# Jay Simons

> Jay Simons is a General Partner at BOND, the growth-stage venture firm co-founded by Mary Meeker. Before joining BOND in 2020, he spent 12 years at Atlassian - nine as President - helping grow the company from $20M to over $2B in ARR and through a landmark $5.8B IPO in 2015. He is one of the most influential practitioners and advocates of product-led growth in enterprise software, and now backs the next generation of category-defining SaaS companies from his perch in San Francisco.

- **Role:** General Partner at BOND
- **Organizations:** BOND Capital, HubSpot (board), Zapier (board), BrowserStack (board), Kobold Metals (board), Baseten (board), Dragoneer Growth Opportunities Corp. III (board)
- **From:** Aberdeen, Washington, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and Environmental Science, University of Washington
- **Known for:** Grew Atlassian from $20M to over $2B in annual recurring revenue as President, Led Atlassian through its 2015 IPO, valued at approximately $5.8B on Nasdaq, Pioneered and scaled one of the earliest product-led growth (PLG) models in enterprise SaaS

## Career timeline

- **1998** — Joined Plumtree Software in an entry-level sales role after returning from time abroad
- **1998-2005** — Rose through the ranks at Plumtree Software, ultimately serving as VP of Product Marketing & Strategy; oversaw European and Asia Pacific expansion
- **2005** — Plumtree Software acquired by BEA Systems; joined BEA as VP of Marketing
- **2008** — Oracle acquired BEA Systems; Jay joined Atlassian as VP of Sales and Marketing
- **2011** — Became President of Atlassian Corporation Plc
- **2015** — Atlassian IPO on Nasdaq at ~$5.8B valuation
- **2017** — Joined HubSpot Board of Directors
- **2020** — Left Atlassian after 12-year tenure; joined BOND Capital as General Partner
- **2021** — Joined board of Dragoneer Growth Opportunities Corp. III
- **2021-present** — Active investor at BOND; serves on boards of HubSpot, Zapier, BrowserStack, Kobold Metals, and Baseten

## Achievements

- Grew Atlassian from $20M to over $2B in annual recurring revenue as President
- Led Atlassian through its 2015 IPO, valued at approximately $5.8B on Nasdaq
- Pioneered and scaled one of the earliest product-led growth (PLG) models in enterprise SaaS
- Served as President of Atlassian for nine years (2011-2020)
- General Partner at BOND, a $2B growth-stage venture fund co-founded by Mary Meeker
- Board member at HubSpot since January 2017; Chair of the Compensation Committee
- Lead investor in companies including Baseten, ClickHouse, Decagon, Zip, and Vast Data
- Built a global channel partner network of 400+ partners at Atlassian without cannibalizing them with direct sales

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Led Baseten's Series D round of $150M
- **2025-06** — Participated in Decagon's Series C round of $130M
- **2025-05** — Participated in ClickHouse's Series C round of $350M
- **2024-10** — Participated in Zip's Series D round of $190M

## Links

- Website: https://bondcap.com/partners/jay-simons/
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jaysimons
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/jaysimons

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