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Jonathan Kaplan, a prominent executive and entrepreneur, is known for founding Pure Digital Technologies and inventing the Flip video camera. He previously served as Senior Vice President and General Manager at Cisco. Kaplan also founded The Melt chain of fast-casual restaurants. His investment focus areas include education technology, workforce development, and entertainment. Previous investments include Pure Digital Technologies, The Melt, Sega.com, and FamilyWonder. He typically invests in companies with a check size that varies. Kaplan’s partnership and collaboration style is described as direct, humble, purpose-driven, principled, and persistent.
Location: San Francisco, CA
Country: United States of America
Industries: Not available
Investment Regions: EU, NA
Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed
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Status: not-found
AI Reasoning: Searches for Jonathan Kaplan (founder of Pure Digital/Flip and The Melt) returned biographical and public service information but no verifiable records of recent venture investments or deal dates in 2022-2025. No startup funding activity or investment dates were found that allow calculating recency; therefore use default ‘not-found’. The investor has been associated with Pure Digital (Flip) and The Melt, but no recent investment timestamps were located.
Angel activity thresholds:
Low Activity – Only known angel investments more than 12 months ago.
Active – Known angel investments between the last 12 and 6 months.
Very Active – Known angel investments in the last 6 months.
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