Number of Portfolio Companies 12
Number of Exits 
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  • Primary Job Title Founder, CEO, and Head of Product
  • Primary Organization 
    Woven
  • Investor Type  Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Early Stage Venture, Seed
  • Number of Exits 

Jonathan Downey is an experienced technology entrepreneur, CEO, and investor, having founded two companies and invested in more than 40 startups. He is currently the co-founder and CEO of a company at the intersection of talent and data. He has built out high-performing teams across a broad set of skills from hardware engineering through cloud

services, analytics, and enterprise sales. Over his career he has raised over $100M from leading investors, including A16Z, KPCB, Signalfire, First Round Capital, GV, and Next World Capital, and has secured 6 and 7-figure enterprise engagements with Fortune 500 enterprises including State Farm and Caterpillar.

Jonathan is an electrical engineering and computer science graduate from MIT and holds numerous patents. A YC-Combinator alum, Jonathan was named USA Today's "Small-Business Innovator of the Year" and MIT Tech Review's "35 Innovators Under 35”. He is an instrument-rated commercial multi-engine pilot and worked at Boeing as an engineer contributing to the development and flight testing of the A160T Hummingbird, a 6,500 lb fully-autonomous helicopter, which broke the world record for longest helicopter flight. and regularly flew within the National Airspace System (NAS).

Number of Investments 13
Jonathan Downey has made 13 investments. Their latest investment was Seed Round - OWNY on Aug 21, 2018, when
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Aug 21, 2018
OWNY
Seed Round - OWNY
Jul 17, 2018
Verge Genomics
Series A - Verge Genomics
$32M
May 29, 2018
Observe.AI
Series A - Observe.AI
$8M
Mar 14, 2018
Cognition IP
Seed Round - Cognition IP
Jan 4, 2018
NexGenT
Seed Round - NexGenT
$2.1M
Jan 4, 2018
Culture Biosciences
Seed Round - Culture Biosciences
$120K
Sep 2, 2017
Zyper
Seed Round - Zyper
$2M
Feb 13, 2017
Dedrone
Series B - Dedrone
$15M
Oct 27, 2015
Connectifier
Series B - Connectifier
$6M
Jun 16, 2015
Connectifier
No
Series A - Connectifier
$4.1M
Number of Exits 
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Jonathan Downey has exits. Their most notable exits are Ginkgo BioworksCruise, and Connectifier.
  • Ginkgo Bioworks Ginkgo Bioworks is a developer of biological engineering products and custom microbes across multiple markets.
  • Cruise Cruise builds self-driving vehicles that safely connect people to places, things, and experiences they care about.
  • Connectifier Connectifier helps recruiters discover, qualify, and connect with exceptional job candidates at roughly twice the rate of other solutions.
Number of Current Jobs 3
Number of Past Jobs 7
Jonathan Downey has 3 current jobs including Founder, CEO, and Head of Product at Woven, Founder, CEO, and Head of Product at Candidate Labs, and Scout Investor at SignalFire. Additionally, Jonathan Downey has had 7 past jobs including Entrepreneur at SignalFire.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
SignalFire
EntrepreneurOct 2017Mar 2019
Commercial Drone Fund
General PartnerMay 2015Dec 2017
Airware
Founder and CEOMay 2011Jun 2017
Gripos USA
Lead Electrical and Product Development EngineerNov 2007Feb 2011
The Boeing Company
Software and Flight Controls EngineerMay 2005Apr 2010
Gripos USA
Lead Electrical & Product Development Engineer
Triad Systems
Software, GNC, Engineering Contractor
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 1
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Airware
Board MemberMay 2011Sep 2018
Jonathan Downey studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Number of Events 2
Jonathan Downey has participated in 2 events. They most recently attended, or will attend, Web Summit 2016 on Nov 7, 2016.
Number of News Articles 51
Funding RoundAug 21, 2018
OWNY raised an undisclosed amount / Seed from Angelique Brunner and 9 other investors
Funding RoundJul 17, 2018
Verge Genomics raised $32,000,000 / Series A from Agent Capital and 12 other investors
Funding RoundMay 29, 2018
Observe.AI raised $8,000,000 / Series A from Emergent Ventures and 8 other investors
Funding RoundMar 14, 2018
Cognition IP raised an undisclosed amount / Seed from FundersClub and 5 other investors
Funding RoundJan 4, 2018
NexGenT raised $2,100,000 / Seed from Garuda Ventures and 9 other investors
Funding RoundJan 4, 2018
Culture Biosciences raised $120,000 / Seed from BoxGroup and 5 other investors
Funding RoundSep 2, 2017
Zyper raised $2,000,000 / Seed from Cassandra Stavrou and 6 other investors