Jack Arenas

Jack Arenas

Principal atFounder CollectiveFirm active Sep 29SoHo

Jack Arenas is a Principal at Founder Collective in SoHo, joining in 2024. He previously sourced seed investments for Story Ventures and Gilgamesh Ventures and was a three-time technical founder.

What Jack can write

Writes checks of$1M to $3M
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedCan lead the round
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Founder Collective writes $1M to $3M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Amazon · engineering and analytical roles
  2. TripleLift · engineering and analytical roles
  3. Petal · co-founder
  4. Prism Data · co-founder
  5. Modern Life · Co-founder/CTO
  6. Story Ventures · sourced seed investments
  7. Gilgamesh Ventures · sourced seed investments
  8. Founder Collective · Principal
    Now

Companies founded

Modern LifePrism DataPetal

Investments named in public bios

AgentioBaselayerBrooklyn HealthMinervaNomicBoom

Focus

seed investmentsfintechailife insuranceseedcredit card

Education

UC Berkeley, dual B.A. in Computer Science and Economics

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Founder Collective does not invest inBiotech

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Questions

Who is Jack Arenas?

Jack Arenas is a Principal at Founder Collective in SoHo, joining in 2024. He previously sourced seed investments for Story Ventures and Gilgamesh Ventures and was a three-time technical founder.

How much does Jack Arenas invest?

Jack Arenas invests through Founder Collective, which writes checks of $1M to $3M at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Jack Arenas?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Jack in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Founder Collective backed works better.

What did Jack Arenas do before Founder Collective?

engineering and analytical roles at Amazon; engineering and analytical roles at TripleLift; co-founder at Petal; co-founder at Prism Data; Co-founder/CTO at Modern Life; sourced seed investments at Story Ventures; sourced seed investments at Gilgamesh Ventures.

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