Blake Scholl
InvestorVenture Partner at Prime Movers Lab
Denver, Colorado, United States
FoundedBoom · YC
About
CEO and founder of Boom Supersonic, developing high-speed commercial aircraft. Previously held leadership roles at Amazon and Groupon, and co-founded mobile technology startup Kima Labs.
Experience
- Boom SupersonicFounder/CEOcurrent2014 — presentDenver Metropolitan Area
- GrouponSr. Director, SmartDeals, Relevance, & Personalization2013 — 2014Palo Alto, CA
- GrouponSr Director of Product Management, Point of Sale2012 — 2013Palo Alto, CA
- Kima LabsCo-Founder & CEO2010 — 2012San Francisco, CA
- Pelago, Inc.Director, Product Development2006 — 2009
- Amazon.comManager, Social Networks2005 — 2006
- Amazon.comManager, Automated Advertising2003 — 2005
- Amazon.comSoftware Engineer, Personalization & Automation2001 — 2003
- InktomiSoftware Development Engineer (Intern)2000
- RealNetworksSoftware Development Engineer (Intern)1999
- GlobalWave InternetFounder and President1996 — 1998
Education
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityBS, Computer Science1998 — 2001
Skills & more
Personalization4Start-ups29Mobile2E-commerce30Product Management26SEM1Mobile Applications9Product Development7Mobile Devices13Scalability12Scrum1Entrepreneurship10
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User ExperienceSoftware DevelopmentDistributed SystemsRuby on RailsSearchSaaSManagementFrom Blake's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Carnegie Mellon University209
Javier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalTejAdvisor at Clear VenturesOren EtzioniVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupDiana HuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorVlad LoktevInvestor at Index Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Groupon76
Greg RudinBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesTed LeonsisFounder & Partner, Revolution Growth at RevolutionEric LefkofskyEntrepreneur & PhilanthropistJyri EngeströmPartner at Lifeline VenturesDannyInvestor at MGV.VCBria IulianoExecutive Assistant at Two Bear Capital
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Also worked at Pelago, Inc.1
Also worked at Amazon.com260
Dave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAlessandro De BenedettiAssociate at NorthzoneScott JacobsonManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupBill RichterCEO of Qumulo and venture partner at MadronaEduardo BlasiAnalyst at Inveready Technology Investment Group
+ 254 more
Also worked at Inktomi9
Ramu ArunachalamGeneral Partner at A.Capital VenturesScott AronsonOperating Partner at StripesJosh CoatesInvestor at EPIC VENTURESTomi PoutanenCo-founder, Partner at Radical VenturesPerry SolomonOperating Partner at Remarkable VenturesCynthia BazlamitExpert, People & Leadership at Electric Capital
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Colleagues at Prime Movers Lab
Aaron Mandell
Venture Partner at Prime Movers Lab
Amy Kruse
Venture Partner at Prime Movers Lab
Andre Jabban
Partner and Head of Capital Formation at Prime Movers Lab
Andrei Iancu
Venture Partner at Prime Movers Lab
Andrew Short
Fellow, Soil Biology at Prime Movers Lab
Anton Brevde
General Partner at Prime Movers Lab
Bill Gross
Venture Partner at Prime Movers Lab
Brandon Simmons
General Partner at Prime Movers Lab





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