Jonathan Sposato
Jonathan Sposato is currently Chairman and co-founder at GeekWire. He has founded several companies including GeekWire, Manley and Associates Games, Phatbits (acquired), PicMonkey / Picnik (acquired), and WeCount.org. He is a serial entrepreneur with expertise in founding and growing startups.
Pictory Wins Startup of the Year at 2024 GeekWire Awards in Seattle Featuring Live Music and Surprise Guests
The 2024 GeekWire Awards in Seattle celebrated Pacific Northwest tech with winners like Pictory, live music, and surprise guests, hosted at Showbox SoDo. The event featured sponsors such as Astound Business Solutions and included networking, entertainment, and a nostalgic tech theme.
Jonathan Sposato launches JoySauce Network to spotlight American Asian talent with streaming shows and podcasts
Seattle entrepreneur Jonathan Sposato launched JoySauce Network, a digital entertainment platform focused on spotlighting and celebrating American Asian (AAPI) personalities and stories through scripted and unscripted shows, podcasts, films, and editorial content. Projects include a late-night talk show hosted by Sposato, a Korean-focused cooking show, and guides to AAPI arts and restaurants; the platform aims to counter under‑representation and reshape narratives about American Asians.
Shutterstock buys PicMonkey for $110M, adds 200,000 subscribers and ~3% of annual revenue
Shutterstock acquired Seattle-based PicMonkey for $110 million in cash, adding about 200,000 subscribers and an estimated 3% boost to annual revenue. PicMonkey, founded in 2012 with roughly 50 employees and $41 million raised previously, will continue its product while integrating Shutterstock stock photography.
Jonathan Sposato
Serial entrepreneur, Jonathan Sposato, was the first person in history to sell two companies to Google. Since then, he's become chairman of Geekwire and PicMonkey and has recently made waves in the Seattle community by announcing he will only invest in female-founded companies moving forward. Hear from Jonathan firsthand on how he’s always felt like an outsider but hasn’t let it stop him from achieving incredible success. His unique childhood and growing up as an Asian-American in a predominately white community shaped him to become, in his words, “more of a Nick Carraway than a Jay Gatsby.” Jonathan's wisdom on…
Organizations
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GeekWire Chairman & co-founder 2011–present · current
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Seattle magazine Owner & CEO 2022–2024 · past
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JoySauce Founder & CEO 2021–2025 · past
Education
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MIT Sloan School of Management Subject of Case Study in Advanced Course "The Secret of X-Teams" - taught since 2004, Business Management · 2004
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Whitman College Political Science & Fine Arts with Honors & Distinction, Admitted with Honors · 1985–1989
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Stanford University *WAITLISTED* #tooasian · 1985
