Justin Mateen

Founding Partner, JAM Fund
Justin Mateen, former Tinder CMO, is a contrarian tech investor who seed-invests personally, then backs winners alongside his funds, favoring founders with a chip on their shoulders in frontier tech.
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$500K - $20M
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Africa, LatAm, India, USA
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Consumer
Fintech
Health
CPG / D2C
Transportation
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About Justin Mateen

Justin Mateen is a legendary tech investor and the sole GP of JAM Fund. He often invests personal capital first, then backs the winners at every stage with JAM Fund and personal capital side by side. Fund I was $100M, and Fund II was $329M, and including his personal investments alongside the fund, he has deployed significantly more capital. He is known to back founders with a chip on their shoulders and is often a contrarian investor. His track record includes Kalshi (entered at $10M), Deel (entered at $15M), Curative Health (entered at $3M), Whop (entered at $3M), and Slash (entered at $7M). He has also backed Speak (entered at $10M), Varda Space Industries (entered at $20M pre-money), Stoke Space (entered at $20M), Radiant Nuclear (entered at $20M), and Hadrian (entered at $15M), spanning frontier categories like space manufacturing, nuclear energy, and AI infrastructure alongside consumer and fintech. He backed SpaceX (entered at $20B in 2017) and The Boring Company (entered at $900M in 2019). He previously co-founded Tinder, where he served as Chief Marketing Officer. He has a significant personal portfolio of real estate spanning industrial, retail, office, and hotel.

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Consumer, Fintech, Health, CPG / D2C, Transportation
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Pre-Seed - Series A
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$500K - $20M

JAM Fund is a venture capital firm led by sole GP and Tinder co-founder Justin Mateen. Fund I was $100M, and Fund II was $329M. Mateen often invests personal capital first, then backs the winners at every stage with JAM Fund and personal capital side by side. He is known for backing founders with a chip on their shoulders and taking a contrarian approach. His broader investment track record spans consumer, fintech, and frontier categories such as space manufacturing, nuclear energy, and AI infrastructure.

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