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Jacob DeWitte

Founder

Founder/CEO at Oklo

United States

FoundedOklo · YC

About

Jacob DeWitte is the co-founder and CEO of Oklo Inc, a company developing nuclear reactors. He completed a PhD in nuclear engineering at MIT, where his work focused on analyzing adoption scenarios for high-performance light water reactor fuels, and has experience in reactor design and fuel cycle analysis across sodium fast reactors, molten salt reactors, and pressurized water reactors. He was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in energy.

Founder/CEO at OkloYC S14

Intro paths

YC

Jacob went through Y Combinator (Summer 2014) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Jacob can intro founders to Oklo's investors below.

Oklo's investors · 14

8090 IndustriesNew York8090 Industries DecarbonizationNew YorkArmada Investment AGCrunchFundDCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checksDraper AssociatesSan Mateo · $500K – $5M checksDraper DragonSilicon ValleyKluz VenturesRockvilleLaunch Alaska Investment FundAnchorageOpen Field CapitalNew YorkStandard CapitalSan FranciscoTrust VenturesAustinTuesday CapitalSan FranciscoY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2014

Co-founders at Oklo

CCCaroline Cochran
Caroline CochranFounder

Experience

  1. Oklo IncCEO and Co-Foundercurrent2013 — presentSanta Clara, California, United States
  2. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPhD Candidate2011 — 2014Cambridge, MA
  3. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyS.M. Student2008 — 2011Cambridge, Massachusetts
  4. MIT Reactor Technology CourseTA2012
  5. MIT Reactor Technology CourseTA2010
  6. MIT Reactor Technology CourseTA2009Cambridge, Massachusetts
  7. General ElectricStudent Intern2008Greater Wilmington Area
  8. University of FloridaStudent2004 — 2008Gainesville Metropolitan Area
  9. Sandia National LaboratoriesStudent Intern2007Albuquerque-Santa Fe Metropolitan Area
  10. Sandia National LaboratoriesStudent Intern2006Albuquerque-Santa Fe Metropolitan Area
  11. LES, URENCOStudent Intern2005Albuquerque-Santa Fe Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

Nuclear Engineering21Nuclear Fuel CycleMatlab9Fortran9C++2CASMO/SIMULATE1MCNP51MCNPX1ERANOS1RELAP51Fast Reactor Engineering1Nuclear Asset Management1
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Languages Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jacob DeWitte?
Jacob DeWitte is the co-founder and CEO of Oklo Inc, a company developing nuclear reactors. He completed a PhD in nuclear engineering at MIT, where his work focused on analyzing adoption scenarios for high-performance light water reactor fuels, and has experience in reactor design and fuel cycle analysis across sodium fast reactors, molten salt reactors, and pressurized water reactors. He was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in energy.
Where does Jacob DeWitte work?
Jacob DeWitte is Founder/CEO of Oklo.
What companies did Jacob DeWitte found?
Jacob DeWitte founded Oklo.
Where did Jacob DeWitte go to school?
Jacob DeWitte studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD, Nuclear Engineering); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (S.M., Nuclear Engineering); University of Florida (B.S., Nuclear Engineering).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Oklo Inc6

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