Biz Stone Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Co-Founder

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Active Board Seats
  • 2

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Biz Stone General Information

Biography

Mr. Biz Stone is a Co-Founder of AI Foundation. Mr. Biz Stone is a Co-Founder & serves as Board Member at AI Foundation. He was the Co-Founder of X Corp. He served as a Board Member at Chroma. He co-founded Future Positive. He also serves as an Advisor at Pinterest. He is a Co-Founder of Medium, and Jelly. A progenitor of social media, and an early Google employee, he has been developing large-scale systems that serve the global conversation for twenty years. As an investor, he has backed Square, Pinterest, Slack when it was called Speck, Nest, Intercom, and Beyond Meat (where he remains on the board as Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee), among others. In 2016, Stone's Jelly, a "human in the loop" AI search service, was acquired by Pinterest. After the sale, Twitter requested him to return full-time to lead the company's strategic vision, brand, and internal culture objectives alongside co-founder Jack Dorsey. He has been recognized as INC Magazine Entrepreneur of the Decade and one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People in the World. He is also an author, filmmaker, and Fellow at both Oxford University and Berkeley.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Co-Founder, AI Foundation
Education
Northeastern University, Degree
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Degree
Gender
Male
Total Investments
Exits
Phone
+1 (415)
Address
  • 6130 West Flamingo Road
  • Suite 861
  • Las Vegas, NV 89103
  • United States
+1 (702)

Biz Stone Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
AI Foundation Company Co-Founder Las Vegas, NV Business/Productivity Software

Biz Stone Board Seats (2)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
R8 Capital (Fintech) Financial Software Publicly Held Formerly VC-backed London, United Kingdom
Vantage Discovery Information Services (B2C) Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed San Francisco, CA

Biz Stone Lead Partner on Deals (66)

Biz Stone has been the lead partner on 66 deals. Their latest deal was with Vantage Discovery, a information services (b2c) company. The deal was made for on 01-Jun-2024.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Vantage Discovery 01-Jun-2024 Early Stage VC (Series A) Completed Information Services (B2C) San Francisco, CA
Karat Financial 19-Jul-2023 Completed Other Financial Services Los Angeles, CA
Config 06-Jun-2023 Completed Electronic Equipment and Instruments San Francisco, CA
Runic 01-May-2023 Completed Media and Information Services (B2B) Boston, MA
OpenStudio 25-Apr-2023 Completed Multimedia and Design Software San Francisco, CA
Vantage Discovery 01-Jan-2023 Completed Information Services (B2C) San Francisco, CA
Oxwash 30-Aug-2022 Completed Other Services (B2C Non-Financial) Swindon, United Kingdom
Pomelo (Argentina) 14-Jul-2022 Completed Financial Software Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bridgefy 11-May-2022 Seed Round Completed Communication Software Miami, FL
Chroma (Multimedia and Design Software) 06-May-2022 Seed Round Completed Multimedia and Design Software Stockholm, Sweden

Biz Stone Network (628)

Board Members (13)

Name Company Representing Location From
David Shrier R8 Capital (Fintech) Self London, United Kingdom
Colin Kaepernick Medium Self San Francisco, CA
Vantage Discovery Lobby Capital San Francisco, CA
Medium Medium San Francisco, CA
Medium Greylock San Francisco, CA

Portfolio Executives (610)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Lance Riedel Vantage Discovery Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer 01-Jun-2024 San Francisco, CA
Nigel Daley Vantage Discovery Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer 01-Jun-2024 San Francisco, CA
Karat Financial Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer 19-Jul-2023 Los Angeles, CA
Karat Financial Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer 19-Jul-2023 Los Angeles, CA
Config Founder & Chief Executive Officer 06-Jun-2023 San Francisco, CA

Fund Team Members (5)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Evan Williams Obvious Ventures Obvious Ventures I San Francisco, CA
Vishal Vasishth Obvious Ventures Obvious Ventures I San Francisco, CA
Obvious Ventures San Francisco, CA
Obvious Ventures San Francisco, CA

Biz Stone Affiliated Funds (1)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
Obvious Ventures I Obvious Ventures Venture - General Closed 2014

Biz Stone Advisory Roles (5)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Intercom Company Advisor San Francisco, CA Business/Productivity Software
Neighborland Company Advisor Boulder, CO Business/Productivity Software
Peony Company Advisor London, United Kingdom Media and Information Services (B2B)
Pinterest Company Advisor San Francisco, CA Social/Platform Software
Range (Business/ Productivity Software) Company Advisor San Francisco, CA Business/Productivity Software

Biz Stone FAQs

  • Who is Biz Stone?

    Mr. Biz Stone is a Co-Founder of AI Foundation.

  • How much does Biz Stone typically invest?

    Biz Stone's median deal size is .

  • What is Biz Stone’s main position?

    Biz Stone’s primary position is Co-Founder.

  • How many active board seats does Biz Stone hold?

    Biz Stone holds 2 board seats including R8 Capital (Fintech) and Vantage Discovery.

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