Jai Choi

Jai Choi

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Founding Partner

Bio

Jai joined Partech International in 2006 and focuses on early stage opportunities in Internet, Software and Mobile.

He has spent most of his career as a serial entrepreneur and early stage investor. Jai is currently a founder of Tekton Ventures, a seed stage venture fund focused on helping founders build and grow their early stage companies. Jai has invested in a number of companies at the seed stage including UserVoice, Coupang, TasteMakerX, EatClub, DoodleDeals(Plum District), Schoolfeed, etc. Jai was also a founder of PeerPong, a cloud-based semantic search company acquired by FormSpring.me in early 2011.

Prior to Partech, Jai was a partner with IGNITE Ventures, a $250M venture fund and advisory group with strategic limited partners from major Asia-based technology conglomerates. Jai has extensive experience advising and working with major Asia-based technology companies on new growth platforms, new business formation, joint venture, and M&A.

Jai was an early employee at OnePage Software, a content personalization platform acquired by Sybase in 2001. Jai previously co-founded On-Air Networks in 1997, an online radio company to deliver copyright licensed music over the Internet. On-Air was acquired in late 1999 by Loudeye (Nokia).

Jai started his career in management consulting at PA Consulting Group, focused on market-related and operational issues for major telecom and energy companies.

Jai received a Bachelor Science from University of Southern California.

In his spare time, Jai enjoy spending time with his family and two young children. Jai is also an amateur cook with aspirations of appearing on the next Top Chef. Jai is an advisor to a number of start-ups and a mentor to Mucker Labs, a Los Angeles based accelerator.

Location

San Francisco, California, United States, North America

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Primary Organization

Tekton Ventures

Tekton Ventures

Founded

2009

Investment

115

Lead investment

3

Exits

19

Employees

1-10

Industry

Financial Services, Venture Capital, Finance

Jobs history

1

Himikara

Advisor

2019 - Current

Board and Advisor Roles

0

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Profile Resume

Jai Choi is the Founding Partner at Tekton Ventures, based in United States, North America. With a background in Financial Services, Jai Choi has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Jai Choi studied BS Finance & Economics @ University of Southern California. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.

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Investment portfolio

Jai Choi has made 3 investments. Their Latest investment was Seed Round - The Happy Home Company on Dec 22, 2015

Number of investment

3

Number of exits

1

Personal investment

3

Annouced DateOrganization NameFunding RoundMoney Raised
Jul 17, 2014
Jobr Jobr
Seed Round - Jobr
2.0M
Jul 31, 2015
LazyLad LazyLad
Seed Round - LazyLad
500.0K
Dec 22, 2015
The Happy Home Company The Happy Home Company
Seed Round - The Happy Home Company
3.5M

Partner investment

18

Annouced DateOrganization NameFunding RoundInvestor NameMoney Raised
Mar 31, 2020
Kyash Kyash
Series C - Kyash
Kyash Partech
43.3M
Jun 30, 2020
Hum Capital Hum Capital
Seed Round - Hum Capital
Hum Capital Partech
9.0M
Aug 31, 2021
Hum Capital Hum Capital
Series A - Hum Capital
Hum Capital Partech
9.0M
Jun 04, 2024-
Seed Round - Prósperos
Tekton Ventures
3.0M

Exits

1

exit.name Jobr

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