# Jordan French

> Jordan French is a seed investor at Vici Network (New York) backing Apps and Sensor. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Vici Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vicinft)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Jan 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordanfrench1
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/Jordan__French
- Website: http://www.jordanfrench.org
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Jordan-French-841827892589113

Jordan French is a seed investor at Vici Network in New York focused on Apps and Sensor. Jordan French is the Founder and CEO of Grit Daily News. He previously worked at BNB Shield as a Co-founder. Jordan French attended Vanderbilt University.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $25k–$2.1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 17% |
| Sensor | 1 | 17% |
| Internet | 1 | 17% |
| Celebrity | 1 | 17% |
| Insurance | 1 | 17% |

20 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| S'More Date | S'More Date they provide daters with a totally interactive way to learn more about a person before evaluating them on appearance. | $2.1M | Seed | Jan 26, 2021 |  |
| The Zebra | The Zebra operates as an online insurance comparison marketplace. It provides rates and educational resources to inform consumers and help them find the coverage, service level, and pricing to suit their unique needs, while simultaneously helping insurance companies connect with the consumers they best serve in today’s digital world.The companywas founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas. | $17M | Series A | Jan 26, 2016 |  |
| BNB Shield | BNB Shield finds, reports on and challenges illegal, contract-breaking and unlicensed short-term rentals. | $25K | Seed | Dec 01, 2015 |  |
| Notability Partners | Notability Partners' works with celebrities and near-celebrities to elevate their brands with speaking engagements, media attention and television opportunities. Notability Partners development team drives participation and sales by helping you engage audiences with compelling content and emotional experiences with deep networks to"make things happen." | $25K | Seed | Sep 01, 2015 |  |
| SOZO Global |  | $810K |  | Jan 13, 2015 |  |
| CrowdOptic | CrowdOptic uses real-time sensor data from electronic devices and its own patented CrowdOptic algorithms to identify and track where devices are aimed (focus) and to identify groups of people with the same focus (clusters). CrowdOptic technology, which includes sensor data smoothing, EXIF data mining and focal analytics, is instantly deployable ina range of mobile applications and technology environments to enhance broadcasting, security, social media sharing and advertising. | $1M |  | May 17, 2013 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Ballast Point Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ballast-point-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Benson Oak Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benson-oak-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Boston Harbor Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boston-harbor-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Daher Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daher-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Dating Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dating-com-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [EQx Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eqx-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Vici Network

VC Fund · Belvedere Tiburon, United States

ViciNFT designs, builds, and manages digital assets and non-fungible tokens for enterprises and creators. "NFTs for the common good" are the company's carbon-neutral works, which are required to have a charitable component equal to 25% of auction revenues.

3 contacts available at Vici Network.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bill Gladstone | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bill-gladstone |
| Jordan French | Partner and Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jordan-french |
| Richard Smith | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/richard-smith-4 |

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## FAQ

### What does Jordan French invest in?

Jordan French invests primarily in Apps, Sensor and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 6 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 Jordan French's check size?

Jordan French typically joins rounds of $25k–$2.1M 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 Jordan French participates in.

### When did Jordan French last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jordan French closed in Jan 2021. Shizune tracks 6 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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