Number of Portfolio Companies 6
Number of Exits 
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  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed
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Jim S. Young, Ph.D is a founder of Perceptual Networks. Dr. Young oversees the company’s technology development and jointly oversees product development.

Dr. Young previously was co-founder, CTO and CEO of HotOrNot.com. In this capacity, he singlehandedly scaled a web property from launch to being a top 25 web property in less than three months,

and was responsible for one of the earliest large scale deployments of the LAMP architecture.

Dr. Young also was a founding partner at I/O Ventures, a startup accelerator in San Francisco. He holds a doctorate in EE/CS from the University of California at Berkeley and is a board member of the Berkeley Engineering Fund.

Number of Investments 7
Jim Young has made 7 investments. Their latest investment was Seed Round - Chartable on Sep 11, 2020, when Chartable raised
$2.3M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Sep 11, 2020
Chartable
Seed Round - Chartable
$2.3M
May 13, 2019
Chartable
Seed Round - Chartable
$1.5M
Feb 18, 2016
Init.ai
Seed Round - Init.ai
$100K
Mar 1, 2012
Gaston Labs
Seed Round - Gaston Labs
$100K
Oct 13, 2011
DuckDuckGo
Venture Round - DuckDuckGo
$3M
Sep 1, 2006
Dogster
Angel Round - Dogster
$1M
Feb 28, 2005
Mochi Media
Seed Round - Mochi Media
Number of Partner Investments 1
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Investor Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Feb 18, 2016
Init.ai
Jim Young
Seed Round - Init.ai
$100K
Number of Exits 
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Jim Young has exits. Their most notable exits are Mochi MediaDogster, and Chartable.
  • Mochi Media Mochi Media is a browser-based ad network that allows developers to monetize and distribute online games.
  • Dogster Dogster is an online network enabling dog owners to create profiles of their dogs, share pictures and videos, and obtain expert advice.
  • Chartable Chartable builds world-class tools for the podcast industry, starting with podcast analytics for creators.
Number of Current Jobs 1
Number of Past Jobs 5
Jim Young is the Advisor at Yabberz. Additionally, Jim Young has had 5 past jobs including Founder & CTO at Perceptual Networks.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Perceptual Networks
Founder & CTO20122015
i/o Ventures
Founder, Managing PartnerJan 6, 20102011
HOT or NOT
Founder, CTO, CEOOct 1, 2000Oct 1, 2005
i/o Ventures
Founding Partner
HOT or NOT
Co-Founder,CEO & CTO
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 1
Jim Young is the Board Member at Berkeley Engineering Fund.