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
- Roboto AIFirst Investor / Incubatorcurrent2022 — present
- Unwrap.aiFirst Investor / Incubatorcurrent2021 — present
- Maestro AIFirst Investor / Incubatorcurrent2022 — presentGreater Seattle Area
- Augment AI CorpFirst Investor / Incubatorcurrent2022 — present
- YoodliFirst Investor / Incubatorcurrent2021 — present
- PreemptiveAIFirst Investor / Incubatorcurrent2021 — present
- CalmWaveFirst Investor / Incubatorcurrent2022 — present
- Ozette TechnologiesFirst Investor / Incubatorcurrent2020 — present
- WellSaid LabsFirst Investor / Incubatorcurrent2018 — present
- Blue CanoeFirst Investor / Incubatorcurrent2018 — present
- VerceptFirst Institutional Investor (Acquired by Anthropic)2024 — 2026
- ChipStackFirst Investor / Incubator (Acquired by Cadence)2022 — 2025
- WhyLabsFirst Investor / Incubator (Acquired by Apple)2019 — 2025
- MajorBoostFirst Investor / Incubator (Acquihired by Superdial)2021 — 2025
- Materia AIFirst Investor / Incubator (Acquired by Thomson Reuters)2022 — 2024
- Lexion.aiFirst Investor / Incubator (Acquired by Docusign)2018 — 2024
- Birch.aiFirst Investor / Incubator (Acquired by Sagility Health)2020 — 2024
- MeetingflowFirst Investor / Incubator (Acquihired)2020 — 2024
- Modulus TherapeuticsFirst Investor / Incubator (Acquihired by Ginkgo Bioworks)2020 — 2024
- University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of BusinessAffiliate Instructor of Entrepreneurship, MBA Program2014 — 2023Greater Seattle Area
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.
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
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jacob Colker?
- 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.
- Where does Jacob Colker work?
- Jacob Colker is Managing Director at Allen Institute for AI (AI2) Incubator.
- What does Jacob Colker invest in?
- Jacob Colker invests in AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, Healthtech, Robotics, SaaS.
- What check size does Jacob Colker write?
- Jacob Colker typically writes checks of $50K – $1M.
- Where did Jacob Colker go to school?
- Jacob Colker studied at The Johns Hopkins University ((Dropped out of a Masters in Communication to start my first company—60% completed)); Columbia College Chicago (B.A., Media Management).
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