Jake Mintz
About Jake Mintz
Jake Mintz is Chief Product Officer at Valon, a mortgage servicing technology company. His X bio describes him as ex-Stripe, ex-Google and an ex-Bump co-founder, based in Seattle and from Alaska.
He co-founded Bump Technologies in 2008 with David Lieb and Andy Huibers. The three started the company after Mintz and Lieb met in the University of Chicago MBA program. Bump built a phone-to-phone sharing app that reached more than 50 million downloads, and Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz backed it. Crunchbase lists his Bump role as co-founder, product manager and data, from October 2008 to September 2013.
Crunchbase shows him joining Stripe in November 2020 as Product Lead, Consumer. Earlier roles listed there include technical sales and marketing at Texas Instruments. He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Santa Clara University.
Mintz's X bio says he is an angel for 150 startups. That figure is self-reported and the profile does not give a date for it. Crunchbase lists four personal investments: Ralo (seed), Nexus (seed), Spotpay (pre-seed) and LÜK Network (angel round). Crunchbase does not show announcement dates or amounts for these.
Mintz took part in the $4.3M seed round of Nexus, announced in March 2026. Nexus is a Y Combinator F25 company that builds a platform for deploying enterprise AI agents. General Catalyst led the round. Y Combinator, Transpose Platform, Twenty Two Ventures and Phosphor Capital also took part, along with angels including Gokul Rajaram and Raphael Schaad.
He also writes publicly about AI and product management. One LinkedIn post promoted a talk on PM and AI.
Mintz has not published a thesis or check size that we could find. The rounds Crunchbase lists for him are angel, pre-seed and seed, and the third-party investor database EasyVC also lists pre-seed and seed. His public work centers on product, fintech and consumer software. His one confirmed AI deal here is an enterprise AI agent platform. Founders should not assume a sector or geographic preference beyond what his portfolio shows.
- Nexus: enterprise AI agent deployment platform, Y Combinator F25. He joined its $4.3M seed round led by General Catalyst, announced in March 2026.
- Ralo: listed on his Crunchbase profile as a seed round investment. Date not public.
- Spotpay: listed on his Crunchbase profile as a pre-seed round investment. Date not public.
- LÜK Network: listed on his Crunchbase profile as an angel round investment. Date not public.
Investing activity
Jake Mintz appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $4M. The most recent is Nexus (Seed, $4.3M, Mar 2026).
Jake Mintz most often invests alongside General Catalyst, Gokul Rajaram, TwentyTwo VC and Transpose Platform Management, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Jake Mintz
Is Jake Mintz an active AI angel investor?
He joined the $4.3M seed round of the enterprise AI agent company Nexus, announced in March 2026. His X bio says he has angel-invested in 150 startups.
What is Jake Mintz's angel check size?
He has not published a check size that we could find, so we do not list one. Ask for an intro through a mutual founder or investor rather than assuming a range.
What stage does Jake Mintz invest in?
His Crunchbase profile lists angel, pre-seed and seed rounds. His Nexus investment was in a seed round.
What is Jake Mintz's day job?
He is Chief Product Officer at Valon, a mortgage servicing technology company. Before Valon he worked at Stripe and co-founded Bump.
Where can founders find Jake Mintz online?
He is on X as @jakemintz and on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/jakemintz. We found no personal website.
Is Jake Mintz an angel investor?
Yes. Jake Mintz invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Jake Mintz invested in?
Jake Mintz's AI investments include Nexus. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Jake Mintz invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Jake Mintz has invested at Seed, with a median round of $4M.
Who does Jake Mintz co-invest with?
Jake Mintz's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are General Catalyst (1 deal), Gokul Rajaram (1 deal), TwentyTwo VC (1 deal), Transpose Platform Management (1 deal) and Phosphor Capital (1 deal).
How can founders reach Jake Mintz?
Founders on Lounge can see Jake Mintz's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with them under Warm Paths, and add Jake Mintz to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.