About
Jake Cohen co-founded Privy, which was acquired by Attentive in 2021. He was the first product hire and longest-tenured executive at Klaviyo. He now makes seed-stage investments.
Experience
- Vinyl CapitalPartnercurrent2021 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- KlaviyoVP/Head of Industry Strategycurrent2026 — present
- KlaviyoVP Shopify Partnership2022 — 2025
- KlaviyoVP Content2021 — 2022
- KlaviyoHead Of Product Marketing2020 — 2021
- KlaviyoDirector of Product Management2016 — 2020Boston, MA
- Triple Whale 🐳Advisor2022 — 2025
- DataGravityDirector of Customer Marketing2015 — 2016Nashua, NH
- PrivyMarketing Lead (Co-Founder)2013 — 2015Greater Boston
- PrivyProduct Lead (Co-Founder)2011 — 2013Greater Boston
- CBS RadioDirector of Strategy (promoted from Manager of Strategy)2011
- CBS RadioManager of Strategy2010 — 2011New York City Metropolitan Area
- CBS RadioSales2009 — 2010
- Newmark Knight FrankAssociate Broker2008 — 2009
- Vista MagazineJournalist2007
- The United African Alliance Community CenterTeacher and Musician2007
- Blitz Media, Inc.Project Manager2003 — 2006
- The Law Office of Ted GoguenParalegal2004
Education
- Middlebury CollegeBA, Political Science
- Natick High School
Skills & more
Social Media Marketing59Marketing60Marketing Strategy47Integrated Marketing17Online Advertising14Interactive Marketing9Digital Marketing11Business Strategy6Start-ups9Business Development7Mobile Marketing5Social Media12
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EntrepreneurshipLead GenerationSalesMarket ResearchMedia BuyingSEMDigital StrategyOnline MarketingSalesforce.comGoogle AdwordsStrategyNegotiationLanguages Italian
From Jake's professional profile.
Colleagues at Vinyl Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Jake Cohen work?
- Jake Cohen is Partner at Vinyl Capital.
- What check size does Jake Cohen write?
- Jake Cohen typically writes checks of $250K – $3M.
Same school
Also attended Middlebury College123
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Shared employers
Also worked at Klaviyo15
Karan MehandruManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupMichael MediciManaging Director at Summit PartnersLacey BerrienInvestor at Silversmith Capital PartnersGabrielle McCarthySenior Investment Associate at Underscore VCSurabhi GuptaEngineering Advisor at Modern TechnicalDavid WaltcherPrincipal at FirstMark Capital
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