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Jake Slaytor

Investor

Investor at Unknown Ventures

Sydney

Writes $250K – $2.5M checks · typically $1.4M

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About

Jake Slaytor is Head of Special Projects at Eureka Pet Co, overseeing initiatives across the company and Murray River Pet Food, an Australian premium pet food group, in areas including retention, pricing, margin optimisation, customer segmentation and customer service. He previously worked at McKinsey & Company, where he served retail and consumer goods clients on strategy and corporate finance and was promoted to Associate. Slaytor holds two first class honours degrees from the University of Sydney, where he studied Law, Latin and Ancient History, and received the University Medal.

Experience

  1. Eureka Pet CoHead of Special Projectscurrent2025 — present
  2. McKinsey & CompanyConsultant2023 — 2025
  3. AlbertsVenture Capital Intern2022
  4. Tidal VenturesInvestment Intern2022
  5. Herbert Smith FreehillsSummer Law Clerk2021 — 2022

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Who is Jake Slaytor?
Jake Slaytor is Head of Special Projects at Eureka Pet Co, overseeing initiatives across the company and Murray River Pet Food, an Australian premium pet food group, in areas including retention, pricing, margin optimisation, customer segmentation and customer service. He previously worked at McKinsey & Company, where he served retail and consumer goods clients on strategy and corporate finance and was promoted to Associate. Slaytor holds two first class honours degrees from the University of Sydney, where he studied Law, Latin and Ancient History, and received the University Medal.
Where does Jake Slaytor work?
Jake Slaytor is at Unknown Ventures.
What check size does Jake Slaytor write?
Jake Slaytor typically writes checks of $250K – $2.5M.
Where did Jake Slaytor go to school?
Jake Slaytor studied at University of Sydney (Bachelor of Arts (Honours)); University of Sydney (Bachelor of Laws (Honours)).

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