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John Kobs

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CEO & Founder at Giant · Founder at Apartment List

San Francisco, California

FoundedApartment ListGiant

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John Kobs is the CEO, Co-Founder, and Chairman of Giant, an AI-powered storytelling platform aimed at children that has raised $8 million and recorded over 1 million minutes of conversations. The platform received the Lightspeed Game Changer award for interactive storytelling. Prior to Giant, Kobs founded Apartment List, which he ran for 14 years and grew to account for 3% of rental moves in the United States.

CEO & Founder at Giant

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Giant's investors · 6

DecasonicSan Francisco · since 2026FJ LabsNew York · $100K – $3M checksJ4 VenturesNew YorkLightShed VenturesArmonkPerceptive Ventures Management Company, LlcLaguna BeachWestern Technology InvestmentPortola Valley

Founder at Apartment List

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Apartment List's investors · 14

Allen & Companysince 2018Andre Iguodalasince 2014AUTHENTIC VENTURESOakland · $100K – $1M checks · since 2014Canaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checks · since 2014Glynn Capital ManagementMenlo Park · since 2014Industry VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $50M checks · since 2018Janus Henderson InvestorsLondon · since 2014MatrixSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2014Passport CapitalSan Francisco · since 2014Realization Capital PartnersMenlo Park · $1M – $100M checks · since 2014Rothenberg VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $10M checks · since 2014Tenaya CapitalPalo Alto · $5M – $10M checks · since 2014Tribeca Early Stage PartnersNew York · $1M – $2M checks · since 2014Western Technology InvestmentPortola Valley · since 2014

Co-founders at Apartment List

JDJohn Douglas Kobs II
John Douglas Kobs IIExecutive Officer, Director
CC
Charles Christopher HerndonExecutive Officer, Director
CEChris Erickson
Chris EricksonFounder

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Network1

Andy Smith
Partner at Center Electric

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Who is John Kobs?
John Kobs is the CEO, Co-Founder, and Chairman of Giant, an AI-powered storytelling platform aimed at children that has raised $8 million and recorded over 1 million minutes of conversations. The platform received the Lightspeed Game Changer award for interactive storytelling. Prior to Giant, Kobs founded Apartment List, which he ran for 14 years and grew to account for 3% of rental moves in the United States.
Where does John Kobs work?
John Kobs is Founder of Apartment List and CEO & Founder at Giant.
What companies did John Kobs found?
John Kobs founded Apartment List, Giant.
What companies has John Kobs invested in?
Investments tracked here include Aptible, Avo, Cambly, Codeball, DreamWorld, Fixed, Houm, Inspectify, Mutiny, Prequel, Quadrant Eye, Roin Technologies, and 7 more.

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