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Jake Stein

Founder

Founder at Common Paper

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

FoundedCommon Paper · YC

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12,486 people in our graph share verified history with Jake — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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About

Jake Stein is co-founder and CEO of Common Paper. He previously co-founded RJMetrics, which was acquired by Magento and later Adobe, and Stitch, which was acquired by Talend. Earlier in his career, he worked in venture capital and launched a landscaping business.

Founder at Common PaperYC W23

Intro paths

YC

Jake went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Common Paper's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Jake can intro founders to Common Paper's investors below.

Common Paper's investors · 3

boldstart venturesMiami · $1M – $3M checks · since 2022Uncork CapitalSan Francisco · $3M – $5M checks · since 2022Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Common Paper

BGBenjamin Garvey
Benjamin GarveyFounder

Experience

  1. Common PaperCo-founder & CEOcurrent2021 — presentPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  2. TalendSVP of Growth2020Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  3. TalendSVP of Stitch2018 — 2020Greater Philadelphia
  4. Stitch, Inc. (Acquired by Talend)Co-founder & CEO2016 — 2018Greater Philadelphia
  5. RJMetrics (acquired by Magento Commerce)Co-founder & COO2008 — 2016Greater Philadelphia
  6. Insight Venture PartnersAnalyst2006 — 2008
  7. Updata PartnersIntern2004 — 2005

Skills & more

Venture Capital40Entrepreneurship44Start-ups50Private Equity5Product Management8Valuation3Due Diligence4Strategy28SaaS16Web Analytics6Marketing11Corporate Development3
+10 moreBusiness StrategyAngel InvestingStrategic PartnershipsCheeseBusiness DevelopmentExplosionsRedditMilkSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Analytics

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jake Stein?
Jake Stein is co-founder and CEO of Common Paper. He previously co-founded RJMetrics, which was acquired by Magento and later Adobe, and Stitch, which was acquired by Talend. Earlier in his career, he worked in venture capital and launched a landscaping business.
Where does Jake Stein work?
Jake Stein is Founder of Common Paper.
What companies did Jake Stein found?
Jake Stein founded Common Paper.
Where did Jake Stein go to school?
Jake Stein studied at The Wharton School (Bachelor of Science, Finance and Entrepreneurship).

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,218

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The Wharton School mafia564

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Updata Partners mafia8

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RJMetrics mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Andres RecaldeSales Engineer + Professional ServicesFounded Muffin DataSal CalvoSales InternFounded Muffin DataBenjamin GarveySenior Software EngineerFounded Common Paper

Common Paper mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Andrew McLoughlinInvestor, Board ObserverFounded Founders Pledge

Same school

Also attended The Wharton School2,000

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesSarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan CapitalJack AbrahamFounder, CEO & Managing Partner of Atomic

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Shared employers

Also worked at Common Paper2

Andrew McLoughlinBrit in San Francisco; seed-stage venture capital investorBenjamin GarveyFounder at Common Paper

Also worked at Talend6

Steve SinghManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupMark NelsonVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupCurt GunsenheimerManaging Partner at Iris CapitalBertrand DiardPartner at SerenaRégis SaleurManaging Partner at Supernova InvestKristin WestonInvestor at Haveli Investments

Also worked at RJMetrics (acquired by Magento Commerce)5

Tripp JonesInvestor at Uncork CapitalCharlene ChenInvestor at Insight PartnersAndres RecaldeFounder at Muffin DataSal CalvoFounder at Muffin DataBenjamin GarveyFounder at Common Paper

Also worked at Insight Venture Partners307

Molly AlterPartner at NorthzoneAnish AggarwalInvestor at LightbankScott MaxwellInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersBonnie LewisInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersAndrew YingInvestor at GreycroftMadeleine GoldbergInvestor at Lerer Hippeau

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