Jonathan Gheller

Founder of UDP

Menlo Park, California

Overview 

Jonathan Gheller is a seasoned technology entrepreneur and investor based in Menlo Park, California. With a background in founding and leading numerous successful tech companies like Metabolic Inc and Like.com, he now focuses on investing in early-stage startups in various sectors including GovTech, AR/VR, and BioTech, with notable investments in companies like Kin Insurance. Jonathan's career highlights include founding and leading multiple successful tech startups, such as Metabolic Inc and Like.com, and transitioning into a role as an investor focusing on early-stage companies in sectors like GovTech and BioTech, with a notable investment in Kin Insurance.

Work Experience 

  • Co-Founder

    2023 - Current

  • Co-Founder

    2022

  • Co-Founder

    2020

Matilda Explorations is an IT company that designs and builds software for engineers to find remotes jobs and employment.

  • Co-Founder

    2018

BioBridge is a cloud-based platform for remote monitoring of cardiac devices.

  • CEO & Co-Founder

    2016 - 2020

  • EIR

    2016 - 2016

    Tinkering with new ideas

Index Ventures is a venture capital firm that helps the entrepreneurs turn bold ideas into global businesses.

  • Product

    2013 - 2015

Stay N' Alive Productions, LLC is a social media marketing firm that provides clients with measurable profits.

  • Co-founder

    2010 - 2013

    [Acquired by Facebook in 2013] Mixtent Inc is the creator of Storylane.com

  • Product Manager

    2009 - 2010

    [Acquired by Google in 2010] Leading the UGC efforts at Like.com. We all know soft goods shopping is inherently social. I am focused on levering the web to make that experience scalable and monetizable.

Like.com is a visual search engine that allows users to find similar products on the web and compare their prices.

Raised $47,300,000.00 from Leapfrog Ventures, Bay Partners, Crosslink Capital, BlueRun Ventures and Menlo Ventures.

  • Founder (among other things)

    2006 - 2009

    [Acquired by Like.com in 2009] Co founded and lead the development of a fashion oriented web based application that was reviewed among other by the The Wall Street Journal, Cnet and The New Yorker magazine. The company was also a Fabies finalist and a 2008 Webware 100. Fahsmatch also developed the most popular fashion and shopping applications on the Myspace and the Bebo platform.

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