Jordan Birnholtz

Active Investor

Associate at Kirkland & Ellis

Chicago, Illinois

Jordan Birnholtz, Associate at Kirkland & Ellis is an active investor based in Chicago, Illinois. This profile covers what Jordan Birnholtz backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Mr. Jordan Birnholtz is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Marketing Officer at Neon. He co-founded and served as Chief Marketing Officer at Midtown. He co-founded and served as Chief Operating Officer at Pawnguru. He has also Co-Founded & served as Chief Financial Officer at Bitbox Ventures. He co-founded and served as Manager, Chief Product Officer & Board Member at The Tuesday Company. Jordan combines his background in building early-stage startups with his passion for civic engagement. While earning an MS in Information Economics at the University of Michigan, Jordan worked at a venture capital firm where he specialized in digital security and infrastructure. After graduating, he started PawnGuru, a venture-backed startup that serves America's 30M underbanked consumers with over 400K users nationwide.

Investor type: AngelPE
Stages: Pre SeedSeedSeries BLate Stage Venture
Invests in: FintechPaymentsSaaS & EnterpriseConsumer & RetailConsumer Goods (CPG)CybersecurityPropTech & Real EstateLegalTech
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Typical check: $1.6M
Past investments: 3

Notable investments

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