Where does Jeff Merkel work?

Jeff Merkel is Founder of Ladder Financial and at AV8 Ventures and Chief Revenue Officer at Ladder.

What companies did Jeff Merkel found?

Jeff Merkel founded Ladder Financial.

Where did Jeff Merkel go to school?

Jeff Merkel studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); Taylor University (BS - Business, BA - Mathematics).

Jeff Merkel

InvestorFounder

Investor at AV8 Ventures · Founder at Ladder Financial · Chief Revenue Officer at Ladder

Palo Alto, California, United States

FoundedLadder Financial

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

Vinnie LauriaunlockedJeff: together at H2 (H2.co) (2022–2026)

×4Jeff: together at PwC

×6Jeff: together at Stanford University Graduate School of Business

Jeff: together at Taylor University

About

Venture advisor associated with Ladder.

Founder at Ladder Financial

Co-founders at Ladder Financial

James HaleExecutive Officer, Director

Chief Revenue Officer at Ladder

Intro paths

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Ladder's investors · 13

Brewer Lane VenturesBoston Canaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checks Geodesic CapitalFoster City Inspired CapitalNew York · $500K – $20M checks Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks NycaNew York · $2M checks Nyca PartnersNew York · $1M – $10M checks Peterson VenturesSalt Lake City · $250K – $2.5M checks Point72 VenturesNew York · $1M – $75M checks R136 VenturesWoodside · $2M – $20M checks RRE VenturesNew York · $5M – $15M checks SemperVirens Venture CapitalSan Mateo Tapestry VCLondon · $500K – $1M checks

Co-founders at Ladder

Jamie HaleCEO

Experience

LadderChief Revenue Officer & Co-Foundercurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
H2 (H2.co)Board Director & Co-Foundercurrent2009 — present
GoogleDirector, Android2013 — 2014Mountain View, CA
GoogleDirector, APAC Partnerships2012 — 2013Singapore
GoogleDirector, Global Mobile Sales2010 — 2012Mountain View, CA
AdMobVice President & General Manager2009 — 2010
AdMobSenior Director, Business Development2007 — 2009
MotorolaDirector, Market Development2002 — 2007
Apple ComputerMarketing Manager2001
PwCManagement Consultant (UK)1998 — 2000
PwCManagement Consultant (US)1996 — 1998

Skills & more

International Sales14Strategic Partnerships99New Business Development23Account Management19Mobile Marketing35Mobile Advertising33MobileProduct Strategy1Mobile Devices70Product Management46Start-ups37Product Launch6

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EntrepreneurshipMobile InternetProduct MarketingBusiness StrategyMobile ApplicationsE-commerceCloud ComputingExecutive ManagementSaaSStrategyManagementNegotiation

Series 7 — FINRA

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Anna Binder

Investor at AV8 Ventures

Brett Battles

Partner at AV8 Ventures

Brian Kissel

Investor at AV8 Ventures

Dr. Gloria Lau

Investor at AV8 Ventures

Dr. Marco Pavone

Investor at AV8 Ventures

Gemma Garriga

Investor at AV8 Ventures

George Ugras

General Partner at AV8 Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jeff Merkel?: Venture advisor associated with Ladder.
Where does Jeff Merkel work?: Jeff Merkel is Founder of Ladder Financial and at AV8 Ventures and Chief Revenue Officer at Ladder.
What companies did Jeff Merkel found?: Jeff Merkel founded Ladder Financial.
Where did Jeff Merkel go to school?: Jeff Merkel studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); Taylor University (BS - Business, BA - Mathematics).

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Stanford University Graduate School of Business mafia746

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Taylor University mafia6

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Jeff CourterBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Waldo Solutions +1 Kelley SatoskiBachelor of Arts - BAFounded Pelva Ben HarrisonBachelor of ArtsFounded Jonas Paul Eyewear John PaasonenBAFounded Maxwell Financial Chris HillBSFounded Perkspot

AV8 Ventures mafia4

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Shail KhiyaraOperating AdvisorFounded Plutoshift AI +1 George UgrasGeneral PartnerFounded Cytegen Dr. Gloria LauVenture PartnerFounded Alpha

Same school

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business2,000

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board member Peter FentonGeneral Partner at Benchmark Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future Ventures David SzeAdvisory Partner at Greylock Katherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

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Also attended Taylor University10

Matt BolanderBusiness Operations Associate at QED Investors Pat GelsingerGeneral Partner at Playground Global Benjamin FultonInvestor at Centana Growth Partners Tyler BeachlerManaging Partner, Portfolio Management / Deputy Chief Investment Strategist at Clearwater Capital Partners Christine LivingstonDirector, AI and Data Analytics at Arsenal Kelley SatoskiCo-founder at Pelva

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Shared employers

Also worked at Ladder6

Saar PikarInvestor at OMERS Ventures Eugene LeeInvestor at OMERS Ventures Brendan DickinsonGeneral Partner at Canaan Partners Don ButlerManaging Director at Thomvest Ventures Ratan ManehaniPartner at R136 Ventures Jamie HaleCEO at Ladder

Also worked at H2 (H2.co)14

Vinnie LauriaFounding Partner at Golden Gate Ventures David GowdeyManaging Partner at Jungle Ventures Allen TaylorManaging Partner, Endeavor Catalyst at Endeavor Catalyst Rich RobinsonInvestor at NZVC William Bao BeanManaging General Partner at Orbit Startups Olivier LegrandInvestor at FEBE Ventures

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Also worked at Google2,000

Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AI Brian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders Fund Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia Capital Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew Aydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at Felicis Laela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalG

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Also worked at Motorola160

Mike ZakInvestor at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Joseph RuscioI build scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems.Genping LiuGeneral Partner at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Kip McClanahanGeneral Partner at Silverton Partners Clint ChaoGeneral Partner at Moment Ventures, Llc Anupam RastogiManaging Partner at EMERGENT VENTURES

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