Jay Wong

Investment banker focused on the AI industry | Founder & Managing Partner @ Stepmark Partners

๐Ÿ“ United States๐Ÿ”„ Updated July 2026๐Ÿ’ผ 2 investments๐Ÿ“… 2 years investing๐Ÿ—“ Last invested Jan 2024
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2024
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core. OpenAI is dedicated to putting that alignment of interests first โ€” ahead of profit. To achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity. Our investment in diversity, equity, and inclusion is ongoing, executed through a wide range of initiatives, and championed and supported by leadership. At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology.
Investor
2024
Understand the Universe. We are a team of AI technologists and business leaders on a mission to build AI systems that can help humanity understand the world better. https://x.ai/careers
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2024
Founder and Managing Partner
Mar 2024
Stepmark Partners is the only investment bank dedicated exclusively to the AI industry. We understand the transformative power of AI and work with our clients to develop and execute strategic M&A plans and capital raises that align with their long-term vision. Our goal is to help AI-native companies take bold steps toward growth and market leadership. For more information: info@stepmark.ai Principals of Stepmark Partners LLC are Registered Representative of and will offer Securities offered through Independent Investment Bankers Corp. a broker-dealer, Member (www.FINRA.org) / SIPC (www.SIPC.org). Stepmark Partners LLC and Independent Investment Bankers Corp are separate and unaffiliated entities.
Investor
2024
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core. OpenAI is dedicated to putting that alignment of interests first โ€” ahead of profit. To achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity. Our investment in diversity, equity, and inclusion is ongoing, executed through a wide range of initiatives, and championed and supported by leadership. At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology.
Investor
2024
Understand the Universe. We are a team of AI technologists and business leaders on a mission to build AI systems that can help humanity understand the world better. https://x.ai/careers
2015
Associate, Investment Banking
2015
Jefferies is a leading global, full-service investment banking and capital markets firm that provides advisory, sales and trading, research and wealth and asset management services. With more than 40 offices around the world, we offer insights and expertise to investors, companies and governments. More about our company can be found at www.jefferies.com.