# Jay Simmons, President

> Jay Simmons, President. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/jay-simmons (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Kansas City, US · Angel

# Jay Simmons

President

Latest rounds

- **Gusto** Round · $90M Nov 2016

Backs *HR Tech* *Fintech*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 1 last Nov 2016
- **Filings:** - with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 1 mentions

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them
- **On filings** No filing names them
- **Linked to a firm** No firm on record
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from the investor lists this database was built from, so read them as of their date.

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## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 1
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $90M
- **Active:** 2016

2016

- [Gusto](https://millionrounds.com/company/gusto) *Round* **$90M** Nov 2016 Joined · +103 investors

By stage

- Round **1**

What they backed

HR Tech **1** Fintech **1**

Alongside

- [Aaron Levie *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aaron-levie)
- Aaron Patzer *1*
- [Adam Nash *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adam-nash)
- [Alex Bard *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alex-bard)
- [Alexis Ohanian *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian)
- [Ali Rowghani *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ali-rowghani)
- [Altimeter Capital Management *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altimeter-capital)
- [Andrew Chen *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andrew-chen)

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Hear them before you pitch them

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Jay Simmons in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) · 30 Mar 2020 · 31 min SaaStr 321: Front CMO Anthony Kennada on Adapting Marketing Playbooks To Changing ACV's and Sales Cycles, The Right Way To Think About Brand Marketing and How To Fundamentally Build a Challenger Brand With [Anthony Kennada](https://millionrounds.com/person/anthony-kennada) Mentions [Eric Yuan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-yuan)[Frederic Kerrest](https://millionrounds.com/person/frederic-kerrest)[Jay Simmons](https://millionrounds.com/person/jay-simmons) About this episode Anthony Kennada is the CMO @ Front, the startup that provides your team with better email so they can treat every customer like your only customer. To date, Front have raised over $138M from some leading names including Sequoia, Eric Yuan @ Zoom, Ryan and Jared Smith @ Qualtrics, Michael… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=jay-simmons).

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