# Jackson Vaughan

> Jackson Vaughan is a seed investor at Konvoy (Cambridge) backing Information Technology and Gaming. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Konvoy](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/konvoy-ventures)
- Location: Cambridge, United States
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 71%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacksonvaughan/

Jackson Vaughan is a seed investor at Konvoy in Cambridge focused on Information Technology and Gaming. Jackson Vaughan is the Managing Partner at Konvoy Ventures. Attended NYU Stern School of Business.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 4 | 57% |
| Gaming | 2 | 29% |
| Information Services | 2 | 29% |
| DevOps | 1 | 14% |
| Mobile | 1 | 14% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 43% |
| Series B | 2 | 29% |
| Series A | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finland | 1 | 14% |
| Germany | 1 | 14% |
| Singapore | 1 | 14% |
| South Africa | 1 | 14% |
| United States | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Diversion Company | Diversion is a developer of a code management platform that revolutionizes collaboration, DevOps, and developer experience. | $4.5M | Seed | May 28, 2025 |  |
| k-ID | k-ID is transforming the way kids and teens access age-appropriate game experiences and helping developers comply with complex global regulations with a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive suite of tools that make online game platforms safer, better, faster, and more empowering for young players. | $4.2M | Seed | Oct 30, 2023 |  |
| Carry1st | Carry1st is a full-stack publisher of social games and interactive content with a focus on frontier markets like Africa. Founded in 2018 by Cordel Robbin-Coker, Lucy Hoffman, and Tino Mundangepfupfu, Carry1st employs a team of 29 people across 14 countries hailing from top companies like Carlyle, King, Jumia, Rovio, Socialpoint, and Wargaming. Ithas raised over $10m to date including a recent $7m Series A headlined by Riot Games, Konvoy Ventures, Raine, and Akatsuki. Carry1st will use the funding to launch and scale its existing portfolio, secure new partnerships with global gaming studios, and expand its team. | $27M | Series B | Jan 17, 2023 |  |
| Solsten | 12traits is an AI firm engaged in understanding human behavior in the digital world for powering the future of customer experience. | $21.8M | Series B | Aug 18, 2022 |  |
| Carry1st | Carry1st is a full-stack publisher of social games and interactive content with a focus on frontier markets like Africa. Founded in 2018 by Cordel Robbin-Coker, Lucy Hoffman, and Tino Mundangepfupfu, Carry1st employs a team of 29 people across 14 countries hailing from top companies like Carlyle, King, Jumia, Rovio, Socialpoint, and Wargaming. Ithas raised over $10m to date including a recent $7m Series A headlined by Riot Games, Konvoy Ventures, Raine, and Akatsuki. Carry1st will use the funding to launch and scale its existing portfolio, secure new partnerships with global gaming studios, and expand its team. | $20M | Series A | Jan 19, 2022 |  |
| StageZero Technologies | StageZero inserts in-app ‘MicroTasks’ into mobile games; bite-sized activities that users can complete in exchange for rewards and perks, including coins and extra lives. | $1.8M | Seed | Jan 10, 2022 |  |
| Carry1st | Carry1st is a full-stack publisher of social games and interactive content with a focus on frontier markets like Africa. Founded in 2018 by Cordel Robbin-Coker, Lucy Hoffman, and Tino Mundangepfupfu, Carry1st employs a team of 29 people across 14 countries hailing from top companies like Carlyle, King, Jumia, Rovio, Socialpoint, and Wargaming. Ithas raised over $10m to date including a recent $7m Series A headlined by Riot Games, Konvoy Ventures, Raine, and Akatsuki. Carry1st will use the funding to launch and scale its existing portfolio, secure new partnerships with global gaming studios, and expand its team. | $6M | Series A | May 04, 2021 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [TTV Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ttv-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Raine Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/raine-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Riot Games](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/riot-games) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AET Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aet-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Konvoy

VC Fund · Denver, United States

Konvoy is a thesis driven venture capital firm. We invest in the platforms and technologies at the frontier of gaming.

5 contacts available at Konvoy.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jackson Vaughan | Managing Partner \| Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jackson-vaughan-43b6 |
| Josh Chapman | Managing Partner and Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/josh-chapman-1c80 |
| Taylor Hurst | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/taylor-hurst |
| Brian Corrigan | Investor & Advisor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-corrigan |
| Danielle Tran | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/danielle-tran-4d7a |

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## FAQ

### What does Jackson Vaughan invest in?

Jackson Vaughan invests primarily in Information Technology, Gaming and Information Services startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Finland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Jackson Vaughan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jackson Vaughan closed in May 2025. Shizune tracks 7 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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