Jai Choi
Founding Partner
at TEKTON Ventures
Prior to co‑founding Tekton, Jai was a Venture Partner with Partech since 2006, where he led early stage investments in the US, Asia and Latin America. Jai has over 20+ years of experience in Silicon Valley as an entrepreneur and global tech investor, having invested in 150+ startups at inception of Tekton including Coupang, Toss, Outdoorsy, Frontier Car Group, Grubmarket, Flutterwave, etc. Jai is currently a Venture Partner with Febe Ventures, a global seed stage fund, and has held partner roles at Ignite Ventures. Jai began his career at PA Consulting Group and co‑founded On‑Air Networks, later acquired by Loudeye, and was also an early employee at OnePage Software, acquired by Sybase. Jai is a graduate of the Marshall School of Business from the University of Southern California
Content & Articles by Jai Choi
LA Tech Week 2025 Day 2 Recap: Startup Growth – Tuesday Oct 14
After a packed AI Building Day, we continued LA Tech Week with Startup Growth Day, a full schedule of sessions focused on go-to-market strategy, founder journeys, and scaling startups in...
LA Tech Week 2025 Day 1 Recap: AI Building – Monday Oct 13
We hosted three full days of events during LA Tech Week, each one focused on helping founders learn, connect, and build with the latest in AI and startup growth. Day...
Using Customer Feedback to Build a Product that Customers Will Love
Customer feedback is the lifeblood of successful product development, but many startups struggle with collecting, validating, and prioritizing the constant stream of input from users, advisors, and internal teams. In...
How Shaun Merritt Vibe-Coded Karrot.ai As A Solo Builder
I recently had the opportunity to chat with Shaun Merritt, cofounder and CTO of Karrot.ai, a LinkedIn ABM tool. Shaun was kind enough to share a comprehensive breakdown of how...
7 Steps to Build a Product That Sells Itself
The Founder’s Mental Health Playbook: What I Learned After Nearly Burning Out
A hard-won guide to staying mentally healthy while building a startup I founded Stitcher, the podcast platform, in 2007 and ran it for seven years until we sold in 2014....
