Jonathan Carson
About Jonathan Carson
Jonathan Carson is the co-founder and CEO of Antenna, a company that provides market data and analytics for the subscription economy. He is based in New York and has a business degree from Georgetown University (class of 1995).
Earlier, he founded the interactive firm Intercities and the music site OuterSound.com. He then co-founded the social media intelligence company BuzzMetrics, where he was CEO. Nielsen acquired it in 2007, and he went on to run Nielsen's digital practice.
Professional profiles also list him as Chief Revenue Officer at Vevo and at The Trade Desk. Crunchbase lists him as chairman of Snaps.
Crunchbase lists four personal investments, and PitchBook lists six investments and three exits. Dated entries include Snaps (2013 and 2015), How We Met (2015), Purple Carrot (2015), BrandRank.AI (July 2024), Evertune (August 2025) and Idilio (June 2026).
On LinkedIn he has described the POSSIBLE marketing conference in Miami Beach as one of his angel investments. Georgetown Angel Investor Network lists Snaps among its funded companies, with Carson as co-founder and chairman.
In June 2026 he joined Idilio's $5.5M seed round, which WndrCo led. Idilio is a Latin American microdrama platform that uses AI to produce short-form content.
He was one of the angels in Evertune's $15M Series A in August 2025, led by Felicis Ventures. Evertune is a New York generative engine optimization and AI marketing platform. He also invested in the Cincinnati company BrandRank.AI's seed round in 2024. It builds AI-driven brand search analytics.
Third-party profiles describe him as a New York-based angel who invests at pre-seed and seed. His recent AI deals range from seed to Series A and sit in marketing technology, analytics and media. He has not published a check size or a formal investment thesis, so none is stated here.
- Idilio: Latin American AI-assisted microdrama platform; joined the $5.5M seed round in June 2026.
- Evertune: generative engine optimization and AI marketing platform; angel in the $15M Series A in August 2025.
- BrandRank.AI: AI-driven brand search analytics; seed investor in 2024.
- Snaps: photo-based advertising company; invested from 2013 and serves as chairman.
- Purple Carrot: food company; investment recorded in 2015.
- How We Met: social software company; investment recorded in 2015. PitchBook lists it as out of business.
- crunchbase.com/person/jonathan-carson
- pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/106424-02
- linkedin.com/in/jonathancarson
- tracxn.com/d/companies/antenna/__mDnPl1evkUEVQLX4lCnZw7WjeGD7Cj2io4oWs
- thesaasnews.com/news/idilio-raises-5-5m-seed
- finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/gabriela-tafur-microdram
- thesaasnews.com/news/evertune-raises-15-million-in-series-a
- ohiotechnews.com/cincinnatis-brandrankai-raises-1-million-seed-for-ai-
Investing activity
Jonathan Carson appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $6M. The most recent is Idilio (Seed, $5.5M, Jun 2026).
Jonathan Carson most often invests alongside Goodwater Capital, Blitzscaling Ventures, Numundo Ventures and David Velez, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Jonathan Carson
Who is Jonathan Carson the angel investor?
He is a New York-based angel investor and the co-founder and CEO of Antenna. He previously co-founded BuzzMetrics, which Nielsen acquired in 2007.
What AI startups has Jonathan Carson invested in?
Public records show Idilio (seed, June 2026), Evertune (Series A, August 2025) and BrandRank.AI (seed, 2024).
What is Jonathan Carson's check size?
He has not made his check size public. Press coverage lists him as a participant in rounds without giving amounts.
What stage does Jonathan Carson invest in?
Third-party profiles describe him as a pre-seed and seed investor. He also joined Evertune's Series A as an angel.
How can founders contact Jonathan Carson?
He is active on LinkedIn and X. Warm introductions through his network, including Georgetown's angel community, may also help.
Is Jonathan Carson an angel investor?
Yes. Jonathan Carson invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Jonathan Carson invested in?
Jonathan Carson's AI investments include Idilio. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Jonathan Carson invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Jonathan Carson has invested at Seed, with a median round of $6M.
Who does Jonathan Carson co-invest with?
Jonathan Carson's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Goodwater Capital (1 deal), Blitzscaling Ventures (1 deal), Numundo Ventures (1 deal), David Velez (1 deal) and Graham Weaver (1 deal).
How can founders reach Jonathan Carson?
Founders on Lounge can see Jonathan Carson'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 Jonathan Carson to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.