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Stan Chudnovsky

VC

Venture Partner, NFX

Meta Messenger VP turned consumer seed investor

San Francisco, USA$500K–$5M checks
SeedSeries A
ConsumerAIFintechInfrastructureGaming

Background

Stan Chudnovsky is a Venture Partner at NFX. He was Vice President of Messaging at Meta, overseeing Messenger, Instagram DM, and audio/video platforms while reporting to Mark Zuckerberg and Chris Cox. Prior to Meta, he was VP of Growth and Global Strategy at PayPal after co-founding IronPearl, which was acquired by PayPal in 2013. He co-founded Tickle and several other companies including Wonderhill and Jiff. He is originally from Moscow and has been based in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1994.

Investment Focus

Stages

SeedSeries A

Typical check: $500K–$5M

Sectors

ConsumerAIFintechInfrastructureGaming

Based in: San Francisco, USA (North America)

Last updated: Jun 11, 2026