WE INVEST EARLY AND OPEN DOORS FOR THE founders of the future
January Ventures was founded by operators turned investors who believe in an equal opportunity tech ecosystem
We bow down to the entrepreneurs out there. They are dreaming big. Trying to change the world. Riding the ups and downs. They give us energy, motivation and hope.
In return, we give our guidance, thought partnership, investment, and introductions joyfully. If we can make the process of creating something from nothing just a little bit easier, then we’ve done some good. If we can get them the attention, opportunities and returns their world changing ideas deserve, then we’ve lived our mission.
Jennifer Keiser Neundorfer
FOUNDING PARTNER
Jen is an operator turned investor who has backed over 50 early stage startups. As Partner and Cofounder of Flashstarts, an early stage venture fund in the Midwest, she discovered her passion for investing in visionary women at the earliest stage of their entrepreneurial journeys. As an operator, she launched and scaled media and advertising businesses at 21st Century Fox and YouTube. She is a mother to two young children and juggles the demands of being a working mom. She has an MBA from Stanford and a BA from Harvard.
Maren Thomas Bannon
FOUNDING PARTNER
Maren is an entrepreneur at heart who has been building tech businesses for the past 15 years. Previously, she was CEO and Cofounder of LittleLane. Her operating experience also includes leadership roles at health tech startups as well as leading consumer marketing for a $1B product at Genentech. She is the mother to three young daughters and feels energized each day by her vision of creating a different world for them. She has an MBA from Stanford and an Engineering degree from Dartmouth.
our venture fellows
Daisy Wolf
JD/MBA Student @Stanford and @Yale,
prev: @The Wing, @Facebook, @CNN,
@United States Senate, @Yale
Shani Carter
MBA Student @Harvard, Founder @Third Space, prev: @Goldman Sachs
Jori Horberg
Senior Associate @Guidehouse, prev: @PwC
Cassi Norgaisse
Brand Communication Manager @Communiqué Design and Marketing, prev: @Cornell, @Tufts
Alex Keiser
MBA Student @Kellogg,
prev: @Bain Capital, @Cambridge Associates
Asta Diabaté
Business Analyst @Founders Intelligence, prev: @Deloitte
Mona Alsubaei
Senior Associate @CrossBoundary,
prev: @Columbia University, @United Nations, @UBS
EXPERT JANUARIES
our OPERATOR NETWORK
Ann Bordetsky
COO @Rival
Prev: @Uber @Twitter
Salle Yoo
LP @January Ventures, @Operator Collective, prev: Uber
Julia Collins
Cofounder @Planet FWD and Cofounder @Zume Pizza
Laura
Holliday
Former CMO @Zola, @Rent the Runway @Depop
Ilana Stern
Founder @Weddington Way and lecturer @Stanford GSB
Adriana Landaverde
Product @Verve
prev: @Nutmeg and @Trulia
Jenny Robinson
Marketing @Rothys and @Tatcha
Katie (Shattuck) Markov
VP @Gametime,
prev: Founder @MoveMeFit, @Goldman Sachs
Saamra Mekuria-Grillo
COO @Pahara,
prev: @Bellwether Education Partners, @Google
Siobhan Nolan Mangini
President @Castlight Health,
prev: @Bain, @Acumen Fund
Katherine Glass
Founder and branding expert @SpringMark
Yardley Pohl
Advisor & Consultant @Yardley LLC, prev: @Apple, @eBay
Lisa Davie
Executive Recruiter @Davie Partners, prev: @Salesforce, @Airbnb
Kristin Spohn
Investor & Advisor @Cleo, @Modern Health, @Viz.ai, @Wheel, @CRV
Claire Diaz-Ortiz
Bestselling Author @HarperCollins Publishers, prev: @Twitter
Christina LaMontagne
COO @Pill Club, prev: @Johnson & Johnson, @NerdWallet
Lisa Wang
Founder & CEO @The GLOW, prev: @Forbes, @SheWorx
Hilary Karls
Engineering @Uber, prev: @TaskRabbit, @Google
Alisha Griffey
Founder & CEO @Daintree Capital, prev: @Evolent Health, @Redox Power Systems
Chantel Moody
Partner @TurnCap, prev: @ProEd Communications, @Triple Analytics
Terri Mead
Managing Partner @Solutions2Projects, prev: @Class Bravo Ventures
Sarah Nöckel
Founder @Femstreet, Investor @Northzone
Caroline Ramade
Founder & CEO @50inTech, prev: Mairie de Paris
Laura Jones
Global Head of Product Marketing @Uber, prev: @Google, @Visa
Delphine Bernard
CFO @Kinship, prev: @Uber, @Microsoft, @Skype
Jennifer Stybel
Advisor @Board Options, @The Well, prev: @Rent the Runway Foundation
Rishwie Cauvery
CTO @Time Study, Member @Pipeline Angels, prev: @JP Morgan Chase
Jacqui Purcell
CFO @Culture Amp
Prev: @Morgan Stanley, @JP Morgan
Rachel Kim
Head of Comms @Gusto, Founder @Nailed Kit
Elizabeth Simmons
SVP @Brookshire's,
prev: @The Blackstone Group, @L Catterton
Chondita
Dayton
CEO/Cofounder @Equality Cosmetics,
prev: @Lyst, @Rent The Runway, @Louis Vuitton
Karen (Hart) Barnes
VP @US Anesthesia Partners,
prev: @TSG Consumer Partners, @Goldman Sachs
Alex Do
Startup Consultant & Advisor, prev: @ClassPass, @MRM/McCann
Sonia Kastner
Investor & Advisor, prev: @JUUL, @Nest
Nikita Singareddy
Investor @RRE Ventures, prev: @Oscar Health
Helen Conaghan Renninger
Co-Founder & COO @Dobby, prev: @Uber
Annie Myers
VP @Shutterfly, prev: @Monitor Group
Laura Stebbing
Co-CEO @accelerateHER, prev: @Cherie Blair Foundation for Women
Jessica Bryndza
VP Brand @Eventbrite, prev: @Uber, @SoftBank
Mark Thomas
CTO @Pearachute, prev: @LittleLane, @PayPal
Gloria Monfrini
Venture Partner @Redbus, prev: @Uber, @HBS Alumni Angels of London
Stacy Kim
Partner @Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, prev: @Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe PPE
Harman Kochar
Head of Product Management @Walmart, prev: @RetSKU
Dana Kanze
Assistant Professor of Organisational Behavior @London Business School, prev: PhD @Columbia Business School
Alice Olafare
Raise Programme Manager @PwC, CoFounder @New Gen Accountants
Soniya Sapre
Partnerships @Stripe
Prev: @1stdibs @23andMe
David Fogel
Co-Founder @Alma Angels @ADV
Prev: @Wayra
Vera Baker
Founder @For Colored Girls Who Tech, @Viva Tech
Prev: @Afrobytes @US Senate
Sara Ittelson
Head of Strategic Partnerships @Faire, prev: @Uber, McKinsey & Company
Kathleen Egan
CEO & Co-Founder @ecomedes, prev: @Rothy's, @Oracle
Taylor Rose
Head of People @Rival, prev: @Bird
Bérénice Magistretti
Contributor @Forbes, prev: @WIRED UK
Saloni Bhojwani
Investor @Founders Factory, prev: MBA @London Busines School
Deepali Nangia
Co-Founder @Alma Angels
Charu Sharma
Advisor @SAP.iO, @500 Startups, @Seed&Spark
Nisha Sudarsanam
Senior Technical Program Manager @Amazon, prev: @TuneIn, @Mindjet