Jonathon Triest

Managing Partner, Ludlow Ventures

📍 Detroit, Michigan, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 13 investments📅 13 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2024𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
Angel investor🌍 United States
13
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13y
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Portfolio

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Seed Investor
Jan 2024
DualEntry is the first ERP built AI-native from the ground up. You can close the books faster by automating most of your manual tasks with DualEntry AI, freeing up time to focus on strategy and helping your business scale without adding to headcount. A one-person finance team? Its possible with DualEntry. Mid-market enterprises that have outgrown starter cloud and on-premise finance systems choose DualEntry to scale to IPO. You can handle multiple entities, multiple currencies, real-time reporting, and high transaction volumes on one customizable platform. Our customers range from enterprises with $5M in annual revenue to NYSE-listed businesses. DualEntry is based in New York City and was founded by two experienced entrepreneurs who previously built a $100M-revenue business. In October 2025 we announced a $90M Series A from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, and GV (Google Ventures).
Seed Investor
Jan 2021
Generate and edit talking videos with AI.
Seed Investor
Jan 2020
Backbone is creating the software and devices platform for the future of gaming. The team hails from Apple, Google, Meta, and more. Were hiring across a variety of functions. Learn more: backbone.com/careers
Seed Investor
Jan 2019
Flex is a simple app that’s changing the way the world pays and collects rent. Our technology makes the 1st of the month easy for renters and properties. For renters, we pay the rent on the 1st and let you pay it back when it works better for your budget. We help you buy some time (or whatever else you’re eyeing). For properties, we help you collect more and stress less. And we do the previously impossible by turning rent collection into a marketable amenity. WHAT WE STAND FOR •We believe you should be able to choose when you pay your bills. The flexibility of buy-now-pay-later has forever changed the way the world makes purchases. We believe the same flexibility should be available for one of life’s #1 expenses: rent. •We believe in the win-win. We like helping people keep commitments. With our technology, properties get the rent and renters get the time. The future is flexible. •We believe in the end of rent regret. Sharing human spaces used to be easier. But then payment came into the picture and rent regret was born. The worst part of rent regret is that it separates us from each other. We’re committed to solving rent regret forever.
Seed Investor
Jan 2018
Boulevard is the business management platform trusted by the fastest-growing salons, spas, and med spas. We’ve earned the trust of thousands of businesses across the nation by striving to give them the same incredible service and support they give their clients. Our innovative platform delivers personalized, enjoyable experiences with online appointment scheduling, seamless business management, marketing, and payments that are simple, elegant, and reliable. Developed in collaboration with industry-leading owners and operators, our easy-to-use platform-as-a-service is carefully designed to drive revenue, automate workflows, and convert every visitor into a valuable, long-term client. By facilitating a better, more personalized client experience, we empower businesses to give their clients more of the magical moments that matter most. As a venture-backed, fully remote startup based in Los Angeles, we are innovating at the intersection of beauty and technology. We are thoughtfully unapologetic about challenging the status quo in our pursuit to help people become the best version of themselves. We leverage technology, design, and style to unleash the untapped potential in all of us, drive real results, and improve the lives of our customers and the clients they serve. We’re just getting started 🚀 Learn more and join our cause here: https://joinblvd.com/careers
Investor
2017
In a world where consumers increasingly value self-expression and individuality, the market for hard-to-find fashion, collectibles, and electronics has never been hotter. Our global platform offers unique access to current culture while our data-driven, bid-ask model provides buyers with the real-time visibility to know they’re getting a fair price. With key leadership and an inspiring vision in place, we believe we’re poised for significant growth: into new product verticals, new audiences, and new geographies. To get there we’re looking for flexible, all-in teammates who are excited by ownership and the opportunity to take on emerging challenges. If you’re a doer who’s ready to solve tough problems with plenty of laughs along the way, we’d love to hear from you. We welcome, embrace, and respect all dimensions of diversity. We’re committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members are valued, supported, and respected—and no, you don’t need to know a thing about sneakers or fashion. To learn more and check out open roles, head to careers.stockx.com.
Investor
2017
100 Thieves is lifestyle brand focused on gaming content, esports, and apparel.
Investor
Feb 2016
Proof℠ is the worlds first identity-assured transaction management platform. Developed by the same market leaders and experts who brought notarization online with Notarize℠, Proof offers trust in a digital world by verifying identities and securing transactions to protect your business and its customers. When risk is low and speed matters, get it signed. When the law dictates it, get it notarized. When trust matters, you need Proof.
Investor
Jan 2016
Super Bit Machine is an independent gaming studio founded by industry veterans with a focus on creating spectator-friendly competitive games that bring people together across all platforms. Its flagship title, Armajet, is a highly competitive action game that has won several awards, including Apple’s Game of the Day in the US and internationally. Armajet is built on Super Bit Machine’s proprietary low-latency, real-time multiplayer netcode and platform to enable cross-platform play between mobile, PC, and console at scale. The Super Bit Machine team has worked together across multiple studios for over a decade. They have founded and led acquisitions to Playtika, Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Zynga, and now to InfiniteWorld.
early stageComputer Games
Investor
Apr 2014
Density helps companies measure and improve their footprint on the world. Its software unlocks comprehensive insights into how workspace is used through its privacy-first sensors. These insights inform workplace decisions at companies ranging from Fortune 1000 to high growth tech, including Uber, Pinterest, Shopify, Okta and other household names in financial services, e-commerce and social networking. Today, Density partners with companies that occupy more than 1.25 billion square feet across 32 countries.
Investor
2014
Flywheel helps creatives do their best work through a series of well-designed products and resources, including its namesake product, a delightful Wordpress hosting platform, and Local by Flywheel, a fuss-free local development application. From small agencies to giant clients, Flywheel products have helped over 100,000 people scale their business on the WordPress platform.
Investor
2014
Here at Scentbird our hearts beat around delivering joy through scent and clean beauty. Our mission is to revolutionize the way individuals perfume by bringing the ultimate fragrance playground right to their fingertips. By way of a monthly subscription service (starting at $16.95 a month), members can choose from over 600+ designer colognes and perfumes each month! In addition to our direct-to-consumer subscription fragrance business, we also own Goodhabit, Deck of Scarlet, Confessions of a Rebel and Sanctuary. We surpassed our 2020 goal in the first 5 months of the year, and were just getting started. We have grown from a team of 3 to nearly 140+ team members across 17 different time zones. We are New York-based, employing a remote-first work environment, because we believe talent isnt defined by local. We are looking for innovative, passionate, creative minds to join the Nest and cant wait to meet you. See what were all about at: www.Scentbird.com // @Scentbird *WERE HIRING!: https://www.scentbird.com/careers
early stageRetail
Investor
2013
Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Los Angeles, Honey offers users a smarter way to shop. Our shopping platform opens up instant access to exclusive savings, deals, rewards and discovery, all powered by the collective knowledge of Honeys community of online shoppers. We are helping millions save when they shop online. We have offices in Santa Barbara, Boulder, New York, Sydney, and London. Life at Honey At Honey, you will do your best work, achieve things you dont think you are capable of, grow to be the best version of yourself, and enjoy the process. Take risks, we dare you. Fail, we dare you. We will push you to learn and grow, and give you the support to continuously do so. Diversity at Honey Our mission, to make the world more fair, starts with building a company where diversity is a priority. We are committed to creating a culture of inclusivity, where there are opportunities for all, everyone feels like they belong, and different perspectives are valued.
Experience · 14 entries
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2024
Seed Investor
Jan 2024
DualEntry is the first ERP built AI-native from the ground up. You can close the books faster by automating most of your manual tasks with DualEntry AI, freeing up time to focus on strategy and helping your business scale without adding to headcount. A one-person finance team? Its possible with DualEntry. Mid-market enterprises that have outgrown starter cloud and on-premise finance systems choose DualEntry to scale to IPO. You can handle multiple entities, multiple currencies, real-time reporting, and high transaction volumes on one customizable platform. Our customers range from enterprises with $5M in annual revenue to NYSE-listed businesses. DualEntry is based in New York City and was founded by two experienced entrepreneurs who previously built a $100M-revenue business. In October 2025 we announced a $90M Series A from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, and GV (Google Ventures).
2021
Seed Investor
Jan 2021
Generate and edit talking videos with AI.
2020
Seed Investor
Jan 2020
Backbone is creating the software and devices platform for the future of gaming. The team hails from Apple, Google, Meta, and more. Were hiring across a variety of functions. Learn more: backbone.com/careers
2019
Seed Investor
Jan 2019
Flex is a simple app that’s changing the way the world pays and collects rent. Our technology makes the 1st of the month easy for renters and properties. For renters, we pay the rent on the 1st and let you pay it back when it works better for your budget. We help you buy some time (or whatever else you’re eyeing). For properties, we help you collect more and stress less. And we do the previously impossible by turning rent collection into a marketable amenity. WHAT WE STAND FOR •We believe you should be able to choose when you pay your bills. The flexibility of buy-now-pay-later has forever changed the way the world makes purchases. We believe the same flexibility should be available for one of life’s #1 expenses: rent. •We believe in the win-win. We like helping people keep commitments. With our technology, properties get the rent and renters get the time. The future is flexible. •We believe in the end of rent regret. Sharing human spaces used to be easier. But then payment came into the picture and rent regret was born. The worst part of rent regret is that it separates us from each other. We’re committed to solving rent regret forever.
2018
Seed Investor
Jan 2018
Boulevard is the business management platform trusted by the fastest-growing salons, spas, and med spas. We’ve earned the trust of thousands of businesses across the nation by striving to give them the same incredible service and support they give their clients. Our innovative platform delivers personalized, enjoyable experiences with online appointment scheduling, seamless business management, marketing, and payments that are simple, elegant, and reliable. Developed in collaboration with industry-leading owners and operators, our easy-to-use platform-as-a-service is carefully designed to drive revenue, automate workflows, and convert every visitor into a valuable, long-term client. By facilitating a better, more personalized client experience, we empower businesses to give their clients more of the magical moments that matter most. As a venture-backed, fully remote startup based in Los Angeles, we are innovating at the intersection of beauty and technology. We are thoughtfully unapologetic about challenging the status quo in our pursuit to help people become the best version of themselves. We leverage technology, design, and style to unleash the untapped potential in all of us, drive real results, and improve the lives of our customers and the clients they serve. We’re just getting started 🚀 Learn more and join our cause here: https://joinblvd.com/careers
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