Stan Chudnovsky, Angel Investor

Stan Chudnovsky is the Co-Founder of NFX and currently serves as a Venture Partner at the firm. Previously, he was Head of Product for Messaging at Meta (formerly Facebook) and served as VP of Growth and Global Strategy at PayPal, following the acquisition of his company IronPearl. Earlier in his career, he co-founded ventures like Jiff, Ooga Labs, WonderHill, and Tickle, and has also served as an advisor to multiple firms. Stan is also an angel investor. He has made over a dozen investments, primarily in enterprise software, productivity tools, and B2B technology. His two most recent investments include Smashing, where he participated in the Seed round, and Redcar, also completed at the Seed round. He brings deep experience in startup building, product scaling, and global strategy to his investment approach—actively supporting early-stage companies reshaping enterprise workflows and technology infrastructure.