Jake Jolis
InvestorGeneral Partner at Zeno Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $500K – $2M checks · typically $500K
About
Jake Jolis is a General Partner at Zeno Ventures, a seed fund, where he invests at the pre-seed and seed stages and works with early stage founders on reaching their next milestone. He views founder psychology as the primary determinant of whether a company succeeds or shuts down early. Before investing, he was founder and CEO of Verbling, which was acquired by Busuu and later became part of Chegg.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerData & InfrastructureDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEdTechEnterprise SoftwareFintechFoodTechIoTMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentPropTechSaaSSocial
Experience
Education
- Stanford University2009 — 2011
- Y Combinator
Skills & more
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Investments
Investor
Applied IntuitionSalientSteadily
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Jake Jolis work?
- Jake Jolis is General Partner at Zeno Ventures.
- What does Jake Jolis invest in?
- Jake Jolis invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, FoodTech, IoT, Marketplaces, Media & Entertainment, PropTech, SaaS, Social.
- What check size does Jake Jolis write?
- Jake Jolis typically writes checks of $500K – $2M.
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