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Investor profile

Jared Franklin

Vice President, Costanoa Ventures

About

Jared Franklin is a seed investor at Costanoa Ventures who spent 15+ years in product roles at fintech and crypto companies like PayPal, BlockFi, and others before moving into venture capital. He runs a decade-old personal blog where he publishes detailed investment theses on specific fintech and crypto areas, writes openly about what he's learning as a new VC, and maintains an active angel portfolio alongside his institutional investing. Jared Franklin is a seed investor at Costanoa Ventures who spent 15+ years in product roles at fintech and crypto companies like PayPal, BlockFi, and others before moving into venture capital. He runs a decade-old personal blog where he publishes detailed investment theses on specific fintech and crypto areas, writes openly about what he's learning as a new VC, and maintains an active angel portfolio alongside his institutional investing.

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Investment focus

Stages
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Sectors
AI
FinTech
Cybersecurity
Data
SaaS

Investment details

Avg check size$2M - $5M
Can lead rounds
Yes
Geographies
USA
Europe
Canada
Asia-Pacific
LatAm
Israel
MENA
India
Africa
ANZ