I'm the director of communications and an investor at Day One Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm with $500M AUM that backs customer-obsessed companies and spearheads their communications. Our portfolio includes Truebill, Worldcoin, Remote.com, Superhuman, DoNotPay, You.com, Owner and more.For more information: https://www.dayoneventures.com/

I worked briefly at Current, the financial technology company serving the needs of Americans who are working to create a better future for themselves. Raised $402M from Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global Management, TQ Ventures, Avenir, Sapphire Ventures, Foundation Capital, Wellington Management, QED Investors, EXPA & more.

I led consumer technology teams, focusing on PR strategy and media relations.Clients included:- DTC, fashion, beauty: Andie, Choosy, Dollar Shave Club (acquired by Unilever by $1B), ELOQUII (Walmart), Finery (acquired by Stitch Fix), Prose- Home: ANGI Homeservices (HomeAdvisor, Angie's List, Handy), June Homes, Hippo- Health & wellness: MIRROR, The Pill Club- Edtech: MissionU (acquired by WeWork), Ozobot- Fintech: Lili, Raise- Marketplaces: DogVacay (acquired by Rover), HopSkipDrive - Music/influencer marketing/podcasting: Pandora (SiriusXM), FameBit (acquired by Google), Podcorn (acquired by Audacy)

- Manage a staff of 100+ writers for the country’s highest trafficked, university-based website, Neon Tommy- Direct the Entertainment section that consists of Celebrity News, Film, TV, Music, Style and Events reporting- Coordinate entertainment news (i.e. celebrity features, breaking news) and events coverage such as the Emmys, Grammys, SAG Awards and Oscars- Create pitch lists/story assignments and provide constructive editorial feedback to staff members- Increase audience viewership and website traffic through social media, reaching 700,000+ unique views per month - Previously worked as a Staff Reporter and Entertainment Associate Editor before being promoted to Senior Editor- Portfolio: http://www.neontommy.com/stories/jenny-chao

- Assist Senior News Editor and News team with investigating and researching breaking entertainment news stories- Pitch and produce blog posts, new stories, features and interactive photo galleries for E! Online- Monitor social media and other entertainment news outlets for new story angles and ideas- Transcribe exclusive celebrity interviews from award shows and events for use in top E! pieces- Portfolio: http://www.eonline.com/search?query=jenny+chao

- Work directly under Director of Branded Entertainment to conceptualize and produce several original web series- Develop and execute social media campaigns for Engage:BDR and in-house nail polish line by utilizing Facebook, Twitter and Instagram- Provide support for unveiling of in-house, digital-production studio Bird Street Productions - Perform client outreach and prospecting for Branded Entertainment and Publisher Development departments