Founder

Jay Klauminzer.

Two decades operating consumer marketplaces, fintech and on-demand platforms — from Series A through public company.

  • CEO, Raise — Turned an $18M annual loss into a $5M profit in 18 months; took total financing to $200M.
  • Head of Revenue, DoorDash — Scaled 250 → 3,000 cities and tripled revenue run rate in a year, reporting to the CEO.
  • VP, Groupon — Ran a $2B-run-rate Local P&L and an 1,100-person org; grew Goods EMEA to $1B across 24 countries.
  • CEO, Stratton / Solis — Signed a AAA title, built the capital plan, and led the exit.
  • Associate Principal, McKinsey — Co-led the Customer Experience Practice.
  • Stanford d.school — Customer-Focused Innovation, with ongoing applied research in GenAI product strategy.
  • Active advisor & investor — Applied AI, hardware, healthcare technology and consumer.