Founder

Jay Klauminzer.

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

  • CEO, Raise — Turned a growth-stage fintech from loss to profitability and led multiple financing rounds.
  • Head of Revenue, DoorDash — Scaled marketplace coverage nationally and accelerated revenue growth, reporting to the CEO.
  • VP, Groupon — Ran the flagship Local P&L and a large national organization; grew the Goods business across EMEA.
  • 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.