About
Jake Johnson studied engineering at Dartmouth College and worked as a product manager at Microsoft before founding Bolto.
Founder at BoltoYC S23
Intro paths
YC
Jake went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Pete Koomen, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Bolto's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Jake can intro founders to Bolto's investors below.
Bolto's investors · 6
Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026Amino CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2026Morado VenturesLos Altos · $150K checks · since 2026Standard CapitalSan Francisco · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023
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Co-founders at Bolto
Experience
- BoltoCo-Founder, Presidentcurrent2023 — presentChicago, IL
- MicrosoftProduct Manager2021 — 2023Redmond, Washington, United States
- MicrosoftProgram Manager2020Redmond, Washington, United States
- ESPNDartmouth - ESPN+ Color Commentator2019 — 2020Hanover, NH
- HudlContent and Video Production Intern2019Lincoln, Nebraska
- iD Tech CampsPython Instructor2018Greater Seattle Area
Skills & more
Microsoft PowerPoint2Microsoft Word4Social Media4Public Speaking7Proficient in SpanishJava1Python1Adobe Premiere Pro2
From Jake's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jake Johnson?
- Jake Johnson studied engineering at Dartmouth College and worked as a product manager at Microsoft before founding Bolto.
- Where does Jake Johnson work?
- Jake Johnson is Founder of Bolto.
- What companies did Jake Johnson found?
- Jake Johnson founded Bolto.
- Where did Jake Johnson go to school?
- Jake Johnson studied at Y Combinator; Dartmouth College (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Majoring in Engineering Sciences).
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Dartmouth College mafia90
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Shared employers
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Also worked at Microsoft1,189
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic
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