Jonathan Abrams co-founded 8-Bit Capital, where he invests in inception-stage startups focused on AI, cybersecurity and fintech. He previously founded Friendster and Nuzzel and co-founded Founders Den, following software engineering work at Netscape and Nortel.

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Jonathan Abrams co-founded 8-Bit Capital, where he invests in inception-stage startups focused on AI, cybersecurity and fintech. He previously founded Friendster and Nuzzel and co-founded Founders Den, following software engineering work at Netscape and Nortel.

Career

Jonathan Abrams studied at McMaster University (Honors B.Sc., Computer Science).

Co-founder and General Partner at 8-Bit Capital until Present
Founder and CEO at Nuzzel from 2012 to 2019-02
Mentor, Comcast NBCUniversal Accelerator (2018) at Techstars from 2018 to 2018
Founder at Socializr until 2010
Co-chair, Venture Finance SIG at SDForum until 2003
Founder and CEO at HotLinks from 1998 to 2001
Senior Software Engineer at Netscape until 1998

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jabrams.com

It’s all about connecting people

How building Friendster and working with Kent Lindstrom shaped his approach to software networks, founder support and early-stage investing.

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wired.com

What I Learned From Friendster

An interview on the engineering and product lessons he carried from Friendster to Socializr: scalability, focus, integration and disciplined spending.

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