Jonathan Delgadillo Lorenzo

Los Angeles, United States ·

Member since Dec 2020

Customer-centric investor. Fan of B2B SaaS, D2C, and consumer subscription models.

Investments & reservations 14

Asaak

1 ^st

Next generation asset-backed loans for Africa

Republic Funding Portal · Reg CF

Jonathan invested $250

It's a great business, working towards a great mission, with a talented team. The business is significantly profitable at the customer level, and I am convinced that this team knows what they're doing to give their customers the best experience possible. This will help in keeping acquisition costs down and retention up. Greatly looking forward to Asaak's success. almost 4 years ago

Backstage Capital

Investment adviser focused on people of color, women...

Republic Funding Portal · Reg CF

Jonathan invested $300

I believe in the thesis; that startups from underrepresented founders are fundamentally undervalued and underserved. If we conservatively assume that the risk profile from investing in underserved founders is the same as those that aren't (controlling for previous founder status, domain knowledge, etc.), then Backstage will do well by taking advantage of this market inefficiency. I also believe in the Backstage team. almost 4 years ago

CountertopSmart

The ingenious way to save big on countertops

Republic Funding Portal · Reg CF

Jonathan invested $250

The customer unit economics are phenomenal, the team has years of experience working in the sustainability and in the slab economy, and the business is fundamentally creating more value for both consumers and slab salespeople. There is lots of opportunity for expansion given the TAM as well as the possible product offerings discussed in the Discussion section. almost 4 years ago

Manta Biofuel

Reinventing crude oil, renewably this time

Republic Funding Portal · Reg CF

Jonathan invested $150

Valuable Mission, scalable business model + growth potential, and founder-product fit. Mission: Replace fossil fuels w/ carbon neutral/negative fuel within current energy usage paradigm. Business Model + Growth Potential: B2B direct sales + possible licensing + profitable unit economics-> easy profitable scalability. Founder-prod. fit: Innovation is culmination of Ph.D work + founder understands his cust base -> strong execution. almost 4 years ago

Nickelytics

Integrating the out-of-home + digital advertising ex...

Republic Funding Portal · Reg CF

Jonathan invested $250

Strong traction, scalable business model + solid product, and great founders. Traction: Promising unit economics + low churn -> acquiring + keeping highly profitable customers. Business Model + Product: B2B marketplace / making traditional Marketing ROI quantifiable -> huge value-add to marketing groups justifying budgets -> (hopefully) continual low churn . Founder: Executive experience + founder exp. -> strong execution. almost 4 years ago

Flexable

On-demand childcare to make Life + Work fit

Republic Funding Portal · Reg CF

Jonathan invested $250

Strong traction, scalable business model + growth potential, and great founder. Traction: Fantastic unit economics -> acquiring + keeping highly profitable customers. Business Model + Growth Potential: B2B subscription / gig economy marketplace / new online offering -> easy scalability and increasing PAV. Founder: Executive experience + founding based on personal pain point. almost 4 years ago

It's By U

Ending the cycle of flower waste through farm-direct...

Republic Funding Portal · Reg CF

Jonathan invested $250

Strong traction, scalable business model + growth potential, and founder-product fit. Traction: Fantastic unit economics + low churn -> acquiring + keeping highly profitable customers. Business Model + Growth Potential: Online D2C w/ product expansion opportunity + low COGS + B2B opportunity -> easy scalability and increasing PAV. Founder-prod. fit: Executive experience + decade of domain knowledge in industry -> strong execution. almost 4 years ago

Bloomi

The first marketplace for wellness and intimacy

Republic Funding Portal · Reg CF

Jonathan invested $250

Strong traction, scalable business model + growth potential, and founder-product fit. Traction: Fantastic unit economics + community -> acquiring + keeping highly profitable customers. Business Model + Growth Potential: Online D2C w/ product expansion opportunity -> easy scalability and increasing PAV. Founder-prod. fit: Deep experience in clinical research + sexology + past startup experience -> strong execution potential. almost 4 years ago

Maven

Cohort-based courses for optimal learning

Republic Funding Portal · Reg CF

Jonathan invested $500

I invested because I am a huge believer in everything CBC's aim to do. Personal attention from professors / TAs guarantees rapid learning, and peer relationships help refine learning and develop professional networks. This is traditional education at scale. Furthermore, I believe in Wes and Gagan's ability to execute on this vision based on their past successful ventures in the edtech space. almost 4 years ago

Upshift

Redefining car ownership for urban living

Republic Funding Portal · Reg CF

Jonathan invested $250

Strong traction, useful + eco-friendly, and solid institutional support. Traction: Fantastic unit economics + strong demand + low churn -> Many high PAV customers to acquire in just the pilot city. Utility + Social Impact: Personal pain point + reduces car-ownership carbon footprint. Support: Strategic partnerships w/ car manufacturers -> lower costs + closer product integration -> increased scalability + user experience. almost 4 years ago

Trusst

The mental healthcare system is broken. Trusst is ho...

Republic Funding Portal · Reg CF

Jonathan invested $250

Amazing product + biz model, founder-company fit, and aligned incentives. 1) Product:Two-way marketplace for therapy w/ B2B focus -> profitably addressing mental health crisis. 2) Founder-Company fit: Dartmouth psychologist and software eng. w/ successful startup exits -> strong execution ability. 3) Incentives: two health professionals on board + explicit claim to help custs migrate offline -> customer-centric, (hopefully) high LTV. almost 4 years ago

Nada

Digital platform for trading, growing, and managing ...

Republic Funding Portal · Reg CF

Jonathan invested $250

Strong traction, scalable business model + growth potential, and talented founders. 1) Traction Fantastic unit economics +strong MoM revenue growth -> rapidly acquiring highly profitable customers. 2) Business Model + Growth Potential Online D2C w/ product expansion opportunity-> easy scalability and increasing CLV. 3) Founders Deep domain knowledge + executive experience + expansive school network -> strong signals for execution. almost 4 years ago

COI Energy

Digital energy platform that detects, eliminates and...

Republic Funding Portal · Reg CF

Jonathan invested $125

Strong Loyalty, scalable business model + growth potential, and talented founder. 1) Loyalty: 0% churn, high cont. margin -> high customer profitability. 2) Business Model + Growth Potential: B2B SaaS Subscription + doubled cust. acq. YoY -> easy scalability + acquisition of high-val customers. 3) Founder: Deep domain knowledge + executive experience + professional network -> strong execution ability. almost 4 years ago

Plant an App

The Future of Software: Business & IT, on the s...

Republic Funding Portal · Reg CF

Jonathan invested $250

Scalable business model + growth potential, team-company fit, and amazing customer loyalty. 1) Biz Model + Growth: Land and Expand for B2B Subscription SaaS -> easy remote scalability. 2) Team-Company fit: Decades of experience in pre-low code space (DNN) w/ US firms -> able to be customer centric effectively. 3) Customer Loyalty: 0% churn since launch, w/ significant upsells -> acquiring high LTV customers. almost 4 years ago