Jay Simons

Investment Partner , Angel

Overview

Gender
male
Investor Type
Investment Partner,Angel

Jay Simons is the General Partner of Bond. Prior to that, he was the former president of Atlassian, an award-winning enterprise software company that helps teams collaborate, build software and serve their customers better. More than 43,000 large and small organizations – including some of the biggest names in media, manufacturing, and technology such as Citigroup, eBay, Coca-Cola, Gilt Group, Proctor & Gamble, BMW, and NASA – use Atlassian’s tracking, collaboration, communication, service management, and development products to work smarter and deliver quality results on time.

Jay joined the company in 2008 as vice president of sales and marketing to lead Atlassian's pioneering efforts to develop a high-velocity, low-touch sales model. He's overseen the company's global expansion, introduction of its Starter License program (a disruptive approach to "freemium" where the company donates all proceeds to a charitable cause), and its growing worldwide customer community and programs. In 2011 Atlassian introduced its cloud-based offering Atlassian OnDemand, an evolution of its fast-growing SaaS platform.

Jay has more than 15 years of experience in the software industry. He began his career at Plumtree Software where he held a variety of senior marketing and sales roles. Significantly, Jay oversaw the company's expansion throughout Europe and the Asia Pacific. When Plumtree was acquired by BEA Systems in 2005, Jay became vice president of marketing for BEA Systems, which was later acquired by Oracle in 2008. Jay holds a bachelor's degree in political and environmental science from the University of Washington.

Personal Investments

Number of Investments
4
Jay Simons has made 4 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jun 17, 2019, when Clockwise raised $11.30M.
Date Company Name Round Money Raised Industry
Dec 5, 2022 Runway Series C $50M Artificial Intelligence Detail
Dec 5, 2022 Twelve Labs Seed $12M Information Technology Detail
Jan 22, 2020 Front Series C $59M Collaboration Detail
Jun 17, 2019 Clockwise Series A $11.30M Enterprise Software Detail

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs
2
Jay Simons has 2 current jobs including Board Observer at Twingate , Board Member at Grin and .
Organization Name Title At Company Start Date End Date
Twingate Board Observer Apr 1, 2022 Detail
Grin Board Member Detail