JC Bahr-de Stefano (@jbahrdestefano) / X

JC Bahr-de Stefano

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JC Bahr-de Stefano

@jbahrdestefano

Doing things such as Investing in fintech @btv_vc 💸 Running 🏃 and playing footy ⚽ Writing ✍️+ thinking out loud 🤔

Brooklyn, NY

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Joined October 2019

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JC Bahr-de Stefano
@jbahrdestefano
Dec 12, 2025
🫡 actively leading pre-seed + seed deals ($500K-$3.5M checks). If you're raising before year-end, reach out @btv_vc We're fintech-focused, but our lens is broader than most: - pure-play fintech (banking, payments, etc.) - consumer AND B2B - insurtech, proptech, healthtech -
Jason Yeh
@jayyeh
Dec 11, 2025
VCs, do this more. No, not the "request for deals"... Just the simple reminder of what you invest in (stage and industry). I can't understate how important it is for VCs to constantly do this People with dealflow generally have goldfish like memory (or maybe just me) AND
JC Bahr-de Stefano
@jbahrdestefano
Sep 21, 2023
The Mint Demo Day is coming up in a few weeks... If this tweet gets 250+ likes, I will dye my hair Mint Green for the big day... let's see if we can make it happen 👀
JC Bahr-de Stefano
@jbahrdestefano
Nov 13, 2025
My take on pre-seed vs. seed investing: Pre-seed ➡️ A founding team that has identified a problem + formed a hypothesis for how to solve it, ideally informed by unique insight or experience. Diligence: Founder reference checks + validation of the problem or pain point with
JC Bahr-de Stefano
@jbahrdestefano
Apr 5, 2022
Some incredibly exciting news - I joined @btv_vc!! 🤓 Can't wait to back and partner with incredible founders building the next generation of financial services and learn from / work with this amazing team 💪 @pitdesi @iamjakestream @jenny_colgate @_laurenmessner 🚀
JC Bahr-de Stefano
@jbahrdestefano
Sep 28, 2025
Replying to @pitdesi
“Baby name consultant” 🤣
JC Bahr-de Stefano
@jbahrdestefano
Mar 17, 2025
NYC @TheMint_vc is officially off to the races, let’s go!! 😤🍃🚀
JC Bahr-de Stefano
@jbahrdestefano
Nov 6, 2025
Training for a marathon completely redefined my relationship with running. It turned running from punishment into balance. I ran track in high school and played soccer in college. Both treated running like punishment. On the track team, we’d do 800m repeats and guys would
Brady Holmer
@Brady_H
Nov 5, 2025
Me too.
JC Bahr-de Stefano
@jbahrdestefano
Nov 10, 2025
Investor updates shouldn’t be so polarizing! They’re not really for VCs, they’re for founders. Writing monthly updates forces you to pause + reflect on your decisions & outcomes. You spend every day in the trenches putting out fires & handling the tactical. Taking time once a
Harry Stebbings
@HarryStebbings
Nov 8, 2025
Founders, for the love of God; send investor updates. 1. Leverage them for help with customer intros, hires and fundraises. 2. Use them to create excitement and conversation about you in market. 3. Because these people have trusted you and given you their money. Not doing
JC Bahr-de Stefano
@jbahrdestefano
Nov 14, 2025
Ok @RobinhoodApp Gold Card perks: - 3% cash back on everything (the big one) - No annual fee (just the $50 Gold subscription) - 5% cash back on travel booked through the RH Travel portal Plus a bunch of other benefits (shown in the photo) To get full value: don’t auto-redeem
JC Bahr-de Stefano
@jbahrdestefano
Nov 13, 2025
New credit card stack gotta be: - Travel → Amex Platinum - Groceries (Whole Foods) → Amazon Prime - Rent → Bilt - Apple products + services → Apple Card - Everything else → Robinhood Chase Sapphire → downgraded + officially retired Any notes / thoughts?
JC Bahr-de Stefano
@jbahrdestefano
Nov 10, 2025
One of our port cos is raising a Series A rn. @pitdesi and I have been interviewing their customers (+ recording for other investors so the company doesn’t take up more of their customers’ time). Just got off one & I’m BULLISH. Real quotes below 👇 - "We love it. If it
JC Bahr-de Stefano
@jbahrdestefano
Apr 1, 2025
Very excited to announce @btv_vc's investment in Ponte and their seed funding round! Ponte is bridging the growing gap b/w labor supply & demand in the U.S. by building the first labor platform for Hispanic immigrants. Their hiring platform pre-vets, matches, + onboards legally
JC Bahr-de Stefano
@jbahrdestefano
Aug 19, 2024
Kick off day for cohort III, let’s go!!! 🍃 🚀
JC Bahr-de Stefano
@jbahrdestefano
Oct 16, 2025
Wow - @deel is a wagon Just raised a $300M Series E from @RibbitCapital at a $17.3B val Biz still ripping even w/ litigation & espionage drama Some stats (as of Sept ‘25): 💰 3 straight years of profitability 📈 First $100M revenue month (>$1.2B run rate; crossed $1B in Q1)
JC Bahr-de Stefano
@jbahrdestefano
Oct 10, 2025
I’ve been biting my tongue on this for years but enough with the “operator” nonsense People ask me all the time about the "operator → investor track" I always laugh - I worked at @Affirm (650+ person co) for <2 years! I promise it’s ok to just say you worked at a company...