @ Jelly HQ - Crunchbase Person Profile

Overview

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Primary Job Title CEO & Co-Founder
Primary Organization
Jelly HQ

Location San Francisco, California, United States
Regions San Francisco Bay Area, West Coast, Western US
Gender Male

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Biz Stone is based out of San Francisco, California and is the CEO and Co-Founder of Jelly HQ. Biz previously worked at The Obvious Corporation as a Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer. Biz Stone attended Northeastern University.

Personal Investments

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Biz Stone

has made

investments. Their latest investment was

Seed Round - Subtle Computing

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Subtle Computing

raised

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Subtle Computing	—	Seed Round - Subtle Computing	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Vantage Discovery	—	Series A - Vantage Discovery	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Yupp	—	Seed Round - Yupp	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Karat Financial	—	Series B - Karat Financial	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Config	—	Seed Round - Config	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Ristretto	—	Seed Round - Ristretto	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Kapu	—	Seed Round - Kapu	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Oxwash	—	Series A - Oxwash	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Chroma	—	Seed Round - Chroma	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Tagg	—	Pre Seed Round - Tagg	obfuscated obfuscation

Partner Investments

Number of Partner Investments

Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Noh	Future Positive	—	Seed Round - Noh	obfuscated obfuscation

Exits

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Biz Stone

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exit -

Workpop

Biz Stone

has

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exits. Their most notable exits are

Workpop

Vantage Discovery

, and

Supernova

Workpop Workpop is a seamless hiring platform for small and medium businesses.
Vantage Discovery Vantage Discovery is a generative AI-powered SaaS search and content discovery platform that provides personalized shopping recommendations.
Supernova Supernova is a social mobile creation, discovery and sharing company located in Venice.
Slack Slack is a cloud-based communication and collaboration platform for teams.
Pinterest Pinterest is a visual bookmarking tool for saving and discovering creative ideas.
OK Play OK develops an app that sparks creation, conversation, and connection between parents and their children.
Message Bus Message Bus provides cloud-based email infrastructure.
Lookup Lookup is a free and secure messaging app which helps consumers chat with local businesses or shops.
Factmata Factmata is an artificial intelligence company for automated content understanding..
Chroma Chroma is the future sound of entertainment.

Jobs

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Biz Stone

has

current jobs as

CEO & Co-Founder

Jelly HQ

and

Co-Founder

X (formerly Twitter)

. Additionally,

Biz Stone

has had

past jobs including

Co-founder & CCO

Obvious Corp

Jelly HQ CEO & Co-FounderApr 2013
X (formerly Twitter) Co-FounderApr 2006

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Obvious Corp	Co-founder & CCO	Jun 2011	Mar 2013
Google	Senior Specialist & Blogger	Nov 2003	Sep 2005
Xanga	Creative Director	1999	Apr 1, 2001
Little, Brown and Company	Designer	1994	1997
Medium	Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer	Apr 2011	—

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles

Biz Stone

holds

board and advisor roles including

Board Member

Vantage Discovery

Adviser

, and

Board Member

Beyond

Vantage Discovery Board Member2024
Pinterest Adviser2017
Beyond Board MemberJan 2012
AOL Adviser2012
DonorsChoose Board of Advisors
Workpop Board Member

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Fluther	Advisor	—	—
Spark Capital	Strategic Advisor	—	—

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