About
Previously led product for AWS GameTech at Amazon Web Services, where he also worked as a principal product manager, and before that held product management roles at Acquia. He serves as a core partner at Underscore VC and sits on the board of the Arbitrum Gaming Catalyst program.
Founder and CEO at Actual
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Experience
- Actual AIFounder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- Arbitrum Gaming CatalystBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- Underscore VCCore Partnercurrent2022 — present
- Product SchoolFeatured Speaker2020 — 2023
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)Head of Product, AWS GameTech2020 — 2023Seattle, Washington, United States
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)Principal Product Manager2018 — 2020Boston, Massachusetts
- AcquiaDirector of Product Management2017 — 2018Greater Boston
- AcquiaProduct Manager2015 — 2017Boston
- AcquiaTechnical Director, EMEA2014 — 2015Reading, United Kingdom
- Commerce GuysRegional Director, UK2012 — 2014London Area, United Kingdom
- EvelopsCEO / Founder2010 — 2012Sydney Australia
- Edexcel (Pearson Education)Operations Manager2009 — 2010London Area, United Kingdom
- Melstarpay - Payment GatewaySoftware Engineer2009
- APNICSystems Engineer2007 — 2008Greater Brisbane Area
- Crazy ColourSystems Engineer2006 — 2007
- Genie SolutionsSoftware Engineer2004 — 2006
- One Zero CommunicationsSystems Administrator2003 — 2004
- Delaney & Delaney SolicitorsSystems Administrator2001 — 2003
- Pacific Plastic Surgery ClinicSystems Administrator1997 — 2001
Skills & more
Strategic Planning8Open-Source Software1Software as a Service (SaaS)1Machine Learning2AI Agents1Open Source32E-commerce62Strategic Partnerships4Global Business Development2Executive Management3aPaaSPaaS1
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SaaSEnterprise SoftwareStart-upsWeb ApplicationsWeb DevelopmentContent ManagementProject ManagementDrupalMySQLCMSDatabasesLAMP- PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner
- ITIL v3 Foundation and Practitioner
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Kennedy?
- Previously led product for AWS GameTech at Amazon Web Services, where he also worked as a principal product manager, and before that held product management roles at Acquia. He serves as a core partner at Underscore VC and sits on the board of the Arbitrum Gaming Catalyst program.
- Where does John Kennedy work?
- John Kennedy is Founder and CEO of Actual.
- What companies did John Kennedy found?
- John Kennedy founded Actual.
- Where did John Kennedy go to school?
- John Kennedy studied at Griffith University (Graduate Certificate International Business, Knowledge Management and Cross-Cultural Communication); Griffith University (Bachelor of Information Technology, Information Systems and Artificial Intelligence).
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Also attended Griffith University24
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Shared employers
Also worked at Underscore VC25
Lily LymanPartner at Underscore VCChris GardnerPartner at Underscore VCBrian DevaneyPartner at Underscore VCGabrielle McCarthySenior Investment Associate at Underscore VCDevin NashVice President, Brand & Experience at Underscore VCClaire CrowtherVice President, Strategy & Operations at Underscore VC
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Also worked at Acquia13
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Also worked at Edexcel (Pearson Education)23
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