# Jason Evan Klein

> Jason Evan Klein is a seed investor at On Grid Ventures (New York) backing Retail and FinTech. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [On Grid Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ongrid-ventures)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Oct 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonklein
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/JKNews
- Website: http://www.OnGridVentures.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jason.e.klein

Jason Evan Klein is a seed investor at On Grid Ventures in New York focused on Retail and FinTech. Founder/CEO, On Grid Ventures LLC, investment and advisory to Geo-Disruptive growth companies. Chairman, Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New York. Managing Director, Empirical Media. Media CEO, Business Builder in Traditional/Digital Media, Turnaround Leader at NNN and Times Mirror Magazines/Time4.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |
| Hospitality | 1 | 50% |
| Restaurants | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RubyWell | RubyWell is an intelligent and automated guide that helps family caregivers regain financial stability by continuously discovering and delivering new savings, benefits, and compensation opportunities. | $1.1M | Seed | Oct 17, 2024 |  |
| SocialSign.in | SocialSign.in helps venues connect with their guests by leveraging free WiFi. Their software service provides a platform for establishing relationships with customers through free connectivity. The company's network allows end-users (your customers) to access your guest WiFi, easily identify themselves, and interact with the business orsponsor. They help businesses efficiently grow customer mailing lists, message guests, improve their social media engagement, and drive app downloads.SocialSign.in produces metrics such as visitation frequency from data that has to date been difficult and expensive to collect for physical venues. It also provides network authentication services to partners, organizations, and enterprises using patented proprietary software specifically tailored for scaled guest Wi-Fi networks. |  | Seed | Mar 01, 2013 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Brooklyn Bridge Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brooklyn-bridge-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [On Grid Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ongrid-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [True Wealth Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/true-wealth-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Wavemaker 360](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wavemaker-360) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About On Grid Ventures

VC Fund · New York, United States

The mission of On Grid Ventures LLC is to support the startup and success of GeoDisruptive businesses which leverage GeoLocation as a disruptive force in marketplaces and commerce, digital infrastructure, or information flow.On Grid Ventures is focused on the global adoption of location-based technologies as a game changer across fiveinvestment areas.1 GeoMarketplaces focused on a well-defined audience of buyers and sellers where location-based technology enables commerce spanning online and offline, such as Uber, AutoTrader, or Cups.2 GeoMarketing businesses where customer acquisition and retention is dependent on location, such as Yelp, OpenTable or AllTheRooms, both business-to-consumer and business-to-business3 GeoSocial networks based around location and often other factors like interests, such as Foursquare or Tinder.4 GeoInfrastructure businesses which facilitate the growth and maturation of location-based businesses, such as Yext, PlaceIQ, xAd, Gimbal, and SocialSign.in.5 GeoInformation businesses which aggregate and assimilate content and data for a defined geographic area in innovative ways, such as Yelp and EnerKnol.

1 contacts available at On Grid Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jason Evan Klein | Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jason-klein |

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## FAQ

### What does Jason Evan Klein invest in?

Jason Evan Klein invests primarily in Retail, FinTech and Health Care startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Jason Evan Klein last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jason Evan Klein closed in Oct 2024. Shizune tracks 2 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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