# Jeremy Wenokur

> Jeremy Wenokur is a seed investor at Lightbox (Los Angeles) backing News and Software. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Lightbox](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightbox-ventures)
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jan 2012
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremywenokur
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/jwenokur

Jeremy Wenokur is a seed investor at Lightbox in Los Angeles focused on News and Software. Jeremy Wenokur is the Partner at Lightbox.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| News | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 33% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 33% |
| Social News | 1 | 33% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gobbler | Gobbler is the go to marketplace for subscription pro-audio plugins.Think of us as Shopify for creative tools. Gobbler was founded in 2010 by Chris and Jamie Kantrowitz. | $1.8M | Seed | Jan 23, 2012 |  |
| Blekko | Blekko is a search company founded by Rich Skrenta and his core team from previous company Topix and Netscape's Open Directory. Blekko was founded halfway through 2007 and has already earned itself an angel round from Baseline Ventures and two ex-Googlers. | $3M | Series B | May 14, 2008 |  |
| Blekko | Blekko is a search company founded by Rich Skrenta and his core team from previous company Topix and Netscape's Open Directory. Blekko was founded halfway through 2007 and has already earned itself an angel round from Baseline Ventures and two ex-Googlers. | $2M | Series A | Sep 01, 2007 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## About Lightbox

VC Fund · Mumbai, India

Lightbox is an early-stage VC firm partnering with ambitious entrepreneurs who are addressing unique challenges and opportunities in India's rapidly evolving consumer landscape with technology-led insights. The Lightbox team pairs operational expertise and an understanding of product and brand building, to help build differentiated companies.Representative investments include: Inmobi, InfoEdge, Cleartrip, Embibe, Furlenco, Rebel Foods (formerly Faasos), Melorra and Droom.

4 contacts available at Lightbox.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Siddharth Talwar | Co-Founder & Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/siddharth-talwar |
| Jeremy Wenokur | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeremy-wenokur |
| Sandeep Murthy | Co-Founder & Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sandeep-murthy |
| Sunny Rao | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sunny-rao |

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## FAQ

### What does Jeremy Wenokur invest in?

Jeremy Wenokur invests primarily in News, Software and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 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 Jeremy Wenokur last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jeremy Wenokur closed in Jan 2012. Shizune tracks 3 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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