Work Experience
Founder & General Partner
Founded and leads Chapter One, a product-obsessed venture firm focusing on seed-stage investments. Has backed 11 unicorns including Mercury, Supabase, Turing, Compound Finance, and Ondo Finance.
Manages a diverse portfolio spanning fintech, crypto, developer tools, and consumer products. Provides hands-on product guidance to portfolio companies leveraging extensive operator experience.
Board Observer
Provides strategic guidance to Ether.Fi's leadership team on product development, tokenomics, and market positioning in the liquid staking ecosystem.
Board Observer
Guides Helius's product roadmap for Solana infrastructure and developer tools. Applies product leadership experience to enhance developer experience and API performance.
Board Member
Actively participates in Spline's product development strategy for 3D design tools. Provides guidance on user experience design and product-market fit.
Helps develop strategies for user acquisition and retention in the competitive 3D design software market. Leverages consumer product expertise.
Vice President Of Product, Revenue
Led the revenue team that drove Tinder to become the #1 top grossing app in the App Store. Managed subscription and a la carte business from early monetization through IPO.
Scout
Identified and evaluated early-stage investment opportunities for Index Ventures. Focused on consumer and enterprise software companies with strong product-market fit.
Education
Master Of Business Administration
Focused on venture capital, entrepreneurship, and strategic management. Developed frameworks for evaluating early-stage investment opportunities and business model innovation.
Investment Portfolio
Mercury
Banking platform for startups and growing businesses
Supabase
Open source Firebase alternative
Ether.Fi
Decentralized liquid staking protocol
Ondo Finance
Institutional-grade DeFi protocols
Core Competencies
Jeff Morris Jr. combines deep product expertise from scaling Tinder with investment acumen as a General Partner at Chapter One, focusing on early-stage companies with strong product-market fit.
Product Leadership
Product Strategy
User Experience
Revenue Optimization
Growth Metrics
A/B Testing
Product-Market Fit
Investment Expertise
Seed Investing
Due Diligence
Portfolio Management
Venture Capital
Angel Investing
Market Analysis
Technology Domains
Fintech
DeFi/Crypto
Consumer Apps
Developer Tools
SaaS
Mobile Products
Notable Achievements
Platform Stats
LinkedIn Followers
50K+ connections
Twitter Presence
Active tech thought leader
Industry Focus
Venture Capital & Product
Investment Stage
Early-stage startups