👨🏻💻 Jonathan Soares

Jonathan Soares has had a varied career in the tech industry. In 2012, they founded and became the CEO of Agency Labs, a full stack technology studio that collaborates with leading agency and in-house teams to build beautiful software. In 2017, they founded Dumbo Ventures, an early-stage investment firm in web3 verticals such as crypto ICOs, DeFi, NFTs, L1/L2s, DAOs, Gaming, and Metaverse. In 2019, they joined the Board of Corporators for Savings Bank of Danbury and in 2021 they became a Board Member of the Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce. In addition, Jonathan Soares has been an investor in HUUE Plant Based Vapes since 2022. Before all of this, Jonathan Soares founded and served as CEO of Q Products, Inc. in 2005. 👨🏻‍💻 Jonathan created the "Jonathan's Q" brand of natural/specialty BBQ sauces, Marinades and Dressings sold nationally through more than 15,000 retail and mass merchandiser locations. 👨🏻‍💻 Jonathan self-funded the company with $10,000 and built a national brand in 2 1/2 years while avoiding $3 million in slotting allowances.

Jonathan Soares attended Western Connecticut State University from 2002 to 2006, where they received a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in Marketing.