Jeff Jordan (venture capitalist) explained

Jeff Jordan
Known For:General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
Occupation:Venture capitalist

Jeffrey D. Jordan is an American venture capitalist at the Silicon Valley firm Andreessen Horowitz and the former President and CEO of OpenTable.[1]

Early career

From 2004 to 2006, Jordan was the president of PayPal.[2] Prior to that, Jordan was senior vice president and general manager at eBay North America for five years, where he ran eBay.com and led eBay’s acquisitions of PayPal and Half.com.[3] Before eBay, Jordan held various executive roles at Hollywood Entertainment (CFO)[4] and The Walt Disney Company. Prior to his stint at the Walt Disney Company, Jordan was a management consultant at the Boston Consulting Group upon graduating from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.[5]

Jordan was President and CEO of OpenTable from 2007 to 2011.[6] [7] In May 2009, OpenTable’s initial public offering raised $31.4 million, giving the company a market capitalization of $432 million.[8] OpenTable shares rose 72 percent during its first day of trading on NASDAQ and its IPO was considered an “extremely healthy” one during the economic recession.[9]

Jordan has also served on the board of directors for OpenTable,[10] Wealthfront and Zoosk.[11] [12] In June 2017, he joined the Cadre board, a real estate investing company Andreessen Horowitz is investing in.[13] He's also been an active investor and adviser in Silicon Valley for several years, with involvements in Pure Digital (the maker of the Flip Video camera later acquired by Cisco), Hotwire.com (acquired by Expedia), Tiny Prints (acquired by Shutterfly) and CafePress (which went public in 2012).[14]

Andreessen Horowitz

Jordan became Andreessen Horowitz’s fifth general partner in June 2011.[15] In July 2011, Jordan led Airbnb’s $112 million Series B funding from a group of investors including Andreessen Horowitz;[16] he also serves on their board. Jordan’s additional board seats on behalf of Andreessen Horowitz include Belly,[17] Circle, Tilt.com,[18] Fab.com,[19] Instacart,[20] Lookout,[21] Twice,[22] Walker & Co.,[23] 500px,[24] Accolade and Pinterest.[25] Jordan also oversees the firm’s investments in Fanatics, Julep [26] and Zulily.[27]

Philanthropy

In April 2012, Jordan along with Andreessen Horowitz General Partners Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, John O’Farrell, Scott Weiss, and Peter Levine pledged to give half of their lifetime income from venture capital to charity.[28]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Hoge. Patrick. Jeff Jordan resigns as OpenTable executive chairman. 14 September 2012. San Francisco Business Times. 20 December 2011.
  2. News: McMahan. Ty. Andreessen Horowitz Hires OpenTable Chairman Jeff Jordan. 14 September 2012. 30 June 2011.
  3. News: Lynley. Matthew. Andreessen-Horowitz adds former PayPal exec Jeff Jordan. 14 September 2012. VentureBeat. 30 June 2011.
  4. http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/advisorycouncil/jordan.html Jeffrey D. Jordan, MBA ’87 | Stanford Graduate School of Business
  5. Web site: Hollywood Entertainment Corporation Hires Jeff Jordan Chief Financial Officer. Press Release. PR Newswire. 14 September 2012. .
  6. Web site: Rusli . Evelyn M. . 2011-06-30 . OpenTable's Chairman Joins Andreessen Horowitz . 2023-03-26 . DealBook . en.
  7. News: OpenTable . 29 May 2007 . OpenTable Names Jeff Jordan CEO . OpenTable Press .
  8. News: Austin. Scott. OpenTable IPO Prices At $20, Better Than Expected. 14 September 2012. The Wall Street Journal. 20 May 2009.
  9. News: Schonfeld. Erick. OpenTable Has A Healthy IPO. Shares Shoot Up 40 59 Percent, Market Cap Passes $600 Million. 14 September 2012. TechCrunch. 21 May 2009.
  10. Web site: Jeff Jordan . 2023-03-26 . Andreessen Horowitz . en-US.
  11. Web site: 2014-02-20 . Zoosk Adds New Board Member Aida Álvarez . 2023-03-26 . Zoosk . en.
  12. Web site: Jeff Jordan . www.inc.com.
  13. News: Startup's Ties to Kushners Came With Benefits, Until It Got Complicated. 2017-06-06. Bloomberg.com. 2017-06-21.
  14. News: Rusli. Evelyn M.. OpenTable's Chairman Joins Andreessen Horowitz. 14 September 2012. The New York Times. 30 June 2011.
  15. News: Perlroth. Nicole. In Double Whammy, Andreessen Horowitz Brings Jeff Jordan On As Partner. 14 September 2012. Forbes. 30 June 2011.
  16. News: AirBnB gets $112M in new investment. 14 September 2012. GigaOM. 24 July 2011.
  17. News: Geron. Tomio. Belly Ramps Up Loyalty Service With $10M From Andreessen Horowitz. 14 September 2012. 8 May 2012.
  18. News: Empson. Rip. Crowdtilt Confirms $12M Raise From Andreessen, Sean Parker, Dave Morin & Others; Tables Mobile Acquisition. Techcrunch. 18 April 2013.
  19. News: Fab.com Raises $40 Million in Series B Financing Led By Andreessen Horowitz. 14 September 2012. Yahoo! News. 7 December 2011.
  20. News: Perlroth. Nicole. On-Demand Grocery Startup Instacart Raises $44 Million From Andreessen Horowitz. Techcrunch. 16 June 2014.
  21. Web site: Lookout Mobile Security Secures $40 Million Investment Led by Andreessen Horowitz. News Room. Lookout. 14 September 2012.
  22. News: Del Ray. Jason. Online Consignment Shops Stay Hot, as Andreessen Horowitz Leads $18.5 Million Investment in Twice. Recode. 16 January 2014.
  23. News: Lawler. Ryan. Tristan Walker's Health And Beauty Startup Walker & Co. Raises $6.9M Led By Andreessen Horowitz. Techcrunch. 17 June 2014.
  24. News: Jordan. Jeff. About Jeff Jordan. a16z. 12 June 2011.
  25. News: Kincaid. Jason. Confirmed: Pinterest Raises $27 Million Round Led By Andreessen Horowitz. 14 September 2012. TechCrunch. 7 October 2011.
  26. News: Bensinger. Greg. Andreessen Leads $10.3 Million Round for Web Cosmetics Purveyor Julep. WSJ Digits. 28 February 2013.
  27. News: Cook. John. Daily deal site Zulily raises $85 million from Andreessen Horowitz, tops 10M members. Geekwire. 15 November 2012.
  28. News: McBride. Sarah. Andreessen Horowitz partners pledge income to charity. 25 April 2012 . Reuters. 3 August 2012.

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