Jared Franklin
Investor at Various Startups
Boca Raton, Florida
Overview
Work Experience
Consultant, Investor, Advisor
2021 - Current
Part-time Venture Partner at The Fintech Fund and mentor in programs like Techstars Miami and Lenny's PMs. Reach out if your company could use an extra set of productive hands or if your fintech startup is fundraising. Angel investor in a few companies directly or through syndicates like Lizit, Avenify, Mainstreet, Merit, DFNS, USBTC, and others.
Vice President
2022 - 2024
Costanoa Ventures leads Formation, Seed, and Series A stage investments in companies that change the way the world does business
Product Management
2021 - 2022
BlockFi develops a blockchain-driven wealth management platform for crypto investors.
Raised $1,406,200,000.00 from FTX US Derivatives.
Manager, Products & Capabilities
2019 - 2021
ADS acquired Blispay.
Alliance Data Systems provides marketing, loyalty, and credit solutions in the United States, Canada, and other countries.
Product Director
2015 - 2019
Helped start the company from scratch. I was the ‘do-a-little-bit-of-everything startup person’ on the founding team with a heavy emphasis on product.
Blispay is a financial technology company pioneering the next generation of point-of-sale financing.
Raised $25,999,999.00 from F-Prime Capital.
Senior Product Manager, Global Credit Products
2013 - 2015
Product Manager
2011 - 2013
Millennial Media has been acquired by AOL.
Raised $240,245,382.00 from New Enterprise Associates, Columbia Capital, CRV and Bessemer Venture Partners.
Associate Product Manager
2009 - 2011
Product Manager, Consumer Marketing
2007 - 2009
Bill Me Later is a PayPal service that enables customers to purchase products without providing credit card details.
Raised $99,400,000.00 from Amazon.