Jacob Colker
InvestorManaging Director at Allen Institute for AI (AI2) Incubator · Managing Director at Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence Incubator (AI2)
Seattle, Washington
Writes $50K – $1M checks · typically $500K
About
Jacob Colker is Co-Founder and Managing Director at AI House, an organization focused on supporting early-stage AI companies through their initial development phase. He has been involved in raising over $500 million in capital and contributing to the creation of more than $2 billion in startup valuations. Colker teaches entrepreneurship at the University of Washington and is active in photography and music.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechRoboticsSaaS
Experience
- AI HouseCo-Founder and Managing Directorcurrent2017 — present
- Eidol AIFirst Institutional Investor / Incubatorcurrent2025 — present
- GLACIS TechnologiesFirst Investor / Incubatorcurrent2025 — present
- MoriaFirst Investor / Incubatorcurrent2025 — present
- AriaFirst Institutional Investor / Incubatorcurrent2025 — present
- SuedeFirst Investor / Incubatorcurrent2025 — present
- Assertion AIFirst Investor / Incubatorcurrent2025 — present
- Hearvana.aiFirst Investor / Incubatorcurrent2025 — present
- Outrun RoboticsFirst Investor / Incubatorcurrent2025 — present
- Jinn LabsFirst Investor / Incubatorcurrent2025 — present
- RemFirst Investor / Incubatorcurrent2024 — present
- Health Elements AIFirst Investor / Incubatorcurrent2024 — present
- EthosphereFirst Investor / Incubatorcurrent2024 — present
- Friday HarborFirst Investor / Incubatorcurrent2024 — present
- CasiumFirst Investor / Incubatorcurrent2024 — present
- SignifyFirst Investor / Incubatorcurrent2024 — present
- Spiffy AIFirst Investor / Incubatorcurrent2023 — present
- Cadstrom.ioFirst Investor / Incubatorcurrent2023 — present
- CaddiFirst Investor / Incubatorcurrent2022 — present
- Ollie AIFirst Investor / Incubatorcurrent2022 — present
Education
- The Johns Hopkins University(Dropped out of a Masters in Communication to start my first company—60% completed)
- Columbia College ChicagoB.A., Media Management
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship99Product Development13Start-ups37Fundraising35Social Entrepreneurship36Creative Direction8Business Development8Marketing7Strategic Partnerships6User Experience3User Interface Design1Customer Experience1
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Product ManagementProduct MarketingCustomer DevelopmentBusiness StrategyContent StrategyMarketing StrategyInteractive MarketingDigital MarketingLeadershipManagementStrategyPublic SpeakingLanguages English · Polish
From Jacob's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended The Johns Hopkins University196
Wes NicholsPartner at March Capital PartnersDemi ObayomiPrincipal at Sapphire VenturesCaitlinChief of Staff at Hummingbird VenturesJun JeonInvestor at Khosla VenturesNicole FraenkelInvestor at Khosla VenturesElena VibochManaging Director at General Catalyst
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Shared employers
Also worked at Casium1
Also worked at PreemptiveAI1
Colleagues at Allen Institute for AI (AI2) Incubator
Andy Lai
Product & Design Lead at Allen Institute for AI (AI2) Incubator
Ani Kembhavi
Venture Partner at Allen Institute for AI (AI2) Incubator
Anne Labordo
Operations Team at Allen Institute for AI (AI2) Incubator
Arthur Maloy
CFO at Allen Institute for AI (AI2) Incubator
Audrey Yun
Community and Programming Manager at Allen Institute for AI (AI2) Incubator
Ben Golden
General Counsel at Allen Institute for AI (AI2) Incubator
Bryan Hale
Managing Director at Allen Institute for AI (AI2) Incubator
Cassie Pless
Venture Partner at Allen Institute for AI (AI2) Incubator