Jonathan Teo is the co-founder and managing partner of Binary Capital. See sector focus and contact routes.
Jonathan Teo is the co-founder and managing partner of Binary Capital, an early-stage consumer technology venture firm based in San Francisco, and previously served as a managing director at General Catalyst and a Principal at Benchmark where he invested in Snapchat, Instagram, and Twitter. His investment thesis targets early-stage consumer technology companies, often identifying thematic spaces or new interaction models like voice and gesture controls before placing bets across related firms. Typical check sizes and lead/follow behavior are not explicitly detailed in available sources, though Binary is described as not being a seed fund that helps startups focus on product development over capital concerns. Notable portfolio companies include Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, Patreon, and BaubleBar, with Teo leading investments in the first three at Benchmark. Teo emphasizes providing “functional expertise” to entrepreneurs beyond capital, advising that the best time to get involved is post-product but pre-inflection to accelerate growth. He was named to Forbes’ Midas Brink List in 2016 and previously worked as an early engineering leader at Google overseeing
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