Jon Cholak Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Founder & Managi...

  • Primary Industry
  • B2B

  • Active Board Seats
  • 4

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Jon Cholak General Information

Biography

Mr. Jon Cholak is the Founder & serves as Managing Partner at W11 Capital Management. He served as Managing Director & Portfolio Manager at ADIT Ventures. He is a Co-Founder and serves as Board Observer at One Earth Rising. He serves as Board Observer at Pontoro. He also served as Board Member at CaféX and Astrocast. He served as Investment Director at USAA Corporate Development. He served as Board Member at Context360. He sources and executes venture investments in Fintech, AI/ML, Security, and Enterprise Software. He represents USAA as a member or observer on the following boards: Robin Systems, Context360, Lightbend, PrecisionHawk, CafeX Communications, ENVEIL, and Gridspace. His other active investments include Cognitive Scale and Coinbase, and his exits include MindMeld (acquired by Cisco), Automatic Labs (acquired by SiriusXM), and Saffron Technology (acquired by Intel). He also serves as a startup mentor at Plug & Play Tech Center in Sunnyvale, CA, and Capital Factory in Austin, TX. Prior to joining USAA Corporate Development in 2014, he worked at Intel Corporation and Deloitte Consulting. He obtained his bachelor's degree from New York University and his MBA from The University of Texas at Austin. He serves as Board Member at Aanika Biosciences.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Founder & Managing Director, W11 Capital Management
Education
University of Texas, Austin, MBA (Master of Business Administration)
New York University (Stern), BS (Bachelor of Science)
Gender
Male
Email
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Address
  • Austin, TX
  • United States

Jon Cholak Positions (2)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
One Earth Rising Company Co-Founder & Board Observer New York, NY Entertainment Software
W11 Capital Management Investor Founder & Managing Director Austin, TX Venture Capital

Jon Cholak Board Seats (4)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
Aanika Other Commercial Products Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed New York, NY
Astrocast Aerospace and Defense Publicly Held Formerly VC-backed Chavannes-pres-Renens, Switzerland
One Earth Rising Entertainment Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed New York, NY
Pontoro Financial Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Mountain View, CA

Jon Cholak Lead Partner on Deals (14)

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Particle Ink 15-Jun-2022 Seed Round Completed Movies, Music and Entertainment Las Vegas, NV
Aanika 01-Dec-2021 Completed Other Commercial Products New York, NY
Aanika 01-Dec-2021 Completed Other Commercial Products New York, NY
Pontoro 12-Nov-2021 Completed Financial Software Mountain View, CA
Astrocast 20-Jul-2021 Completed Aerospace and Defense Chavannes-pres-Renens, Switzerland
Astrocast 20-Jul-2021 Completed Aerospace and Defense Chavannes-pres-Renens, Switzerland
Astrocast 04-Sep-2019 Completed Aerospace and Defense Chavannes-pres-Renens, Switzerland
Robin (Systems and Information Management) 21-Aug-2018 Completed Business/Productivity Software San Jose, CA
Context360 01-Jan-2018 Later Stage VC Completed Media and Information Services (B2B) San Mateo, CA
CafeX 26-Jan-2017 Later Stage VC (Series C) Completed Business/Productivity Software New York, NY

Jon Cholak Network (114)

Board Members (33)

Name Company Representing Location From
Steven Schlenker Robin (Systems and Information Management) DN Capital San Jose, CA
Aleem Rizvon CafeX Cisco Investments New York, NY
Robin (Systems and Information Management) Self San Jose, CA
CafeX Annox Capital New York, NY
Pontoro CSL Capital Management Mountain View, CA

Portfolio Executives (78)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Praveen Mandal Particle Ink Interim Chief Technology Officer 15-Jun-2022 Las Vegas, NV
Cassandra Sanford-Rosenthal Particle Ink Co-Founder, Co-Chief Executive Officer & Board Member 15-Jun-2022 Las Vegas, NV
Particle Ink Co-Founder, Co-Chief Executive Officer & Board Member 15-Jun-2022 Las Vegas, NV
Particle Ink Chief Experience Officer & Executive Producer 15-Jun-2022 Las Vegas, NV
Aanika Chief Technology Officer 01-Dec-2021 New York, NY

Fund Team Members (3)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Tim Ringel ADIT Ventures Adit Growth Equity Fund New York, NY
Eric Munson ADIT Ventures Adit Growth Equity Fund New York, NY
ADIT Ventures New York, NY

Jon Cholak Affiliated Funds (2)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
Adit Growth Equity Fund ADIT Ventures Growth/Expansion Closed 2019
W11 Genesis I W11 Capital Management Venture - General Closed 2021

Jon Cholak FAQs

  • Who is Jon Cholak?

    Mr. Jon Cholak is the Founder & serves as Managing Partner at W11 Capital Management.

  • How much does Jon Cholak typically invest?

    Jon Cholak's median deal size is .

  • What is Jon Cholak’s main position?

    Jon Cholak’s primary position is Founder & Managing Director.

  • How many active board seats does Jon Cholak hold?

    Jon Cholak holds 4 board seats including Aanika, Astrocast, One Earth Rising, and Pontoro.

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