# Jesse Kaplan

> Jesse Kaplan is a seed investor in Toronto backing SaaS and Mobile. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Feb 2014
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesse-kaplan-cfa-b778b12
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/jkaplan101
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jesse.kaplan.58

Jesse Kaplan is a seed investor in Toronto focused on SaaS and Mobile. Jesse Kaplan

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| Mobile | 1 | 33% |
| Travel | 1 | 33% |
| Hospitality | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| GuestDriven | GuestDriven is a hospitality-focused guest engagement solution. We help hotels directly interact with guests, learn their preferences, build relationships and upsell inventory through personalized, moment-based targeted offers and communications.Guests are empowered with the ability to personalize and take full control of their stay, resultingin higher satisfaction, better reviews and more brand advocates.Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, GuestDriven has implementations in over 60 cities worldwide. Our team is dedicated to revolutionizing the most universal industry in the world. | $2.2M | Series A | Feb 18, 2014 |  |
| Buyosphere | The power of the social web to build a valuable knowledge base has been proven. For example, having access to the opinions and experience of others has forever changed the way we choose a holiday destination. Buyosphere is leveraging the social web to build a knowledge base that will change the way we choose every product on the web. Buyosphere -it's the "Quora" for shopping. | $325K | Seed | Jan 05, 2012 |  |
| GuestDriven | GuestDriven is a hospitality-focused guest engagement solution. We help hotels directly interact with guests, learn their preferences, build relationships and upsell inventory through personalized, moment-based targeted offers and communications.Guests are empowered with the ability to personalize and take full control of their stay, resultingin higher satisfaction, better reviews and more brand advocates.Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, GuestDriven has implementations in over 60 cities worldwide. Our team is dedicated to revolutionizing the most universal industry in the world. | $1.5M |  | Sep 01, 2011 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Real Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/real-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Caerus Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caerus-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fonds de solidarité FTQ](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fonds-de-solidarit-ftq) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Good People Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/good-people-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Montreal Start Up](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/montreal-start-up) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Plaza Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/plaza-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Jesse Kaplan invest in?

Jesse Kaplan invests primarily in SaaS, Mobile and Travel startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Jesse Kaplan?

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### When did Jesse Kaplan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jesse Kaplan closed in Feb 2014. 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?

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