Where does Jake Ellowitz work?

Jake Ellowitz is Partner at Tribe Capital Firstlook.

What check size does Jake Ellowitz write?

Jake Ellowitz typically writes checks of $25K – $40M.

What companies has Jake Ellowitz invested in?

Investments tracked here include Conta Simples, TranZact.

Where did Jake Ellowitz go to school?

Jake Ellowitz studied at University of Chicago (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics); University of Chicago (Master of Science (MS), Physics); Clark University (Bachelor's Degree, Physics and Mathematics).

Jake Ellowitz

Investor

Partner at Tribe Capital Firstlook

Mountain View, California

Writes $25K – $40M checks · typically $6M

Find your path to Jake

617 people in our graph share verified history with Jake — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Tobi CokerunlockedJake: together at Kauffman Fellows (2023–2025)

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Jake: together at Alpaca

Jake: together at University of Chicago Booth School of Business

About

CTO of Termina and co-founding partner, chief architect of Tribe's quantitative deal-evaluation system. Previously an Investment Engineer at Bridgewater Associates; holds a PhD in Physics from the University of Chicago.

Experience

TerminaCo-Foundercurrent2023 — present
Tribe CapitalPartner and CTOcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
AlpacaBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellow Class 25current2020 — present
Datamongers LLCPrincipal2018 — 2019Mountain View, California
Social Capital LPSenior Associate Data Scientist2018Palo Alto, California
Bridgewater AssociatesInvestment Engineer2015 — 2017Greater New York City Area
University of ChicagoPhD Candidate2009 — 2015Greater Chicago Area
University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessManagement Lab Teaching Assistant2015Greater Chicago Area
Large National LabConsultant2014

Skills & more

Software ArchitectureData ProcessingVenture CapitalMicroservicesArtificial Intelligence (AI)API DevelopmentReact.jsAccountingMySQLGo (Programming Language)PhysicsScientific Computing

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Mathematical ModelingData AnalysisResearchFluid DynamicsPythonLinuxC++CStrategyMarket ResearchRSQL

From Jake's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

Conta SimplesTranZact

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Tribe Capital Firstlook

Alex Bernier

Assistant Controller, Venture at Tribe Capital Firstlook

Alex Chee

Co-Founding Partner, Credit / Termina at Tribe Capital Firstlook

Ali Nahm

Partner, Venture at Tribe Capital Firstlook

Andrew Przybylski

Partner, Investor Relations at Tribe Capital Firstlook

Aniko Szigetvari

Founding Partner at Atlantica Ventures

Anirudh Pandit

Partner at Tribe Capital Firstlook

Arjun Sethi

Co-founder, Chairman at Tribe Capital Firstlook

Bobby Kwon

Investor at Tribe Capital Firstlook

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jake Ellowitz?: CTO of Termina and co-founding partner, chief architect of Tribe's quantitative deal-evaluation system. Previously an Investment Engineer at Bridgewater Associates; holds a PhD in Physics from the University of Chicago.
Where does Jake Ellowitz work?: Jake Ellowitz is Partner at Tribe Capital Firstlook.
What check size does Jake Ellowitz write?: Jake Ellowitz typically writes checks of $25K – $40M.
What companies has Jake Ellowitz invested in?: Investments tracked here include Conta Simples, TranZact.
Where did Jake Ellowitz go to school?: Jake Ellowitz studied at University of Chicago (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics); University of Chicago (Master of Science (MS), Physics); Clark University (Bachelor's Degree, Physics and Mathematics).

Founder mafias

University of Chicago mafia191

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Alexis BorisyBachelor's degreeFounded Foundation Medicine +2 Bobby PittmanMaster's degreeFounded Oathafrica +2 Sean HarperABFounded TransFS +2 Bharat KilaruBachelor of Arts (BA)Founded Verano Health +2 James Peyer, PhDBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Rapalogix Health +2 Matt KrisiloffFounded Preventive +1

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Bridgewater Associates mafia79

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Max NovendsternAnalystFounded Tools for Humanity +2 Margaret WangManager, China Strategy and OversightFounded Rhea Fertility +1 Conor MurrayTechnology AssociateFounded Open Invest +1 Phillip WeiTechnology AssociateFounded Deliveroo +1 Michael HeinrichPortfolio ConstructionFounded OG Labs +1 Dhruv GuptaTechnology Associate InternFounded Drumkit +1

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Bridgewater Associates mafia58

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Max NovendsternAnalystFounded Tools for Humanity +2 Margaret WangChief Representative, Beijing Rep OfficeFounded Rhea Fertility +1 Conor MurrayTechnology AssociateFounded Open Invest +1 Phillip WeiTechnology AssociateFounded Deliveroo +1 Ben DoyleInvestment AssociateFounded Yotta Technologies +1 Jake EllowitzInvestment EngineerFounded Termina +1

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Clark University mafia12

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

John FeinBAFounded Firebrand Ventures +1 Jake EllowitzBachelor's DegreeFounded Termina +1 Shlomi Ben HaimMSCFounded Israel Israel Israel Rebecca LiebmanGlobal Environmental StudiesFounded Learnlux Darius KumanaFounded Wrisk Brad McNamaraMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Freight Farms

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Tribe Capital Firstlook mafia5

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Arjun SethiCo-Founder, CEO, and PartnerFounded Termina +4 Alex CheeCo-Founding Partner, Credit / TerminaFounded Termina Michael C.Founded Scale AI Paul LeePartnerFounded Patlytics

Same school

Also attended University of Chicago603

Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront Ventures Shardul ShahInvestor at Index Ventures Sam BlackmanEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Clay FisherInvestor at Spark Capital Rolanda FuInvestor at Madrona Venture Group Jonas CiplickasPrincipal at Scale Venture Partners

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Also attended Clark University41

Larry BohnInvestment Team at General Catalyst John KeiltyVenture Partner at Third Rock Ventures Stefan CohenPartner at Bain Capital Crypto Steve KupferPartner at Reach Capital Steven SwainPartner at Centana Growth Partners John FeinManaging Partner at Firebrand Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Kauffman Fellows492

Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite Asia Roi Bar-KatManaging Director at Intel Capital Avi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel Capital Nick WashburnSenior Managing Director, Intel Capital (North America)Justin HallPartner at Golden Gate Ventures Michael LintsFounding Partner, MENA at Golden Gate Ventures

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Also worked at Datamongers LLC3

Jake EllowitzCo-Founding Partner, Credit / Termina at Tribe Capital Jake EllowitzGeneral Partner at Tribe Digital Future Global Jake EllowitzGeneral Partner at Tribe Digital Future

Also worked at Social Capital LP42

Chamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social Capital Mike GhaffaryAdvisor at Canvas Ventures Carmen CollynsHead of Investor Relations at CAVU Consumer Partners Jonathan HsuCo-founder, Managing Director at Tribe Capital Firstlook Ted MaidenbergCo-founder, Managing Director at Tribe Capital Firstlook Brendan MooreCo-Founding Partner, Venture at Tribe Capital Firstlook

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Also worked at Bridgewater Associates192

Max NovendsternCo-founder of Tools for Humanity; founder of Mana Coen ArmstrongInvestor at Spark Capital Jared FriedmanYC Group Partner Ankit GuptaGeneral Partner at Y Combinator Mark LurieVenture Partner at FJ Labs Nicole FraenkelInvestor at Khosla Ventures

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