Justin Wohlstadter
Wonder
Founder and CEO
Justin Wohlstadter is the Founder and CEO at Wonder (
wonderlib.com), a research engine fueled by experts; and a Venture Partner at BOLDStart Ventures.
Since graduating Harvard University in 2009, Justin has started, invested in, and mentored over 30 technology companies, many of which have now been successfully acquired by companies including Google, LinkedIn, and Salesforce. Justin has published several pieces on the future of education technology, and has spoken at Universities internationally. At the age of 22 Justin was named one of the top 100 Most Influential Technology Investors in Europe by The Telegraph UK, and at 25 was named Forbes “30 Under 30” in Media.
At the age of 21 Justin co-founded Penny Black and BOLDstart Ventures, where he led or co-led investments in Enterproid (acquired by Google), GoInstant (acquired by Salesforce), Klout (acquired by Lithium), Rapportive (acquired by LinkedIn), Blaze (acquired by Akamai), ThinkNear (acquired by Telenav), IndieGoGo, LocalResponse, Playhaven, and Yipit. After launching BOLDStart Ventures Justin attended Oxford University, writing his master's dissertation on how the Internet will affect access to higher education. After Oxford, Justin joined Divide (acquired by Google), a BOLDstart ventures portfolio company in the mobile security space, where he served as the Director of Product Design out of their New York, Hong Kong, and London offices.
In 2012 Justin founded Wonder to apply his masters research on the future of education and change the way we explore knowledge on the web. Justin serves as CEO of Wonder and is based in New York City.