About
Jay Rosenkrantz worked as a professional poker player before transitioning to company building, with prior experience developing a poker training platform and VR games with AI components.
Founder at FigmentsYC S19
Intro paths
YC
Jay went through Y Combinator (Summer 2019) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Jay can intro founders to Figments's investors below.
Figments's investors Β· 2
Co-founders at Figments
SR
Scott RosenkrantzFounder
Experience
- FigmentsCo-founder and CEOcurrent2019 β presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- Martov CoCo-founder2015 β 2018Montreal, Canada Area
- DeucesCracked (acquired)Co-founder, President2007 β 2015
- selfProfessional Poker Player and Coach2006 β 2011
Skills & more
Leadership8Strategic Planning4Strategy2Entrepreneurship9Product StrategyBusiness StrategyArtificial Intelligence (AI)Go-to-Market StrategyVideo Games7Production Management4Film4Virtual Reality4
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Creative DirectionFrom Jay's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jay Rosenkrantz?
- Jay Rosenkrantz worked as a professional poker player before transitioning to company building, with prior experience developing a poker training platform and VR games with AI components.
- Where does Jay Rosenkrantz work?
- Jay Rosenkrantz is Founder of Figments.
- What companies did Jay Rosenkrantz found?
- Jay Rosenkrantz founded Figments.
- Where did Jay Rosenkrantz go to school?
- Jay Rosenkrantz studied at Y Combinator (Graduate, Entrepreneurship); Boston University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.)).
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