Jon Vlassopulos

Chief Executive Officer

2022 - Current

Jon is the Chief Executive Officer of Napster, the longest running independent music streaming service in the world. Vlassopulos, who was named CEO in September 2022, is leading the iconic brand at a time when Web3 music has the opportunity to take over from the current streaming era, revolutionize the music industry, and establish a new model for artists and fans that will drive the next 20 years of growth. Napster aims to be that driving force in taking Web3 music to the masses. Vlassopulos, the former Vice President and Global Head of Music at Roblox, is credited with building Roblox’s groundbreaking music initiatives and bringing artists into the metaverse via interactive, immersive, and hyper social experiences. Because of Vlassopulos' efforts, Roblox music experiences reached over 100M fans and set the standard for virtual concerts and music worlds that allow fans to participate in the creative process along with their favorite artists. Napster was acquired in April 2022 and counts some of the biggest investors in Web3 as its backers, including Hivemind, Algorand, SkyBridge Capital, Alumni Ventures, Borderless Capital, and G20 Ventures, which will all help accelerate Napster’s Web3 initiatives. Brevan Howard Digital, Arrington Capital, and RSE Ventures are also among the existing investors of the music brand. With their support and investment, Napster is once again delivering innovation to the music industry by bringing Web3 technology into its existing global Web2 music service, unlocking new creative and commercial opportunities for artists and fans. With offices in London, Seattle, Paris, Munich, and Sao Paulo the company continues to partner with some of the top brands in the world including SFR, Audacy, Univision, Aldi, Vivo, Rakuten, Huawei, RecoChoku, and more.

Board Member

2022

Dubit is a global studio that builds branded metaverse games, experiences, and events. Our team of over 100 professionals provide brands and agencies with the production, marketing and research services to develop, launch and promote successful experiences in the metaverse.

Angel Investor

2022

Inworld is the leading Character Engine for AI NPCs. Inworld NPCs exhibit complex and lifelike behaviors, increasing player engagement and immersion.

VP, Global Head Of Music

2019

As Global Head of Music at Roblox, Jon led the company’s initiatives and partnerships with record labels, publishers, management companies, artists, brands and music startups. He was focused on entertaining and engaging Roblox’s community of more than 50M+ daily active users with music, allowing them to express themselves and connect with their favorite artists and friends in new and unprecedented ways. He worked with the music industry to create new promotional and commercial opportunities around virtual concerts, in game music distribution, virtual merchandise, interactive artist worlds and interactive music and video experiences. Roblox’s mission is to bring the world together through play. Every month, more than 50 million people around the world have fun with friends as they explore millions of immersive digital worlds. All of these worlds are built by the Roblox community, made up of over two million creators. Roblox believes in building a safe, civil, and diverse community of players, creators and employees —one that inspires and fosters creativity and positive relationships between people around the world.

Founder and CEO

2017

Tribalist is a place to discover, curate and create shoppable lists of what you love - “A Rival to Pinterest” according to The Sunday Times. We help you discover your next show to binge on Netflix, an inspiring podcast for your daily commute, the best local brunch spots or your dream vacation - all recommended by trusted publications, influencers, celebs, media companies, brands and friends. Our charts are best-of the best lists on any topic. We aggregate and summarize professional lists, so that you can see - in one place - what the absolute best recommendations are and then shop them directly. You can save anything you find to your profile for safekeeping or action it in the moment through partners like Amazon, OpenTable, Booking.com and Apple. If you feel inspired to be a publisher and share all your favorites with the world, it is super easy to create your own professional looking lists on whatever topic you're passionate about. All the lists are shoppable and our Tribe members earn revenue from anything that is booked, bought or rented from their lists. Tribalist was started by Jon Vlassopulos, a 20 year media, tech and advertising industry leader, entrepreneur and investor. The company is based in SF and is backed by top investors like Cherubic Ventures, top strategic investors like WME and super angels from major companies like Facebook, Apple, Redbull, Bertelsmann, Activision, Ticketmaster and MGM. Tribalist is currently available on the web and mobile web at www.tribalist.io and was just featured on “New Apps we love” on the Apple App Store (download here). Our Android app just launched on Google Play. Sample Tribalist Charts (aggregating all the best lists from professional sources, influencers, celebs and fans) Best Movies of 2019 - https://www.tribalist.io/tribes/movies/best-of-2019 Best shows of 2019 - https://www.tribalist.io/tribes/tv/best-of-2019

Managing Partner

2013

A-Force Ventures is an early stage fund that invests in consumer internet and mobile startups with a focus on female founders. We are proud to invest in and support some of the smartest and most passionate entrepreneurs who are creating groundbreaking products and services that make our lives better, more connected and more fulfilling. #1 We focus on investing in startups that have with a female founder or who are active in female dominant marketplaces #2 We target early stage investments (seed and pre-seed) in the consumer lifestyle sector across travel, health, entertainment, consumer products, dating, fashion and education ​ #3 The Key traits we look for in our founders are hustle, passion, curiosity and deep market knowledge

Angel Investor

2015

Excited to back a strong female led startup building the Airbnb for RV's. Helping the 10M RV owners to earn income and helping millions of millennials travel more on the own doorstep is an exciting proposition. If you are interested in partnering or working at the company, feel free to drop me a line.\

Member (ex-digital board member)

2006

Angel Investor

2016

Ample Foods creates optimally nutritious meals in bottles

Founder and CEO

2016

Tastemates: Connect with your tastemates to discover, discuss & find the best entertainment We believe that our taste defines us. All the movies, TV shows and music we love make us who we are. That's why we thought it was the right time to build a community based on what you’re into instead of who you know. Here on Tastemates, share what you're into and we’ll connect you with nearby tastemates to discover and chat about the best movies, TV shows, music & more. Get the free app today and start connecting with your tastemates! - Find tastemates in your area who are into what you’re into. Discover together, say hi, chat and maybe even meet up. - Check your feed to see what your most compatible tastemates recommend for you and post about what you’re into - Swipe hundreds of fun packs to hear about all the best new entertainment and share your favorites with your tastemates. - Save your discoveries and see where they’re available to stream, rent or purchase Visit us at www.tastemates.com. You can also find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/tastematesApp or follow us on Twitter @tastematesApp. Let us know what you think - we’d love to hear from you!