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Joe Zawadzki

Joe Zawadzki

General Partner atAperiamVenturesNew York
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Joe Zawadzki is a General Partner at Aperiam and founder of MediaMath, with a background in co-founding companies and serving on industry boards.

What Joe can write

Writes checks of$100K to $250K
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedMostly follows a lead
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

AperiamVentures writes $100K to $250K checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: AperiamVentures.

Career

  1. MediaMath · founder and CEO
  2. Aperiam Ads · co-founder
  3. Aperiam · General Partner
  4. [x+1] / Poindexter Systems · founder, president, and chairman
    1999-2006
  5. Occams Razor, LLC · managing partner
    2007-2021
  6. MathCapital · general partner
    2018-2021
  7. MediaMath · founder, CEO, and chairman
  8. Aperiam Ventures · General Partner
  9. AperiamVentures · General Partner
    Now

Companies founded

MediaMath[x+1]Aperiam Ads

Investments named in public bios

ID5TVision InsightsKeveltvScientificMarpipeMemoMOATIASAppnexusAccordantBeeswaxCredit KarmaDataminrmParticle

Focus

digital advertisingadtechmartechmarketing servicesenabling technology

Education

Harvard University, EnglishRidley College

Before you pitch

AperiamVentures does not invest inWe stay focused on advertising/marketing technology, almost exclusively.

Also at AperiamVentures

Corey Ferengul
Corey FerengulManaging Partner
Eric Franchi
Eric FranchiGeneral Partner

Partners like Joe

At firms with a similar stage, sector and check size.

Badrul FarooqiFounder, Cursor Capital
Maya BakhaiFounder & Managing Partner, Spice Capital
James Murphy
James MurphyManaging Partner, Forum Ventures
Alli Ottarsson
Alli OttarssonInvestor, Makers Fund
Mark WalshFounder / Managing Director, Ruxton Ventures

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Questions

Who is Joe Zawadzki?

Joe Zawadzki is a General Partner at Aperiam and founder of MediaMath, with a background in co-founding companies and serving on industry boards.

How much does Joe Zawadzki invest?

Joe Zawadzki invests through AperiamVentures, which writes checks of $100K to $250K at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Joe Zawadzki?

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

What did Joe Zawadzki do before AperiamVentures?

founder and CEO at MediaMath; co-founder at Aperiam Ads; General Partner at Aperiam; founder, president, and chairman at [x+1] / Poindexter Systems; managing partner at Occams Razor, LLC; general partner at MathCapital; founder, CEO, and chairman at MediaMath; General Partner at Aperiam Ventures.

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