# Jason Citron

> Jason Citron is a Series A investor backing EdTech and Software. See 8 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Mar 2025
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncitron
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/jasoncitron
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jasoncitron

Jason Citron is a Series A investor in San Francisco focused on EdTech and Software. Jason Citron is based out of San Francisco, California, and is the Member of the Board of DIrectors of Discord. Jason previously worked at OpenFeint as a Founder and CEO. Jason Citron attended the Full Sail University.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EdTech | 2 | 25% |
| Software | 2 | 25% |
| Education | 2 | 25% |
| SaaS | 1 | 13% |
| Email | 1 | 13% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 3 | 38% |
| Seed | 2 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 13% |
| Series C | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Campus | Campuswire is a real-time messaging app for college classes that streamlines class discussions, Q&A, and announcements. The company on a mission to optimize the world’s teaching and learning. They are assembling a world-class team of engineers, designers, pedagogists, and more to solve problems in teaching and learning. | $46M | Series B | Mar 20, 2025 | http://campuswire.com |
| Campus.edu | Campus.edu is a community college focused on maximizing access to world-class education. | $29M | Series A | May 01, 2023 | https://campus.edu/ |
| Campus | Campuswire is a real-time messaging app for college classes that streamlines class discussions, Q&A, and announcements. The company on a mission to optimize the world’s teaching and learning. They are assembling a world-class team of engineers, designers, pedagogists, and more to solve problems in teaching and learning. | $29M | Series A | May 01, 2023 | http://campuswire.com |
| Backbone | Backbone is an attachable gaming controller for iPhones that requires no charging, is the top-selling product. | $40M | Series A | Feb 23, 2022 | https://playbackbone.com/ |
| Superhuman | Superhuman is a software platform that weaves social insights into a workflow. The platform supports Gmail shortcuts and more allowing its users to snooze a conversation at any time so they focus on what matters, and enjoy a more productive inbox. | $75M | Series C | Aug 04, 2021 | https://superhuman.com/ |
| Campus | Campuswire is a real-time messaging app for college classes that streamlines class discussions, Q&A, and announcements. The company on a mission to optimize the world’s teaching and learning. They are assembling a world-class team of engineers, designers, pedagogists, and more to solve problems in teaching and learning. | $3.6M | Seed | Oct 30, 2019 | http://campuswire.com |
| ClassDojo | ClassDojo is a school communication platform that teachers, students, and families use to build close-knit communities. It connects teachers with students and parents to build amazing classroom communities and instantly share photos, videos, and announcements on Class Story, or privately message with any parent. It aims to bring communitiestogether and give kids a learning experience they love.ClassDojo was founded in 2011 and is based in San Francisco, California. | $1.6M | Seed | Jan 31, 2012 | http://www.classdojo.com |

7 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bloomberg Beta](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bloomberg-beta) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Rethink Education](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rethink-education) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Founders Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founders-fund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Precursor Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/precursor-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Saga Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/saga-ventures-management) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Jason Citron invest in?

Jason Citron invests primarily in EdTech, Software and Education startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Jason Citron last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jason Citron closed in Mar 2025. Shizune tracks 8 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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