Edward Jin is an Associate at 2048 Ventures. He previously invested in student-founded startups at Crescent Fund and Dorm Room Fund, helped grow Discipulus Ventures, and researched early-stage companies at Spero Ventures.

What Edward can write

Writes checks of$500K to $3M
Comes in atPre-seedCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%, 10-12%At first check
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

2048 Ventures writes $500K to $3M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Crescent Fund · investor
  2. Dorm Room Fund · investor
  3. Discipulus Ventures · helped grow
  4. Fileread · product
  5. Armada · product
  6. 2048 Ventures · Associate
    Now

Focus

deep techaistudent-founded startupshardtechearly-stage

Education

University of California, San Diego, B.S. in Mathematics–Computer Science and Business Economics

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Questions

Who is Edward Jin?

Edward Jin is an Associate at 2048 Ventures. He previously invested in student-founded startups at Crescent Fund and Dorm Room Fund, helped grow Discipulus Ventures, and researched early-stage companies at Spero Ventures.

How much does Edward Jin invest?

Edward Jin invests through 2048 Ventures, which writes checks of $500K to $3M at pre-seed.

How do I pitch Edward Jin?

A warm intro from a founder 2048 Ventures backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Edward Jin do before 2048 Ventures?

investor at Crescent Fund; investor at Dorm Room Fund; helped grow at Discipulus Ventures; product at Fileread; product at Armada.

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