Jenny Chao
Member at Investor Brand Leaders
New York, New York
Overview
Work Experience
Independent
2025 - Current
PR Advisor
2025
Director of Communications & Investor
2022 - 2025
Storyteller at Day One Ventures, an early-stage VC firm with $500M AUM that backs customer-obsessed companies and spearheads their communications. Portfolio highlights: Truebill, World, Remote.com, Superhuman, and DoNotPay.
Day One Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs customer-obsessed companies and spearheads their communications.
PR Expert in Residence
2025
First Round Angel Track is a community of operators and founders looking to develop their skills and identities as early-stage investors.
Member
2022
Consumer Communications
2021 - 2022
Was briefly at Current, the fintech redefining financial access for hardworking Americans. The company raised $402M from Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global, and other world-class investors.
Current is a premier U.S. fintech platform dedicated to empowering Americans in their pursuit of a brighter financial future.
Raised $402,400,000.00 from Tiger Global Management, Expa, Wellington Management, Elizabeth Street Ventures, Avenir, Invus Opportunities, Andreessen Horowitz, Foundation Capital, TQ Ventures and Sapphire Ventures.
Senior Account Manager
2020 - 2021
Led consumer technology PR teams, specializing in strategy and media relations. Supported brands across industries: - DTC/fashion/beauty: Dollar Shave Club (acquired by Unilever for $1B), ELOQUII (Walmart), Andie, Prose - Home: ANGI Homeservices, Hippo, June Homes - Health & wellness: MIRROR, The Pill Club - Edtech: MissionU (acquired by WeWork), Ozobot - Fintech: Lili, Raise - Marketplaces: DogVacay (acquired by Rover), HopSkipDrive - Music/influencer marketing: Pandora (SiriusXM), FameBit (acquired by Google), Podcorn (acquired by Audacy)
Account Manager
2018 - 2020
Senior Account Executive
2016 - 2018
Account Executive
2015 - 2016
Account Coordinator
2014 - 2015
Moxie Communications Group is a full-service communications agency and brand consultancy focusing on technology startups.
Senior Entertainment Editor - Neon Tommy
2011 - 2014
- 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
Writer
2013 - 2013
- 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
NBCUniversal Media, LLC
Branded Entertainment Intern
2013 - 2013
- 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
engage:BDR is a digital advertising company that offers cross-device video and display advertising solutions.
Raised $26,250,000.00.