Jesse Middleton

GP at Flybridge | AI Investor | Seed Stage | $1Mโ€“$3M | Board of Tech:NYC | ex-WeWork founding team

๐Ÿ“ New York, New York, United States๐Ÿ”„ Updated September 2026๐Ÿ’ผ 51 investments๐Ÿ“… 14 years investing๐Ÿ—“ Last invested Jan 2024๐• @upgrade_to_unlock
VC๐ŸŒ United States50+ investments
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Seed Investor
Jan 2024
World-class performance per parameter language models, from IoT to the data center.
Board Member
2024
Tech:NYC is an engaged network of tech leaders working to foster a dynamic, diverse, and creative New York. We bring together New Yorkers to support a successful technology ecosystem, attract and retain top-tier talent, and celebrate New York and the companies that call it home. Tech:NYC mobilizes the expertise and resources of the tech sector to work with city and state government on policies that ensure New Yorkโ€™s innovation economy thrives.
Seed Investor
2023
Making enterprise projects easier to keep up with
Seed Investor
2022
Dame Products was founded by smart women with the purpose of making phenomenal sex toys. Our continuing mission: to design well-engineered sex toys, to heighten intimacy, and to openly empower the sexual experiences of womankind. We are trying to make the world a happier place. Join our newsletter to stay up-to-date on the development of our truly inventive couples vibrator https://bit.ly/2MThnUB Engineering for Intimacy
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Seed Investor
2022
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Seed Investor
2022
We create a professional and personalized website for your business. Maintain your online presence effortlessly.
Seed Investor
2021
Agtonomy is an AI and software services company specializing in intelligent automation for agriculture, turf, and beyond. Through partnerships with leading equipment manufacturers, Agtonomys platform is embedded into industrial machinery to enable automation in complex, real-world environments. Its platform boosts efficiency, safety, and sustainability, while allowing operators to retain command over every task.
Board Observer
2021
Wilcos mission is to empower every developer, regardless of their background or skill level, to unlock their full potential!
Seed Investor
2021
Arrange is the best place to discover, create and share plans. No matter what you're planning ahead for, Arrange makes planning easier and more fun. Arrange was founded in 2021 and is backed by Unusual Ventures, Flybridge, and XFactor Ventures.
Seed Investor
2021
Popchew is building the defining food brand of the next century at the intersection of food, media, and technology. We value outside-the-box thinking, creative solutions, and a passion for building something big.
Board Member
2021
Famosos is a Latin American marketplace that allows fans and businesses the opportunity to hire Hispanic celebrities for video shoutouts, business endorsements and more. The company was founded in 2019 by Andres Cohen and Heinz Sohm and today has celebrities from more than 21 countries. Through technology, we facilitate digital interactions between celebrities and their fan base. We are a marketplace that was created to empower Hispanic celebrities and allow them to connect it ways that werent possible before. A group of extremely talented and passionate human beings have lead he company to become the leader in a market in just a year. Our more than 4,000 celebrities are open to interacting with you in any way they can. Say hi, dont be shy!
Seed Investor
2021
Trend is a curated marketplace of creators and brands. We help brands source high quality custom content. We love working with new, innovative companies that are changing the game. Weโ€™ve been fortunate to work with brands like Chameleon Cold-Brew, Health-Ade Kombucha, FabFitFun, Saatva Mattress, Mighty Swell, Mark Cuban Companies, and more. The Trend Creator Community consists of thousands of talented, creative personalities that we hand-select and personally invite to join. Our creators are ready to make you the unboxing videos, lifestyle images, product shots, in-use demo videos, and other content you need to scale your brand! Visit us online at trend.io to schedule a demo and learn how Trend can help you connect with thousand of top creators to create exclusive content for your brand.
Seed Investor
2021
launch house is a membership community to help ambitious builders level up and live better in the new silicon valley
Seed Investor
2021
Cruisebound is an innovative travel agency on a mission to make the joy of cruising available to all travelers by simplifying the cruise booking experience. Heres what you get when you book with Cruisebound: - Thousands of sailings available to compare and book 100% online - Cruise experts available to answer your questions by text, call or email 24/7 - No hidden or added fees
Board Member
2021
FAMOSOS is the operating system for Hispanic influencer marketing. We help brands grow through creator-led campaigns built specifically for the U.S. Hispanic market. In todayโ€™s world, brands need more than influencers. They need cultural intelligence, direct creator relationships, speed, performance, and authentic storytelling that actually converts. FAMOSOS combines technology, creator infrastructure, cultural strategy, paid amplification, and campaign execution into one centralized platform designed to help brands win with Latino audiences at scale. We are not just an agency. We are the infrastructure layer connecting brands with the new era of Hispanic consumer attention. Our platform helps brands: โ€ข identify the right creators โ€ข launch campaigns faster โ€ข amplify creator content through paid media โ€ข monitor performance live โ€ข optimize campaigns in real time โ€ข scale campaigns across multiple Hispanic communities FAMOSOS has built one of the largest direct networks of Latino creators in the world: โ€ข 50,000+ direct creator relationships โ€ข 1.1M+ Hispanic creators mapped in the U.S. โ€ข 5M+ creators mapped across LatAm โ€ข 1B+ organic impressions generated Trusted by brands including Mastercard, Mercado Pago, DIRECTV, KFC, Rappi, ViX, TelevisaUnivision, Telcel, and more. Our proprietary technology allows brands to supervise campaigns live while helping our team identify the best creators, manage activations, optimize performance, and generate real-time reporting. At FAMOSOS, we believe creator content is the new attention layer of the internet. The brands that understand culture will win the next decade. Cultura that Performs.
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Seed Investor
Jan 2024
World-class performance per parameter language models, from IoT to the data center.
Board Member
2024
Tech:NYC is an engaged network of tech leaders working to foster a dynamic, diverse, and creative New York. We bring together New Yorkers to support a successful technology ecosystem, attract and retain top-tier talent, and celebrate New York and the companies that call it home. Tech:NYC mobilizes the expertise and resources of the tech sector to work with city and state government on policies that ensure New Yorkโ€™s innovation economy thrives.
Investment Partner
2024
Next Wave NYC is a pre-seed venture fund run by some of the best and brightest founders and operators from the last decade of the New York City startup scene. Our investment team includes leaders from Bowery Farming, Casper, Chief, Flatiron School, FourSquare, Google, Major League Hacking, OpenAI, Snowflake, Squire, WeWork, and The Wing primed to back the next generation of world-changing founders from this city. Our investment areas currently include Native AI applications, vertical and horizontal AI-powered SaaS applications, and developer platforms. Next Wave NYC is wholly backed by Flybridge Capital.
2023
Seed Investor
2023
Making enterprise projects easier to keep up with
2022
Seed Investor
2022
Dame Products was founded by smart women with the purpose of making phenomenal sex toys. Our continuing mission: to design well-engineered sex toys, to heighten intimacy, and to openly empower the sexual experiences of womankind. We are trying to make the world a happier place. Join our newsletter to stay up-to-date on the development of our truly inventive couples vibrator https://bit.ly/2MThnUB Engineering for Intimacy
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