Investing Profile

Jeff Bonforte(347)

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Managing Partner at Catapult Capital

catapultcap.comSan Francisco, California

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Jeff Bonforte's investing connections

64 Investors

Connected to James Currier (NFX), Satya Patel (Homebrew), Aileen Lee (Cowboy Ventures), and 61 other investors on Signal.

Networks Jeff is a member of

Center for Rural Health Leadership Network

434 CONNECTIONS

Center for Rural Health Leadership Network

434 CONNECTIONS

Center for Rural Health Leadership Network

434 CONNECTIONS

Center for Rural Health Leadership Network

434 CONNECTIONS

Center for Rural Health Leadership Network

434 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position

Catapult Capital

Investment Range

$10.0M - $100.0M

Sweet Spot

$25.0M

Investments On Record

15

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Jeff Bonforte's Investments On Record (13)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Bloks, Inc.	SeedSep 2024$2M	$2M
Checkmate	Series AMay 2023$15M	$23M
Co-investors: Frederique Dame (GV (Google Ventures)), Scott Shleifer (Tiger Global Management), Saurabh Gupta (DST Global), Trevor Neff (Sound Ventures), Carter Reum (M13), Chris Howard (Fuel Capital), Ron Pragides
Nook	Pre SeedOct 2022$2M	$3M
Co-investors: Daniel Cardenas-Clark
Sheltr	Seed RoundJun 2019$3.2M SeedJun 2019$3M	$6.2M
Co-investors: Elizabeth Weil (Scribble Ventures), Katie Stanton (Moxxie Ventures), Ruchi Sanghvi (South Park Commons)
Printify	Seed RoundMay 2019$3M SeedMay 2019$3M	$52M
Co-investors: Bradley Horowitz (Google Ventures), Evan Moore (Khosla Ventures), Fabrice Grinda (FJ Labs), Benjamin Ling (Bling Capital), Gokul Rajaram (gokulrajaram.com), Rob Eldridge (Tapas Capital), Andris K. Berzins (Change Ventures), Edward Lando (Biowear), Jose Marin (Serendipity Investments), Scott Belsky (A24), Elizabeth Weil (Scribble Ventures), Varsha Rao (Nurx), Katie Stanton (Moxxie Ventures), Fritz Lanman (ClassPass), Eva Lau (Two Small Fish Ventures), Joshua Schachter, Ott Kaukver, Adrian Aoun, Steve Chen, Pete Koomen, Richard Branson, Ameet Ranadive, Rohini Pandhi
Trimian	Series UnknownOct 2017$3M	$3M
Co-investors: Josh Elman (Greylock Partners), Esther Dyson (HealthWorldWeb LLC), Gokul Rajaram (gokulrajaram.com), Tuoc Luong
Finrise	SeedOct 2016$5M	$5.1M
Co-investors: Pete Flint (NFX), James Currier (NFX), Gigi Levy-Weiss (NFX), Tim Chang (Mayfield Fund), Matt Humphrey (Quiet Capital), Rick Marini (Catapult Capital)
BrightCrowd	SeedOct 2016
Co-investors: Pete Flint (NFX), Luc Levesque (Facebook), Eric Chen (OVO Fund), Rick Marini (Catapult Capital)

Jeff Bonforte's Experience

CEO and Founder idrivePresent

Co-Founder, Advisor, Board Member AigencyPresent

Co-Founder and Executive Chair OWOW.aiPresent

Managing Partner Catapult CapitalPresent

Angel Investor and Advisor Brown Dog CapitalPresent

Chief Executive Officer GrindrPresent

Senior Vice President; Mail, Search, Data and Research Yahoo!Present

Co-Founder and Executive Chair Sm4rt Predictive SystemsPresent

Angel Investor and Advisor Sm4rt Predictive SystemsPresent

Senior Vice President; Mail, Search, Data and Research yahooPresent

CEO Sm4rt Predictive SystemsPresent

Vice President, Social Search yahooPresent

Vice President, Social Search Sm4rt Predictive SystemsPresent

Vice President, Real Time Communications yahooPresent

Vice President, Real Time Communications Sm4rt Predictive SystemsPresent

Founder Sm4rt Predictive SystemsPresent

President And Co-Founder Sm4rt Predictive SystemsPresent

VP Marketing Sm4rt Predictive SystemsPresent

CEO and Founder Sm4rt Predictive SystemsPresent

Co-Founder and Executive Chair Center for Rural Health LeadershipPresent

Angel Investor and Advisor Center for Rural Health LeadershipPresent

CEO Center for Rural Health LeadershipPresent

Vice President, Social Search Center for Rural Health LeadershipPresent

Vice President, Real Time Communications Center for Rural Health LeadershipPresent

Founder Center for Rural Health LeadershipPresent

President And Co-Founder Center for Rural Health LeadershipPresent

VP Marketing Center for Rural Health LeadershipPresent

CEO and Founder Center for Rural Health LeadershipPresent

Co-Founder and Executive Chair Asset Management GroupPresent

Angel Investor and Advisor Asset Management GroupPresent

CEO Asset Management GroupPresent

Vice President, Social Search Asset Management GroupPresent

Vice President, Real Time Communications Asset Management GroupPresent

Founder Asset Management GroupPresent

President And Co-Founder Asset Management GroupPresent

VP Marketing Asset Management GroupPresent

CEO and Founder Asset Management GroupPresent

Senior Vice President, Communications Products Yahoo2013 - 2019

CEO Xobni2008 - 2013

Vice President, Social Search Yahoo!2007 - 2008

Vice President, Real Time Communications Yahoo!2005 - 2007

Founder Starbox Systems2001 - 2005

President And Co-Founder Gizmo5 Technologies, Inc.2003 - 2005

VP Marketing New Internet Computer Company (NIC)2001 - 2002

CEO and Founder i-drive.com1997 - 2000

Jeff Bonforte's Education

UCLA BA Classical Civilizations

University of California, Los Angeles BA Classical Civilizations

Investors who invest with Jeff Bonforte

Catapult Capital

Frederique Dame

GV (Google Ventures)

Scribble Ventures

Moxxie Ventures

Scouts & Angels Affiliated With Jeff Bonforte