# Jay Love

> Jay Love is a seed investor at Round One Capital (Indianapolis) backing CRM and Software. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Round One Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/round-one-capital)
- Location: Indianapolis, United States
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 29%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaybarclaylove

Jay Love is a seed investor at Round One Capital in Indianapolis focused on CRM and Software. Jay B. Love is a Co-Founder and current Chief Relationship Officer at Bloomerang.He has served this sector for 33 years and is considered the most well-known senior statesman whose advice is sought constantly.Prior to Bloomerang, he was the CEO and Co-Founder of eTapestry for 11 years, which at the time was the leading SaaS technology companyserving the charity sector. Jay and his team grew the company to more than 10,000 nonprofit clients, charting a decade of record growth.Prior to starting eTapestry, Jay served 14 years as President and CEO of Master Software Corporation. MSC provided a widely used family of database products for the non-profit sector called Fund-Master.He is a graduate of Butler University with a B.S. in Business Administration. Over the years, he has given more than 2,500 speeches around the world for the charity sector and is often the voice of new technology for fundraisers.He is past Chairman of the AFP Ethics Committee. He was the Founding Chairman of NPower Indiana, Founding Member of TechPoint Foundation and Founding Member of the AFP Business Member Council. He is still an active board member of Conner Prairie Interactive History Park, The Butler University Innovation Fund, The United Methodist Foundation of Indiana, TechPoint Foundation for Youth, and The Fundraising Effectiveness Project.He and his wife Christie served as Co-Chairs for the Indianapolis YMCA 2011 Capital Campaign and are the proud parents of three children as well as five grandchildren.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $358k–$7M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CRM | 3 | 43% |
| Software | 2 | 29% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 29% |
| Apps | 1 | 14% |
| SaaS | 1 | 14% |

22 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KleerCard | KleerCard helps owners and entrepreneurs build their business with access to dynamic credit, virtual and physical credit cards, controlled spending, online subscription management, and automated accounting to eliminate expense reports | $2.3M | Seed | Aug 04, 2026 |  |
| Campground | Campground delivers a CRM and system‑of‑record platform for program managers to centralize workflows and applications. |  | Seed | Jun 09, 2026 |  |
| Momentum | Momentum is an OS/inbox and copilot for anyone who runs a pipeline (sales, fundraising, success, hiring, etc). Powered by behavioral science, useful AI, and thoughtful people. |  | Seed | Dec 01, 2024 |  |
| Grapevine | Grapevine is a collaborative giving platform where people give with people. | $1.7M | Seed | Aug 08, 2023 |  |
| Givebutter | Givebutter is a product-led company that develops an operating system for nonprofit fundraising. It was founded in 2016 by Ari Krasner, Liran Cohen, and Max Friedman. | $7M | Seed | Jun 27, 2022 |  |
| Chezuba | Chezuba offers a personalized CSR platform designed to enhance employee engagement through volunteering, giving, and skill-based programs. The platform connects organizations with global nonprofits, using AI-driven personalization to match employees with opportunities that align with their skills and interests. Chezuba also provides tools forworkplace giving, program tracking, reporting, and integration, helping companies boost participation, impact, and corporate social responsibility outcomes. | $358K | Seed | Mar 18, 2022 |  |
| Emerged | Emerged specialize in helping companies target healthcare practitioners and administrators. If you like the idea of increasing sales momentum without hiring additional staff or taking on the hassle of managing enterprise solutions in-house, we should talk. |  | Seed | Jun 08, 2021 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Gaingels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaing) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Very Serious Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/very-serious-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Access Georgia Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/access-georgia-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Acumen America](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acumen-america-b7c1) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AngelList Quant Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angellist-quant-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ardent Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ardent-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Round One Capital

VC Fund · Indianapolis, United States

Round One Capital is a new seed fund for emerging tech startups.

2 contacts available at Round One Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jay Love | Co-Founder and Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jay-love-2 |
| Scott Brenton | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scott-brenton |

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## FAQ

### What does Jay Love invest in?

Jay Love invests primarily in CRM, Software and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Jay Love's check size?

Jay Love typically joins rounds of $358k–$7M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Jay Love participates in.

### When did Jay Love last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jay Love closed in Aug 2026. 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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