Absolutely terrible. First of all, this guy has a bad reputation at Tinder. Seems like he’s just doing this because he can’t go back. Second, being a “product” focused investor is not helpful to a Founder, who by definition doesn’t need to be micromanaged. Finally, he ghosted us. 1/10

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Absolutely terrible. First of all, this guy has a bad reputation at Tinder. Seems like he’s just doing this because he can’t go back. Second, being a “product” focused investor is not helpful to a Founder, who by definition doesn’t need to be micromanaged. Finally, he ghosted us. 1/10

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I've been extremely lucky to be able to partner with world class venture funds and Jonathan at Foundation without a doubt rises to the top. I was rightly so given the advice to chose a partner, not a fund-- and while the partners at Foundation have been good to me, it is Jonathan that has made the experience. More than anyone I've worked with, he has gone out of his way to actually be helpful. Whether it be interviewing candidates, opening his network up to me, or telling me the hard truth when I need to hear it, Jonathan truly cares. At the end of the day the VC business is a people business. You will not find someone that is more in the people business than Jonathan. If I were to ever start a company again, Jonathan would be one of my absolute first calls. And even if it wasn't going to be a VC back business I would want him involved. I'm grateful to have him on the journey with me.

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I've been extremely lucky to be able to partner with world class venture funds and Jonathan at Foundation without a doubt rises to the top. I was rightly so given the advice to chose a partner, not a fund-- and while the partners at Foundation have been good to me, it is Jonathan that has made the experience. More than anyone I've worked with, he has gone out of his way to actually be helpful. Whether it be interviewing candidates, opening his network up to me, or telling me the hard truth when I need to hear it, Jonathan truly cares. At the end of the day the VC business is a people business. You will not find someone that is more in the people business than Jonathan. If I were to ever start a company again, Jonathan would be one of my absolute first calls. And even if it wasn't going to be a VC back business I would want him involved. I'm grateful to have him on the journey with me.

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-- Jens is by far the best (and smartest) investor I have ever worked with (I have raised over $60M with over 15 investors in the past 5 years in my previous venture). -- Jens is responsive. Makes intros to brilliant founders in his portfolio companies that have been incredibly helpful. -- Jens understands the market you're in, the product you're building and the customer you're targeting (even though his fund is industry agnostic!). He's the most experienced and hands on investor (in a really good way) that I've ever worked with. -- Jens is well read, and is able to help with research/books/articles or personal anecdotes on the problems you deal with. -- Most importantly: Jens is a founder. He knows the struggle. -- I cannot recommend Jens more to any founder at pre-seed or seed stage. Jens' focus is getting you from pre/seed to Series-A with bi-weekly calls (and chats in between). He's been instrumental in getting us there in every way.

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-- Jens is by far the best (and smartest) investor I have ever worked with (I have raised over $60M with over 15 investors in the past 5 years in my previous venture). -- Jens is responsive. Makes intros to brilliant founders in his portfolio companies that have been incredibly helpful. -- Jens understands the market you're in, the product you're building and the customer you're targeting (even though his fund is industry agnostic!). He's the most experienced and hands on investor (in a really good way) that I've ever worked with. -- Jens is well read, and is able to help with research/books/articles or personal anecdotes on the problems you deal with. -- Most importantly: Jens is a founder. He knows the struggle. -- I cannot recommend Jens more to any founder at pre-seed or seed stage. Jens' focus is getting you from pre/seed to Series-A with bi-weekly calls (and chats in between). He's been instrumental in getting us there in every way.

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Super sharp investor who is both helpful and on top of his shit. A pleasure to work with.

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Super sharp investor who is both helpful and on top of his shit. A pleasure to work with.

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Karthik is amazing. No nonsense, to the point, and super responsive. He does his homework before the meeting.

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Karthik is amazing. No nonsense, to the point, and super responsive. He does his homework before the meeting.

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Minn is someone who builds bridges and earnestly tries to be helpful without any ulterior motives. I met Minn while I was still an operator at a high-growth startup. She took the time to walk me through her thoughts on venture, board structure, team culture and the funding process. Since then she has continued to share resources, make introductions, and take the time to creatively problem solve on behalf of me and the teams I work with.

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Minn is someone who builds bridges and earnestly tries to be helpful without any ulterior motives. I met Minn while I was still an operator at a high-growth startup. She took the time to walk me through her thoughts on venture, board structure, team culture and the funding process. Since then she has continued to share resources, make introductions, and take the time to creatively problem solve on behalf of me and the teams I work with.

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‍Earn more than with any other corporate card. $200k in sign-up offers. 1.5% cash back on everything.

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You'll not meet a better human. He's able to engage with your ideas and with you as a human. If you meet him in person he can maybe come off as a bit awkward/shy but he has the biggest heart you'll meet. He also has oodles of experience to share with you that make you avoid dumb mistakes. I went to him when I was closing my round and he helped think through my close so that I didn't do something dumb. He isn't even an investor in my company but was generous with his time. His advice was invaluable and was able to connect me with great people too. I know numerous people who've been backed by Michael over the past 15 years and swear by him. Michael gets my vote too.

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You'll not meet a better human. He's able to engage with your ideas and with you as a human. If you meet him in person he can maybe come off as a bit awkward/shy but he has the biggest heart you'll meet. He also has oodles of experience to share with you that make you avoid dumb mistakes. I went to him when I was closing my round and he helped think through my close so that I didn't do something dumb. He isn't even an investor in my company but was generous with his time. His advice was invaluable and was able to connect me with great people too. I know numerous people who've been backed by Michael over the past 15 years and swear by him. Michael gets my vote too.

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I have had the opportunity to work with Todd for years and found him to be one of the most supportive investors of a dozen-plus that invested in my last company. He is respectful, responsive, helpful, yet trusts founders to make decisions.

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I have had the opportunity to work with Todd for years and found him to be one of the most supportive investors of a dozen-plus that invested in my last company. He is respectful, responsive, helpful, yet trusts founders to make decisions.

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Megan truly is an example for many VCs to follow. She is kind, clever and thoughtful in her approach. Wonderful to founders.

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Megan truly is an example for many VCs to follow. She is kind, clever and thoughtful in her approach. Wonderful to founders.

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Stay away from CDL. They will waste your time. They're extremely bureaucratic, tell startups to jump through a ton of time wasting hoops, then fire startups from the program without any warning. Their mentors and staff are highly impersonal. They like to run every interaction like a Shark Tank. Their application is deceptive. There are many many parts to it over time with many time wasting interviews. They are run by most students who just don't care about startups, are told what to do, and have no experience. The mentors also don't know what they're talking about. They dish our unsolicited "advice" having no knowledge of your business. Every interaction a startup has with them is a chance for them to cut you from the program. It is an antagonistic, hostile, and fruitless experience.

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Stay away from CDL. They will waste your time. They're extremely bureaucratic, tell startups to jump through a ton of time wasting hoops, then fire startups from the program without any warning. Their mentors and staff are highly impersonal. They like to run every interaction like a Shark Tank. Their application is deceptive. There are many many parts to it over time with many time wasting interviews. They are run by most students who just don't care about startups, are told what to do, and have no experience. The mentors also don't know what they're talking about. They dish our unsolicited "advice" having no knowledge of your business. Every interaction a startup has with them is a chance for them to cut you from the program. It is an antagonistic, hostile, and fruitless experience.

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‍Eliminate overspend. Ramp’s current customers are uncovering and cutting an average of $125k/year through our savings reports and automated insights. Don’t leave money on the table.

‍Earn more than with any other corporate card. $200k in sign-up offers. 1.5% cash back on everything.

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