Jonathan Hua

Head of Investor Relations, VP of Corporate Strategy & Capital Markets

2021 - Current

I am responsible for developing a best-in-class strategic investor relations program at GrubMarket. I lead all projects and activities related to late-stage fundraising, communications and PR strategy (both buy-side and sell-side), IPO readiness and preparation (planning and executing investor-facing activities, including conference presentations), capital markets research and expertise, corporate strategy and special projects, and corporate development / M&A strategy. I nominated GrubMarket for, and helped the company make it onto the CNBC Disruptor 50 list for two consecutive years (rising 18 spots in the rankings). I am also spearheading the “Sustainable California” initiative, our commitment to promote, support, uplift and enhance agricultural sustainability in California by investing in environmentally meaningful activities like tree planting and supporting farmers in obtaining organic certification. Food tech, B2B eCommerce, vertical SaaS

Investor

2020

Digitizing the American food supply chain.

Venture Partner

2021

Early Stage Investor

2019 - 2021

Principal on the US Investment Team. I'm on the hunt for the most ambitious and globally-focused founders helping to build smart societies for a better future. As Scrum's Deal Captain, my investments include: Pillar (Seed / Health Coaching-as-a-Service), Sequential Skin (Seed / Personalized Skincare), MindPortal (Seed / BCI), mmhmm (Series A / Productivity), and Osso VR (Series A / VR Surgical Training). I also led follow-on investments in portfolio companies Prodigy (Series A / Acq. by Upstart), GrubMarket (Series D), Maestro (Series B), LemonBox (Series A) and CarIQ (Series B). https://scrum.vc/

Co-Host and Producer

2020

Capitalist (Ad)Ventures is a podcast hosted by early-stage investors Jonathan Hua and Akash Bhat that explores the diversity of backgrounds, thoughts and opinions in the venture capital and startup communities.

Advisory Council Member, Gold Rush Accelerator

2020

Supporting and scaling Asian-led businesses across the US. ‣ Fall 2020 Cohort. https://goldhouse.org/goldrush/advisors/?cat=fall-2020 ‣ Spring 2021 Cohort. https://goldhouse.org/goldrush/advisors/?y=salon&cat=spring-2021 ‣ Fall 2021 Cohort. http://bit.ly/GoldRushAdvisorsF21

Investor

2021

The one-stop shop for health coaching.

Investor

2021

Revolutionizing skin health using genomics.

Investor

2021

The future of personal computing.

Investor

2020

An award winning VR surgical and medical device training platform.

Investor

2020

A new and better way to communicate over video.

Investor

2020 - 2021

Acquired by Upstart (NASDAQ: UPST). The world's best car buying experience.