Strategy Focus:

Venture Capital and Direct Deals

Jason Kirby

Managing Director

Mr. Jason Kirby is the founder and Managing Director of Thunder X Capital, LLC.

Thunder X Capital is a tech-enabled investment bank that uses AI and software to streamline the fundraising journey for its clients. Their technology seeks to significantly reduce the time it takes to raise capital by identifying better efficiencies throughout the process. Thunder X Capital focuses on raising early-stage venture capital and debt for startup companies seeking to raise $3M-$20M.

Mr. Kirby comes from founder and operator roles prior to getting into investment banking. He built and sold a few small businesses early in life and transitioned to running venture-backed startups. Mr. Kirby was responsible for raising $40M for three different companies in HR tech, cloud tech, and edtech. He sold a cloud tech company to Walmart in 2018, providing a 10x return on investment to investors in less than 3 years. As an operator, Mr. Kirby, had to build a business investors wanted to back and architect a narrative that was appropriate for the venture scale. He’s done this now for dozens of companies as an operator, angel investor, or advisor.

Mr. Kirby leverages his background to relate with founders and introduce them to his vast network of capital allocators.

Mr. Kirby holds a Bachelor's in Business Administration with an emphasis in Entrepreneurial Management from San Diego State University.

Mr. Kirby currently holds series SIE, 63, and 82 registrations with FINRA.