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Jake Knapp

Investor

Investor at Character

Seattle, Washington

Writes $500K – $1M checks · typically $500K

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

Matt WittunlockedJake: together at University of Washington (1997–2001)
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Jake: together at Click: How to Make What People Want
Jake: together at Character

About

Jake Knapp is a co-founder and general partner at Character Capital. He previously worked at Google Ventures, where he invested in companies including Slack, One Medical, HubSpot, Flatiron Health, and Uber, and spent time at Google working on Gmail and co-founding Google Meet. Knapp is a New York Times bestselling author of Sprint, Make Time, and Click, and developed the Design Sprint methodology.

Contact· published on Jake's own website

Experience

  1. Character CapitalCo-Founder & General Partnercurrent2021 — present
  2. Click: How to Make What People WantBook Authorcurrent2025 — present
  3. SprintBook Authorcurrent2016 — present
  4. GV (Google Ventures)Design Partner2012 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  5. GoogleDesigner2007 — 2012Seattle, Zürich, and San Francisco Bay Area
  6. MicrosoftDesigner2000 — 2007Greater Seattle Area
  7. Make TimeBook Authorcurrent2018 — present
  8. OakleyDesigner1999 — 2001Orange County, CA

Skills & more

User ExperienceWeb Application DesignUser Interface DesignDesign StrategyInteraction DesignUser-centered DesignProduct Design

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Colleagues at Character

Eli Blee-Goldman
Co-Founder and General Partner at Character
John Zeratsky
Co-Founder and General Partner at Character

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jake Knapp?
Jake Knapp is a co-founder and general partner at Character Capital. He previously worked at Google Ventures, where he invested in companies including Slack, One Medical, HubSpot, Flatiron Health, and Uber, and spent time at Google working on Gmail and co-founding Google Meet. Knapp is a New York Times bestselling author of Sprint, Make Time, and Click, and developed the Design Sprint methodology.
Where does Jake Knapp work?
Jake Knapp is Investor at Character.
What check size does Jake Knapp write?
Jake Knapp typically writes checks of $500K – $1M.
Where did Jake Knapp go to school?
Jake Knapp studied at University of Washington (Bachelor of Arts, Design and Visual Communications, General).

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