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

California

AI & Data Science, Consumer FinTech, CyberSecurity, DTC (Direct-to-Consumer), FinTech Enterprise, SaaS & B2B Marketplace, Social Media & Community Platforms

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Articles by Jai Choi

2025 New York Tech Week Recap Of Mucker Sessions

Last week during New York Tech Week 2025, we joined more than 1,000 events hosted by founders, investors, and VCs. This post is a full Mucker recap of the three...

How to Build a Customer Support Function for Startups Using AI Tools with Alex Velinov

Delivering high-quality customer support can be one of the most resource-draining parts of a startup. The good news: we’re at a turning point where founders can use AI tools to...

Zero → 100: The Exact Steps We Took to Close Our First 100 Paying Customers

Going from zero customers to 100 in just four months sounds impossible—unless you’re a founder willing to roll up your sleeves and hustle relentlessly. I’m Gaurav Bhattacharya, co-founder of Jeeva.ai,...

Unblocking Startup Growth: Best Practices for Sales Discovery & Qualification with Richard Harris

Startups are in a constant race against time and resources, navigating complex sales environments with lean teams and limited margins for error. In a recent session from the Mucker Growth...

The LinkedIn Playbook: How Startup Founders Can Stand Out & Scale

This LinkedIn Playbook is based on insights from a recent one-time Mucker Growth Session webinar featuring LinkedIn growth experts Alec Paul (Founder of SalesBrand) and Kyle Williams (Founder of Brickstack)....

DeepSeek vs OpenAI: Comparison Breakdown and What It Means For Your Tech Startup With Dan Cleary

In this recent webinar of our Mucker Growth Series, we discussed the evolving AI landscape with Dan Cleary, founder of PromptHub. He provided an in-depth breakdown of DeepSeek vs. OpenAI,...