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John Kennedy

Founder

Founder and CEO at Actual

Seattle, Washington, United States

FoundedActual

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Ethan ByrdunlockedJohn: together at Actual (2024–2026)
John: together at Commerce Guys
×4John: together at Pearson
×6John: together at Acquia

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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AlleyCorpNew York · $1M – $5M checks

Experience

  1. Actual AIFounder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
  2. Arbitrum Gaming CatalystBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  3. Underscore VCCore Partnercurrent2022 — present
  4. Product SchoolFeatured Speaker2020 — 2023
  5. Amazon Web Services (AWS)Head of Product, AWS GameTech2020 — 2023Seattle, Washington, United States
  6. Amazon Web Services (AWS)Principal Product Manager2018 — 2020Boston, Massachusetts
  7. AcquiaDirector of Product Management2017 — 2018Greater Boston
  8. AcquiaProduct Manager2015 — 2017Boston
  9. AcquiaTechnical Director, EMEA2014 — 2015Reading, United Kingdom
  10. Commerce GuysRegional Director, UK2012 — 2014London Area, United Kingdom
  11. EvelopsCEO / Founder2010 — 2012Sydney Australia
  12. Edexcel (Pearson Education)Operations Manager2009 — 2010London Area, United Kingdom
  13. Melstarpay - Payment GatewaySoftware Engineer2009
  14. APNICSystems Engineer2007 — 2008Greater Brisbane Area
  15. Crazy ColourSystems Engineer2006 — 2007
  16. Genie SolutionsSoftware Engineer2004 — 2006
  17. One Zero CommunicationsSystems Administrator2003 — 2004
  18. Delaney & Delaney SolicitorsSystems Administrator2001 — 2003
  19. 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
+12 moreSaaSEnterprise 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 worked at Arbitrum Gaming Catalyst1

Greg CanessaChief Operating Officer at Artificial Agency