Jake Brooks
@Jakebrooks
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ceo @triumpharcade
San Francisco, CA
Joined March 2025
Scoop on the latest firm fundraise everyone is chattering on about: Niko Bonatsos & Michael Fertik's first-check fund targets $300 million for its debut https://t.co/A8tHVbG4gn
bloomberg.com
Niko Bonatsos and Michael Fertik are raising cash for a new firm called Verdict Capital.
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Let's take a collective moment as founders and manifest that @bonatsos stays in early stage venture. He is one of the most direct, honest, optimistic, and pro early-stage investors I have ever met. The startup community need more people like him around. Rooting for you,
wsj.com
Bonatsos, an early investor in Mercor and other AI startups, may launch a new venture fund.
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Discord and Mercor investor Niko Bonatsos departs General Catalyst, plans new VC firm https://t.co/waWpq3omYC via @techcrunch
techcrunch.com
Bonatsos spent 15 years at GC, and until last year led the firm's seed investing strategy.
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Niko is exceptional. Triumph would not be what it is today without Niko’s guidance. Not only does he have wizard consumer sense - he also has incredible character. He was of our earliest believers. I’m so lucky to have gotten to work with and know Niko over the past many years!
After 15 wonderful years @generalcatalyst I am moving on to new adventures. The best days for GC are ahead! Super grateful to every single one of my teammates that I had the fortune to work with over the years. I learned a lot. Very thankful to our limited partners too for their
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I’ve seen inside the fastest growing startups & somehow @triumpharcade is growing faster No one has executed better in a harder space than @Jakebrooks I truly thought consumer was uninvestable. Turns out it’s only an impossible nut to crack until the right team shows up 🚀🦄
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It’s going to be great when Elon is worth 1 trillion because it’s going to take a lot of heat off billionaires
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My paid ads with celebrity endorsements going up against a 19 year olds organic UGC funnel
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My friends @triumpharcade are consumer wizards. It’s just such a pleasure to watch these guys execute.
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Polymarket, Whop, Mercor… Triumph is the next Gen Z unicorn
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Triumph is the largest gaming company founded in sf in over 10 years and we’re just getting started.
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