Jackson Jhin
Venture Partner at The 81 Collection
United States
Overview
Work Experience
Co-founder and CEO
2021 - Current
Democratizing access to the most important people in the world
Protege offers access to a community of experts to help anyone be heard and get discovered through their talent.
Raised $8,500,000.00 from Starting Line, Ben Simmons, Arrive, Lionel Richie, DJ Khaled, Will Smith, Brian Barnes, TQ Ventures, Matt Maloney and Chicago Ventures.
Scout
2022
Angel or Scout: Hallow, Lumin Skin, Resonado, Mayk, Apothecary, Chptr, Opstart, Reclip, Handspring Health, Maestro, Ubiquitos, Spot Meetings, Sol, Encore, Telly, Flagship, Bonside, Somethings SPV: Zola, Pipe, Eight Sleep, Genies, Super Plastic, Wise, Loyal
Sequoia Capital is a VC firm that invests in startups in the energy, financial, enterprise, healthcare, internet, and mobile industries.
Venture Partner
2022
Founding Member of The 81 Collection, a Founders Fund for hard industries. The majority of venture capital funding still targets just 19% of GDP. We are focused on the 81% of the economy that is under-invested. We believe this harder path is the better path, and we exist to lighten the load. Learn more here: https://www.81collection.com/
81 Collection backs pre-seed and seed-stage companies in hard industries.
SVP Strategy
2021 - 2021
Built out strategy and analytics functions.
CFO
2019 - 2021
Became the first CFO of Cameo at 24 and pitched firms alongside CEO to raise $150M+.
Investor & Board Observer
2017 - 2019
Cameo is a marketplace where fans can book personalized video shoutout from their favorite people.
Raised $190,798,271.00 from Valor Equity Partners.
Venture Capital
2017 - 2019
Co-Founder
2016 - 2017
Event ticketing idea I tried to start in college. Last minute liquidation market for high priced sports and concert tickets. The idea was to sell insurance that gives customers a fully refundable ticket up to 24 hours before the event. We would then sell last minute discounted tickets to college students.