Jay Farber
About
Jay Farber is a Venture Partner at F-Prime Capital, where he leads early-stage investments in FinTech and SaaS companies. Jay joined F-Prime in 2015. He has led or participated in investments in Ashby, Papaya Payments, AvantStay, Quovo, Snapsheet, Vestwell, and System2.
Jay is also Head of Growth at Juniper Square, a leading institutional fund administrator and technology provider to VC, PE, and PERE funds. Juniper Square’s clients manage more than $1 Trillion in investor capital.
Jay is physically a Bay Area resident and culturally a Seattleite, but has invested across the country and does not hold the Patriots fandom of his F-Prime colleagues against them (mostly).
Stories & Ideas
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Ashby exists to deliver a new standard of recruiting software to enable hiring excellence. It’s all-in-one recruiting platform enables high growth companies to hire more efficiently by combining features for the entire recruiting process, from sourcing to offer, with advanced analytics and automation. Learn more at www.ashbyhq.com.
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Category
- Enterprise IT
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Status
- Private
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Location
San Francisco, CA
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Year Invested
2020
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AvantStay delivers exceptional, unique stays for group travelers. The company has built a tech-enabled millennial hospitality brand to be the new standard for group experience. Unlike typical short-term rentals, Avantstay controls the entire guest experience. This allows the company to ensure the quality of a guest’s stay will be consistent across all homes and to deliver hotel-level comfort in an authentic differentiated setting. Learn more at avantstay.com.
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Category
- FinTech
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Status
- Private
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Location
Los Angeles, CA
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Year Invested
2018
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Team
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Papaya Payments is a free and easy way to pay your bills. Just snap a photo of a paper bill and Papaya will automatically validate it and facilitate your payment. Learn more at www.papayapayments.com.
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Category
- FinTech
- Health IT/Services
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Status
- Private
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Location
Los Angeles, CA
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Year Invested
2018
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Team
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Quovo is a data platform providing connectivity to consumer financial accounts. Quovo centralizes, organizes, and enriches data from millions of accounts across more than 14,000 institutions to provide businesses with a comprehensive picture of each customers’ financial identity. With industry-specific solutions, clients from emerging fintech startups to Fortune 500 companies rely on Quovo for its seamless technology and rich data insights to deliver more personalized and frictionless customer experiences. Quovo’s unparalleled coverage of the financial ecosystem, powerful data analytics, and flexible deployment options propel businesses in uncovering opportunities to grow their relationships with customers. Quovo was acquired by Plaid in 2019. Learn more at www.quovo.com.
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Category
- FinTech
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Status
- Acquired
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Location
New York, NY
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Year Invested
2017
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Team
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Snapsheet is the leading provider of virtual claims solutions, using powerful technology to improve workflows for more than 60 insurance carriers around the world. Snapsheet creates a simple claims process, starting with virtual estimations all the way to final repairs and payment, by streamlining communication between consumers, shops and carriers. Snapsheet takes complicated processes and makes them fast and simple for everyone involved. Learn more at www.snapsheetapp.com.
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Category
- FinTech
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Status
- Private
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Location
Chicago, IL
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Year Invested
2016
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Team
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Stage is on a mission to empower builders and innovators to create enduring technology. Stage is a dynamic monetization platform for early- and growth-stage software companies. Starting with flexible plans and paywalls, the platform gives product teams the ability to understand, measure, and capture value from customers with confidence. Stage was co-founded by CEO Patrick Despres-Gallagher and CTO Kaiser Leib in October 2021 with remote operations and hubs in California and Montana. Patrick was previously one of the early Product Managers at Loom and RapidSOS as well as a family office investor focused on enterprise software. Kaiser was previously an early Software Engineer at Juniper Square and SoFi. Learn more at www.heystage.com and follow them on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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Category
- FinTech
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Status
- Private
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Location
San Francisco, CA
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Year Invested
2022
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Team
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Vestwell is a digital platform that makes it easier to offer and administer 401(k) plans. Vestwell removes traditional friction points through a seamless plan design, automated onboarding, streamlined administration, and flexible investment strategies, all at competitive pricing. By acting as a single point of contact, Vestwell has modernized the retirement offering while keeping the plan sponsor’s and plan participant’s best interests in mind. Learn more at www.vestwell.com.
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Category
- FinTech
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Status
- Private
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Location
New York, NY
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Year Invested
2016
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Team
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