Jon Kraft
Founder at Bloom Software, Inc.
Profile
Jon Kraft is the founder of Pandora Media LLC (2000), Big Stage Entertainment, Inc. (2006), Technology Council of Southern California (2004), Stanford Technology Group, Inc. (1993), and Thrively.io (2012).
He is also the founder of Bloom Software, Inc. Mr. Kraft's current jobs include serving on the Board of Directors at Exodexa Corp.
(2022-present), being a Venture Partner at Black Diamond Ventures LLC (2022-present), and serving as President at Wine Chips Inc. (2020-present).
Mr. Kraft's former jobs include being the Chief Executive Officer & Director at Mumo, Inc., a Principal at Oracle Corp., the President-Worldwide Marketing & Distribution at Auryn, Inc., and the Chief Operating Officer at UM, Inc. (California).
Mr. Kraft received his undergraduate degree from Stanford University in 1988.
Jon Kraft active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Bloom Software, Inc.
 Bloom Software, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Bloom Software, Inc. operates as a software company. It offers educational learning for kids. The company was founded by Girish Venkat and Jon Kraft and is headquartered in Glendale, CA. | Founder | - |
Black Diamond Ventures LLC
 Black Diamond Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Black Diamond Ventures LLC (Black Diamond Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1998 by Christopher B. Lucas. The firm is headquartered in Glendale, California. | Private Equity Investor | 2022-03-31 |
Thrively.io
 Thrively.io Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Thrively.io develops a SaaS tool for managing sales leads, invoices, and receivables. The American company was founded by Jon Kraft. | Founder | 2012-08-31 |
Wine Chips Inc
 Wine Chips Inc Specialty StoresRetail Trade Wine Chips Inc was founded in 2017 and launched in 2020 as a self-distributed, e-commerce brand that offers a delicious, easy, and portable snack that pairs and enhances wine enjoyment. The company is based in Huntington Beach, CA and is also available at select upscale wine and gourmet food retailers nationwide. Wine Chips are the only chip designed exclusively for wine. | President | 2020-02-29 |
Exodexa Corp.
 Exodexa Corp. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Exodexa Corp. is an innovative learning platform that aims to transform learners into passionate problem solvers. The company is based in Santa Monica, CA. Exodexa's mission is to empower students to redefine success by taking a new perspective on education. Exodexa's flagship product, The Last Explorer, is an adaptive learning game that can be used to learn almost any subject, from physics to history to business law and finance. The company has also partnered with independent developers to create more games in the future. The company was founded by Nolan Key Bushnell and has been led by CEO Leah H. Hanes since its inception. | Director/Board Member | 2022-11-30 |
Former positions of Jon Kraft
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Big Stage Entertainment, Inc.
 Big Stage Entertainment, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Big Stage Entertainment, Inc. designs and develops online multimedia technologies. Its platform transforms photos of regular people into a range of avatar styles, fully animated, and ready to enter any digital environment. The company offers its platform in casual games, web environment and mobile applications. The firm also enables third parties to seamlessly integrate its 3-D facial modeling system into video games, virtual worlds, Web sites, mobile apps, kiosk-based systems and more to personalize everything from entertainment to communications. Big Stage Entertainment was founded by Jonathan Strietzel and Jon Kraft in October 2005 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Founder | 2010-03-31 |
| Technology Council of Southern California | Founder | 2008-12-31 |
| PANDORA MEDIA INC | Chief Executive Officer | 2002-04-30 |
| Stanford Technology Group, Inc. | Founder | 1995-10-30 |
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Training of Jon Kraft
| Stanford University | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| ORACLE CORPORATION | Technology Services |
| Private companies | 12 |
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Pandora Media LLC
 Pandora Media LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Pandora Media, LLC engages in the providing online music and other related programs. It provides music discovery platform through internet radio services. The company was founded by Timothy Westergren, Will Glaser, and Jon Kraft in January 2000 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA. | Technology Services |
Auryn, Inc.
 Auryn, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Auryn, Inc. provides animation and illustration services. It is a digital publisher which focuses on creating interactive children’s stories for the iPad and other tablet devices. The firm collaborates with authors, illustrators and publishers to turn its stories into educational, engaging and entertaining experiences. The company was founded by Umesh Shukla, Sangam Pant and Amit Agrawal in 2004 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Technology Services |
Big Stage Entertainment, Inc.
Big Stage Entertainment, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Big Stage Entertainment, Inc. designs and develops online multimedia technologies. Its platform transforms photos of regular people into a range of avatar styles, fully animated, and ready to enter any digital environment. The company offers its platform in casual games, web environment and mobile applications. The firm also enables third parties to seamlessly integrate its 3-D facial modeling system into video games, virtual worlds, Web sites, mobile apps, kiosk-based systems and more to personalize everything from entertainment to communications. Big Stage Entertainment was founded by Jonathan Strietzel and Jon Kraft in October 2005 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Technology Services |
| Technology Council of Southern California | |
Black Diamond Ventures LLC
Black Diamond Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Black Diamond Ventures LLC (Black Diamond Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1998 by Christopher B. Lucas. The firm is headquartered in Glendale, California. | Finance |
UM, Inc. (California)
 UM, Inc. (California) Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services UM, Inc. develops advertising solutions and feature-rich mobile applications. It delivers compelling and engaging ads that its audience wants to engage with by leveraging its wealth of data and targeting intent via social signals. The firm specializes in mobile marketing, application marketing and advertising, data management and data science. The company was founded in April 2010 by William T. Gross and is headquartered in Pasadena, CA. | Technology Services |
| Stanford Technology Group, Inc. | |
Bloom Software, Inc.
Bloom Software, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Bloom Software, Inc. operates as a software company. It offers educational learning for kids. The company was founded by Girish Venkat and Jon Kraft and is headquartered in Glendale, CA. | Commercial Services |
Mumo, Inc.
 Mumo, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Mumo, Inc. engages in the development of a social network platform that focuses on music. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Technology Services |
Thrively.io
Thrively.io Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Thrively.io develops a SaaS tool for managing sales leads, invoices, and receivables. The American company was founded by Jon Kraft. | Technology Services |
Wine Chips Inc
Wine Chips Inc Specialty StoresRetail Trade Wine Chips Inc was founded in 2017 and launched in 2020 as a self-distributed, e-commerce brand that offers a delicious, easy, and portable snack that pairs and enhances wine enjoyment. The company is based in Huntington Beach, CA and is also available at select upscale wine and gourmet food retailers nationwide. Wine Chips are the only chip designed exclusively for wine. | Retail Trade |
Exodexa Corp.
Exodexa Corp. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Exodexa Corp. is an innovative learning platform that aims to transform learners into passionate problem solvers. The company is based in Santa Monica, CA. Exodexa's mission is to empower students to redefine success by taking a new perspective on education. Exodexa's flagship product, The Last Explorer, is an adaptive learning game that can be used to learn almost any subject, from physics to history to business law and finance. The company has also partnered with independent developers to create more games in the future. The company was founded by Nolan Key Bushnell and has been led by CEO Leah H. Hanes since its inception. | Technology Services |
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