Jay Simons, Angel Investor

Jay Simons is General Partner at BOND, where he has invested in and advised high‑growth technology companies since 2020. He serves on the boards of Zapier and HubSpot, and previously spent over a decade at Atlassian, including nine years as President, helping scale the company into a global leader in collaboration software. Earlier in his career, he held senior marketing roles at BEA Systems. His career reflects deep expertise in scaling SaaS platforms, driving go‑to‑market strategy, and building enduring enterprise software brands. Through executive and board leadership, Simons has consistently focused on helping companies achieve sustainable growth and global reach. As an angel investor, Jay has backed more than 20 startups, including Alloy, SimplyPut, Earlywork, Runway, Twelve Labs, Humaans, Pace, LaunchNotes, Baseten, and Clickety. His portfolio underscores a strong focus on SaaS, AI, and productivity tools, highlighting his commitment to supporting founders building transformative enterprise and consumer platforms.