Overview
Jay Reno is a Venture Partner at 645 Ventures as of October 2020[5]. Reno currently serves as Co-founder and General Partner of Spot VC, a venture firm investing in Y Combinator companies, a position held since April 2025[3]. Reno is also Co-founder and CEO of Pointhound, a platform for finding and booking free flights using credit card points and miles, since May 2023[4]. Previously, Reno founded Feather in January 2017, which raised $76 million, built a team of 150 people, and was sold in 2022[2][6]. Reno attended Y Combinator's S17 batch[7] and holds a Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship from Elon University[13], a Master of Arts in Climate and Environmental Sciences from Columbia University[11], and completed Stanford University's Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship[12].
Profile introduction
Currently building Pointhound. We're helping people find and book free flights, for free, to amazing destinations using credit card points and miles 🛫🏝️ 💳 I'm also a Co-founder & GP of Spot VC, a venture firm investing in exceptional YC companies. Previously founded Feather, raised $76m, built a world-class team of 150 people, and sold the company in 2022. Happily living in the Bay Area.
Career history
- Co-founder & General PartnerApr 2025 to presentSpot VC
- Co-founder & CEOMay 2023 to presentPointhound
- Venture PartnerOct 2020 to present645 Ventures
- Founder & CEOJan 2017 to Dec 2022Feather
- S17 BatchJun 2017 to Aug 2017Y Combinator
- Senior Strategy LeadJan 2015 to May 2017Fueled
- Co-founder & CEONov 2013 to Jan 2015Happy Labs Inc.
- Head of Logistics & Coffee BuyingOct 2013 to Nov 2014Craft Coffee
Education
Master of Arts (M.A.), Climate and Environmental Sciences2011 - 2012Columbia University
Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship2012 - 2012Stanford University Graduate School of Business
- Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Entrepreneurship2006 - 2010Elon UniversityMartha and Spencer Love School of Business
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