Where does Jen Keane work?

Jen Keane is CEO of Extantia and Co-founder & CEO at Modern Synthesis.

What companies did Jen Keane found?

Jen Keane founded Extantia, Modern Synthesis.

Where did Jen Keane go to school?

Jen Keane studied at Cornell University (Bank of America Institute for Women's Entrepreneurship (Certificate), Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); University of the Arts London (Master’s Degree, MA Material Futures at Central Saint Martins); Cornell University (B.S, Fiber Science and Apparel Design).

Jen Keane

Founder

Co-founder & CEO at Modern Synthesis

London, England, United Kingdom

FoundedExtantia Modern Synthesis

Co-founder & CEO at Modern Synthesis

Intro paths

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Modern Synthesis's investors · 10

Acequia Capital (AceCap)Seattle · $100K – $5M checks AgFunderSan Francisco · $10K – $5M checks ArtesianSydney · $20M checks · since 2025 Collaborative FundNew York · $500K – $1M checks · since 2025 Extantia CapitalBerlin · $1.1M – $5.5M checks · since 2025 IMO VenturesHong Kong JuniperClarksville · $100K – $1.5M checks Ponderosa VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $750K checks Possible VenturesMunich · $100K – $5M checks Taihill VentureCambridge

Co-founders at Modern Synthesis

Ben ReeveCo-founder & CTO

Louis GrahamFounder

Experience

Modern SynthesisCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2020 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
UnreasonableUnreasonable Fellowcurrent2022 — presentGlobal
Bolt ThreadsCreative Resident2020San Francisco Bay Area
The Mills FabricaTechstyle Resident2019Hong Kong SAR
adidasDesigner Materials: Creative Direction2015 — 2016Herzogenaurach, Germany
adidasMaterial Development Manager2012 — 2015Herzogenaurach, Germany
adidasFTP: Product Creation2011 — 2012Herzogenaurach, Germany

Skills & more

Strategic Planning3Problem Solving5Fashion Design12Sketching7Illustrator5Photoshop6Product Development21Project Management9Innovation3Textiles26Apparel25Fashion11

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SportswearTech PacksGlobal SourcingMarket ResearchProduct InnovationCross-functional Team LeadershipTrimsSportsFitTrend AnalysisConcept DevelopmentFabric Development

Languages English · German · Italian · Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jen Keane?: Co-founder & CEO at Modern Synthesis
Where does Jen Keane work?: Jen Keane is CEO of Extantia and Co-founder & CEO at Modern Synthesis.
What companies did Jen Keane found?: Jen Keane founded Extantia, Modern Synthesis.
Where did Jen Keane go to school?: Jen Keane studied at Cornell University (Bank of America Institute for Women's Entrepreneurship (Certificate), Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); University of the Arts London (Master’s Degree, MA Material Futures at Central Saint Martins); Cornell University (B.S, Fiber Science and Apparel Design).

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Founder mafias

Cornell mafia534

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

John ZimmerBSFounded Lyft David SteinbergBAFounded Restorbio +3 Hanson S. Gifford, IIIBSMEFounded Miramar Labs +3 John WuAssociate ProfessorFounded Ava Labs +3 Uri LopatinBAFounded Assemblybio +2 Aniq RahmanB.S.Founded Ucmdigitalhealth +2

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Unreasonable mafia75

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Mike ZelkindUnreasonable FellowFounded 80 Acres Farms +1 Grace SaiUnreasonable FellowFounded Impact Hub +1 Jevan NagarajahUnreasonable FellowFounded Better Dairy +1 Deniz Kent, Ph.D.Unreasonable FellowFounded Prolific Machines +1 Paul RiveraUnreasonable FUTURE FellowFounded Maria Health +1 Tom RobinsUnreasonable FellowFounded Switchee +1

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University of the Arts London mafia26

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Daria ShapovalovaTrends ForecastingFounded More Dash +1 Mark RussellMAFounded Ub +1 Emily TaylorMaster's degreeFounded Sages +1 Helen GerharzSummer SchoolFounded Magmatic Ganesh SrivatsMAFounded Moda Operandi Chloe AlpertBA (Honours) Design CommunicationsFounded Medinas Health

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Extantia mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Francesco PomponiHead of Carbon MathFounded Preoptima Jan WeberingInvestorFounded Avenga Ben ReeveCTOFounded Modern Synthesis

Modern Synthesis mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Ben ReeveCo-founder & CTOFounded Extantia

Same school

Also attended Cornell University1,150

Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite Asia Neeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery Ventures John ZimmerCo-founder of Lyft Michelle FernandesInvestor at Index Ventures Mike ZakInvestor at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Micah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder Collective

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Also attended University of the Arts London59

Tom HulmeInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Sanna BlomkvistSustainability Lead at Northzone Alex Spiro LatsisFounding Partner at Brighteye Ventures Julie MarechalExecutive Assistant at Hoxton Ventures Serena YangSenior Analyst, Portfolio Operations at Northpond Ventures Matthew Le MerleManaging Partner & CEO at Blockchain Coinvestors

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Shared employers

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Co-founder & CEO at Modern Synthesis

Intro paths

Modern Synthesis's investors · 10

Co-founders at Modern Synthesis

Experience

Skills & more

Frequently asked questions

Founder mafias

Cornell mafia534

Unreasonable mafia75

University of the Arts London mafia26

Extantia mafia4

Modern Synthesis mafia2

Same school

Also attended Cornell University1,150

Also attended University of the Arts London59

Shared employers

Also worked at Modern Synthesis1

Also worked at Bolt Threads6

Also worked at The Mills Fabrica2

Also worked at adidas45