About
Jeff Lawson is the Chief Executive Officer of Inertia and the owner of The Onion. He co-founded Twilio Inc., where he previously served as CEO, and authored the book #AskYourDeveloper.
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Twilio
Intro paths
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In turn, Jeff can intro founders to Twilio's investors below.
Twilio's investors · 23
500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2009Altimeter CapitalMenlo Park · $1M – $25M checks · since 2015Bessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checks · since 2021Draper AssociatesSan Mateo · $500K – $5M checksFounders Circle CapitalSan FranciscoFounders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checksIcon VenturesPalo Alto · $6M – $12M checksK2 GlobalSingaporeK9 VenturesPalo Alto · $250K – $750K checksKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checksLowercase CapitalJacksonNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2021Night CapitalCapitolaRedpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checks · since 2015Salesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checksSV AngelSan FranciscoT. Rowe PriceBaltimore · since 2015TechstarsBoulder · $220K checksThreshold VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $20M checksUnion Square Ventures (USV)New York City · $1M – $8M checksUS Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $10M checksWinklevoss CapitalNew York · $100K – $5M checksWonder VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $1.5M checks
Co-founders at Twilio
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Evan CookeDirector
Experience
- InertiaChief Executive Officercurrent2025 — presentCalifornia, United States
- The OnionOwnercurrent2024 — present
- Twilio Inc.Co-Founder & CEO2008 — 2024
- Nine Star Inc.Founder & CTO2000 — 2008
- Amazon.comTechnical Product Manager2004 — 2005
- Stubhub.comFounding CTO2000
- Versity.com Inc.Founder, CEO & CTO1998 — 2000
Skills & more
XML8Software Product Management21Product Management52Start-ups82SaaS33Scalability15Entrepreneurship54Scrum7Agile Methodologies11Mobile Applications28Cloud Computing22Integration6
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Strategic PartnershipsRESTMobile DevicesRuby on RailsMySQLUser ExperienceEnterprise SoftwareGo-to-market StrategyFrom Jeff's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jeff Lawson?
- Jeff Lawson is the Chief Executive Officer of Inertia and the owner of The Onion. He co-founded Twilio Inc., where he previously served as CEO, and authored the book #AskYourDeveloper.
- Where does Jeff Lawson work?
- Jeff Lawson is Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Twilio.
- What companies did Jeff Lawson found?
- Jeff Lawson founded Twilio.
- Where did Jeff Lawson go to school?
- Jeff Lawson studied at University of Michigan (BS, Computer Science & Film/Video).
Same school
Also attended University of Michigan510
Erik TorenbergGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz; founder of TurpentineKarim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North AmericaHannah KrootMarketing Lead at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Inertia1
Also worked at The Onion1
Also worked at Twilio Inc.70
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Sangeen ZebInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Scott RaneyManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesDylan PearcePartner at GreycroftLauren ReederSeed/early-stage investor at Sequoia Capital
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Also worked at Amazon.com645
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