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About
He joined Leap in 2019 as Chief Commercial Officer and later served as Chief Revenue Officer before taking over as CEO in 2024, and he co-founded Edict in 2020. Earlier, he was Director of Strategic Investments at National Grid and Senior Director of Global Business Development at Enphase Energy, following work as an independent renewable energy consultant and a board seat at Greenfield Commercial Credit.
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Leap's investors · 13
Apis PartnersLondon · since 2025BAM ElevateChicago · since 2023Congruent VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksCostanoa VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $8M checks · since 2023Equal VenturesNew York · $1M – $2M checks · since 2023Garuda VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $1.5M checksJungle VenturesSingapore · $604K – $45M checks · since 2025LightbankChicago · $500K – $5M checksNational Grid PartnersLos GatosOwl VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2025Peak XV PartnersTrianon · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025Presidio VenturesSilicon Valley · $500K – $5M checksUnion Square Ventures (USV)New York City · $1M – $8M checks
Co-founders at Leap
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Remco van den ElzenCo-founder, Leap
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THOMAS FOLKERExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
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Thomas FolkerCo-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer
Experience
- LeapChief Executive Officercurrent2024 — presentBend, Oregon, United States
- LeapChief Revenue Officer (CRO)2023 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- LeapChief Commercial Officer (CCO)2019 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- EdictCo-foundercurrent2020 — present
- National GridDirector, Strategic Investments2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Enphase EnergySenior Director, Global Business Development2012 — 2017Petaluma, CA
- Independent Renewable Energy ConsultantFinance and Business Development2011 — 2012
- Greenfield Commercial CreditBoard Member2010 — 2012
- New Energy Risk/Thompson Hutton LLCFinance and Business Development2010 — 2011
- GreenDoor, Inc.VP of Finance and Strategy2010
- Subsea Energy North America, LLCChief Financial Officer2009
- Urgent VCConsultant2009
- JPMorganExecutive Director2007 — 2008
- UBS SecuritiesExecutive Director2005 — 2007
- Wachovia Securities, LLCDirector1997 — 2005
- Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc.Associate Financial Advisor1996 — 1997
- Federal Trade CommissionManagement Analyst1994 — 1996
- Group One LtdFloor Clerk1993 — 1994
Skills & more
Strategy8Start-ups8Financial Modeling1Business Development31Management3Business StrategyEnergy2
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jason Michaels?
- He joined Leap in 2019 as Chief Commercial Officer and later served as Chief Revenue Officer before taking over as CEO in 2024, and he co-founded Edict in 2020. Earlier, he was Director of Strategic Investments at National Grid and Senior Director of Global Business Development at Enphase Energy, following work as an independent renewable energy consultant and a board seat at Greenfield Commercial Credit.
- Where does Jason Michaels work?
- Jason Michaels is CEO at Leap.
- Where did Jason Michaels go to school?
- Jason Michaels studied at Yale University (BA, History); Tamalpais High School.
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Shared employers
Also worked at Leap6
Also worked at Enphase Energy17
Abe YokellManaging Partner and Co-Founder at Congruent VenturesRob SchwartzInvestor at Third Point VenturesSahil SharmaTech Venture Partner at Gemba Capital Venture PartnersAdit SinghPartner at Cota CapitalNeil SadaranganeyDirector at Alberta Enterprise CorporationSandesh PatnamInvestor at Premji Invest
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Also worked at JPMorgan1,326
Cat WuInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesNaseem MoumeneVice President at Northzone, investing across complex and fragmented industries undergoing fundamental shiftsFranklin BiGeneral Partner at Pantera CapitalMegan LightcapPartner, Creator Fund at Slow Ventures
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Also worked at Wachovia Securities, LLC424
Funmi GarrickFinance and Operations at Impact America FundChen Yang SiaGeneral Counsel at Golden Gate VenturesTori KorineInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersAditya ReddyVice President at Sapphire VenturesDavid CarterPartner, Engineering Excellence at Sapphire VenturesM.G. ThibautFormer Chief Financial Officer at DroneDeploy at Scale Venture Partners
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