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Buffalo → Budapest → Puerto Rico → Israel
JordanFried
Better than yesterday, but not as good as tomorrow.
Scroll$50M+
in critical aid delivered by Israel Friends
CEO
ZOOZ Strategy, listed on Nasdaq and the TASE as ZOOZ
1st
Software company, Buffered VPN, built and sold
2 of 10
Second oldest of ten kids, Buffalo, New York
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Who is Jordan Fried?
A serial entrepreneur and investor who builds companies, backs founders, and shows up when it matters. Still a work in progress.
Jordan grew up in Buffalo, New York, the second oldest of ten kids. He dropped out of college, moved to Budapest, and started and sold his first software company, Buffered VPN.
Today he’s CEO of ZOOZ Strategy (Nasdaq: ZOOZ). After October 7th he co-founded Israel.com and Israel Friends. He’s built and backed companies across Web3, media, and SaaS, and has been featured in TIME, Forbes, Business Insider, and more.
Ventures
Built & building.
Some of what Jordan has built, backed, and is building right now.
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ZOOZ Strategy
CEO & Director
Nasdaq: ZOOZ
ZOOZ Strategy Ltd. is a bitcoin treasury company listed on Nasdaq and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange under the ticker ZOOZ. In 2025 it adopted bitcoin as its primary treasury reserve asset, giving investors in Israel the first shekel-denominated bitcoin exposure. Jordan serves as CEO.
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Israel.com
Co-founder
Media
After October 7, 2023, Jordan bought the Israel.com domain to fight misinformation about Israel. Co-founded with Nadav Boaz and Robby Frank, it’s now a home for tools, trackers, and guides for Israel and the Jewish world: live data, key dates, news, and practical help for visiting, moving, and investing.
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Israel Friends
Co-founder
Nonprofit
Jordan is a co-founder of Israel Friends, a 501(c)(3) mission of Worldwide Friends, formed in the days following the horrific attack on October 7, 2023. Israel Friends has delivered over $50 million worth of critical aid to the people of Israel while standing in solidarity with Jewish people all over the globe.
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Holy Land Staffing
Founder
Staffing
Holy Land Staffing provides highly skilled foreign workers to clients in Israel, with a focus on construction. Workers come from countries approved by the Israeli Population and Immigration Authority, including Moldova, India, and China, with an emphasis on professionalism, reliability, and quality.
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Hedera Hashgraph
Founding team & investor
Web3
Jordan met Mance Harmon and Dr. Leemon Baird in 2017, joined the founding team of Hedera Hashgraph, and made a large strategic investment in the company. He led the go-to-market strategy and the execution of building its enterprise governing council.
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PuertoRico.com
Founder
Media
Jordan moved to the beautiful island of Puerto Rico in 2020. He quickly fell in love with it and launched PuertoRico.com, a media company dedicated to sharing the best of this incredible place.
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Emailchaser.com
Founder
SaaS
Emailchaser.com lets sales teams send cold emails that land in the primary inbox, not spam. Book more meetings with an easy-to-use sales CRM and unlimited email-sending accounts.
Every passing minute is another chance to turn it all around.
— Vanilla Sky
Editors’ pick
In the news.
CBS NewsOct 2023
“Israel Friends” charters plane of volunteers and supplies to help on the frontlines
“God forbid these Hamas terrorists enter Israel again. Israel needs to be in a position to protect itself. That’s our mission at Israel Friends.”
Read on CBSBloombergOct 2023
As Israel readies invasion, charter plane carrying reservists heads to Tel Aviv
Israel Friends fronted $1 million to charter the Airbus A330-200 that carried more than 150 IDF reservists, stranded Israelis, and American Jews from Los Angeles to Tel Aviv.
Read on BloombergWatch
On camera.
Speaking
On stage.
KeynoteFireside chatQ&A
An entertaining, thought-provoking speaker and founder who leaves audiences motivated and asking for more. Entrepreneurship, investing, crypto and markets, and building through adversity.
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From the desk.
“Most of us have two lives. The life we live, and the unlived life within us.”
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