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Jon Runyan

Founder of Armada

San Francisco, California

Overview 

Jon Runyan is the Co-Founder and COO at Armada in San Francisco, California, with a background in venture capital, start-ups, and mergers & acquisitions. He has successfully invested in companies like Subskribe and Embrace, showcasing his expertise in identifying and supporting high-potential ventures. Runyan's career highlights include his role as General Counsel at Okta, Inc. and his experience as a Partner at The Operator Network, demonstrating his diverse skill set in corporate law, investments, and strategic partnerships.

Work Experience 

  • Co-Founder & COO

    2023 - Current

Armada is an edge computing platform that links individuals and businesses, facilitating real-time data processing and decision-making.

Raised $108,000,000.00 from M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund, Felicis, Dragon Global and Valor Equity Partners.

  • General Counsel

    2015 - 2023

Okta is a management platform that secures critical resources from cloud to ground for workforce and customers.

Raised $1,229,250,000.00 from Junipero Capital and Employee Stock Option Fund.

  • Partner & Co-Founder

    2019 - 2022

The Operator Network is an angel investor syndicate of public company C- and SVP-level executives.

  • Partner

    2013 - 2015

    Specialties: Company formation, founder ownership and stock vesting, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), private equity, initial public offerings (IPO), corporate governance, negotiation, offer letters, emerging growth companies, technology companies, technology transactions, employment law, stock compensation matters, internet, hardware, software, cloud computing, SaaS, the internet of things, big data analytics and gaming.

  • Senior Corporate Associate

    2011 - 2013

    Start-Up and Venture Capital Lawyer.

Goodwin Procter provides corporate law and litigation services.

  • Senior Associate

    2006 - 2011

    Start-Up and Venture Capital Lawyer

Gunderson Dettmer is a business law firm that is focused on global venture capital and emerging technology.

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