Jean Case
Angel Investor
Washington, United States
Jean Case is an actively engaged philanthropist, investor and a pioneer in the world of interactive technologies. Her career in the private sector spanned nearly two decades before she and her husband, Steve Case, created the Case Foundation in 1997. A passionate believer in all things digital and the amazing potential of technology to change theworld for the better, Jean and her team focus the efforts of the Foundation around many of the same entrepreneurial approaches she and Steve cultivated throughout their business careers. The Case Foundation is recognized for its innovative efforts to address significant social challenges, harnessing the best impulses of entrepreneurship, innovation, technology and collaboration to drive exponential impact.Prior to co-founding the Case Foundation, Jean spent her career as a technology executive in the private sector. As a senior executive at America Online, Inc. (AOL), Jean directed the marketing and branding effort that launched the AOL service, directed the communications strategy for taking the company public, and helped establish AOL as a household utility. Before joining AOL, she held strategic marketing positions at GE’s Information Services Division and at The Source, the nation’s first online service.In addition to her role as CEO of the Case Foundation, Jean has served in two appointed roles leading strategic public-private efforts, including the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation, to which she was appointed as Chair by President George W. Bush, and as Co-chair of the U.S.-Palestinian Partnership.In addition to her role as Chairman of the National Geographic Society Board of Trustees, Jean serves on the boards of Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure (ABC2), the White House Historical Association and BrainScope Company, Inc. She also serves on the advisory boards of the Harvard Business School Social Enterprise Initiative, the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, Georgetown University’s Beeck Center for Social Impact & Innovation, the Brain Trust Accelerator Fund and the U.S. National Advisory Board to the Social Impact Investing Task Force (SIITF) established by the G8.Jean and Steve joined The Giving Pledge, started by Melinda and Bill Gates and Warren Buffett in 2010, and publicly reaffirmed their commitment to give away the majority of their wealth to fund worthy charitable causes. In recognition of their innovative work in philanthropy, Jean and Steve have received a number of accolades, including Barron’s “25 Best Givers”, the National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC) Citizens of the Year, and Washingtonians of the Year. Jean was also named Corporate Philanthropist of the Year by the Washington Business Journal, which also named her as a finalist for “Most Admired Nonprofit CEO” award, and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Harvard Business School Alumni Association of Washington DC. She has also received honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees from Indiana University and from George Mason University.
- Total investments:
- 5
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Jean Case invests in
Stages Jean Case invests in
Countries Jean Case invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Series B
- $5M–$21M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $8M–$19M
Investment Focus
Industry
- TV 1 (20%)
- FinTech 1 (20%)
- Finance 1 (20%)
- Marketing 1 (20%)
- E-Commerce 1 (20%)
Stage
- Series B 2 (40%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (40%)
- Seed 1 (20%)
Country
- United States 3 (60%)
- Kenya 1 (20%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hello Alice (helloalice.com) helps businesses launch and grow. A free multi-channel platform, Hello Alice guides business owners by providing funding, networks, and services.The company's partners include enterprise business services, government agencies, and institutions looking to serve small and medium business owners to ensure increasedrevenues.Founded by Carolyn Rodz and Elizabeth Gore in 2017, Hello Alice is headquartered in Houston, Texas, United States. | $21M / Series B / Jun 11, 2021 | ||
| Hello Alice (helloalice.com) helps businesses launch and grow. A free multi-channel platform, Hello Alice guides business owners by providing funding, networks, and services.The company's partners include enterprise business services, government agencies, and institutions looking to serve small and medium business owners to ensure increasedrevenues.Founded by Carolyn Rodz and Elizabeth Gore in 2017, Hello Alice is headquartered in Houston, Texas, United States. | $1.1M / Seed / Sep 19, 2017 | ||
| SnagFilms is an online film distribution company that allows viewers to stream thousands of films for free. Its platform broadcasts multi-lingual movies and TV programs to customers that enable them to stream and download shows on their platform of choice. It was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia. | $8M / Venture - Series Unknown / Apr 07, 2016 | ||
| M-KOPA provides connected asset financing solutions for underbanked customers. Its platform combines digital micropayments and IoT connectivity to offer access to products including solar lighting, televisions, fridges, smartphones, financial services, and more. | $19M / Venture - Series Unknown / Dec 02, 2015 | ||
| LivingSocial operates an online local marketplace to buy and share things to do. It deals in various categories, such as restaurants, events and activities, sports and fitness, health and beauty, and services, travel, shop that includes beauty, fashion, gadgets, home, jewelry, learning, wellness, and coupons, gifts for housewarming,congratulations, thank you, birthday, wedding, and anniversary, and coupons. LivingSocial serves various businesses, such as local merchants, national brands, merchant centers, and affiliates. Aaron Batalion, Eddie Frederick, Tim O'Shaughnessy, and Val Aleksenko founded Hungry Machine in 2007 that later became LivingSocial. LivingSocial has its headquarters in the District of Columbia. It operates as a subsidiary of Groupon as of October 31, 2016. | $5M / Series B / Jan 04, 2010 |
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FAQ
What does Jean Case invest in?
Jean Case invests primarily in TV, FinTech and Finance startups, most often at Series B and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Jean Case invest in?
Jean Case typically joins rounds of $5M–$21M at Series B and $8M–$19M at Venture - Series Unknown. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Jean Case's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Jean Case took part in.
How do I contact Jean Case?
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When did Jean Case last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Jean Case closed in Jun 2021. Shizune tracks 5 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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