Patch Co-Founder Leaves AOL

By: Peter Kafka | All Things D

AOL executive Jon Brod, who has had multiple roles in the company and was most recently in charge of its venture arm, is leaving AOL.

The news isn’t a huge shock, as AOL Ventures has been in a bit of limbo for a while, and Brod was moved there last spring after his second run heading Patch, CEO Tim Armstrong’s big and troubled bet on local news.

Sources say Brod has told AOL that he is headed for a startup; AOL declined to comment