About
Jaka Bavdek is a repeat founder whose earlier ventures include Epistemy, an AI sales and negotiation training company operating in six countries with $336K in ARR, and e-Matura, an education platform serving more than 100,000 students annually across over ten markets. He studied at London Business School as an Ad Futura Merit Scholar.
CEO at 8x
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Experience
- 8xCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- EpistemyFoundercurrent2024 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- e-MaturaFoundercurrent2023 — presentLjubljana, Slovenia
- e-MaturaFounder & CEO2020 — 2023Ljubljana, Slovenia
- PROcademy studioFounder & CEO2019 — 2021Ljubljana, Slovenia
Education
- London Business SchoolMasters in Management, Business Administration and Management2022 — 2023
- Singapore Management UniversityInternational Exchange, Business Administration and Management2023
- University of Ljubljana, School of Economics and BusinessBachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Business Administration and Management2018 — 2022
Skills & more
Business English11German10Economics8Social Media Marketing4Content Development6
- TOEFL — ETS
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