John Novak
Unicorn founderFounder/Head of Hardware Engineering at Standard AI · Director at Standard Cognition
El Granada, California, United States
FoundedStandard AI$1B · YC
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Kevin NovakunlockedJohn: together at National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (2010–2011)
John: together at Standard Cognition
×3John: together at U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
×3John: together at Western Michigan University
About
John Novak co-founded Standard Cognition and holds a PhD in nuclear physics from Michigan State University (2013).
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Founder/Head of Hardware Engineering at Standard AIYC S17
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YC
John went through Y Combinator (Summer 2017) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Standard AI's investors · 11
Bleu CapitalNew York · $100K – $500K checksCRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checksFf Venture CapitalNew York · $300K – $700K checksLocus VenturesPalo AltoR136 VenturesWoodside · $2M – $20M checksRackhouse Venture Management LpSan Francisco · $250K checksSoftBank Vision FundLondonStory VenturesNew York · $100K – $1M checksSV AngelSan FranciscoTranspose Platform ManagementHoustonY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2017
Co-founders at Standard AI
JF
Jordan FisherFounder/CEO
MS
Michael SuswalFounder/COO
DV
David ValdmanFounder
Director at Standard Cognition
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Standard Cognition's investors · 7
CRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checks · since 2018Draper AssociatesSan Mateo · $500K – $5M checks · since 2018EQT VenturesLuxembourg · $2M – $50M checksG SquaredChicagoInitialized CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2018Locus VenturesPalo AltoY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2018
Co-founders at Standard Cognition
JF
Jordan FisherExecutive Officer, Director
MS
Michael SuswalExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- Ford Motor CompanyScientistcurrent2024 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Western Michigan UniversitySenior Research Associatecurrent2023 — presentKalamazoo, Michigan, United States
- Rapid Robotics, incDirector of Computer Vision2019 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Standard CognitionHead of Hardware Engineering2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Standard CognitionCo-Founder2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Standard CognitionChairman Of The Board2017Greater New York City Area
- QxBranchSenior Data Scientist2016 — 2017Greater New York City Area
- J.P. MorganData Scientist2016Greater New York City Area
- U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionQuantitative Research Analyst, Product Manager2014 — 2016Greater New York City Area
- National Superconducting Cyclotron LaboratoryResearch Associate2014East Lansing, MI
- STAR CollaborationResearcher2010 — 2014
- Michigan State UniversityResearch Assistant2010 — 2013East Lansing, MI
- Michigan State UniversityGraduate Teaching Assistant2010
- Brookhaven National LaboratoryProgrammer2012 — 2013
- Western Michigan UniversityTeaching Assistant2009
Skills & more
Deep LearningProduct DevelopmentPhysics7Statistics8Data Analysis5Algorithms3Data Science2Research1Nuclear PhysicsStatistical ModelingScientific ComputingMachine Learning2
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Software EngineeringQuantitative AnalyticsSoftware Project ManagementKDB+Natural Language ProcessingData ModelingStart-upsProgrammingTeam LeadershipManagementLeadershipAnalytical SkillsLanguages English · Japanese
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Novak?
- John Novak co-founded Standard Cognition and holds a PhD in nuclear physics from Michigan State University (2013).
- Where does John Novak work?
- John Novak is Founder/Head of Hardware Engineering of Standard AI.
- What companies did John Novak found?
- John Novak founded Standard AI.
- Where did John Novak go to school?
- John Novak studied at Michigan State University (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Nuclear Physics); Michigan State University (Master of Science (MS), Nuclear Physics); Western Michigan University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Physics/Mathematics (Double Major)).
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Michigan State University mafia64
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Western Michigan University mafia13
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Standard Cognition mafia4
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Qxbranch mafia3
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Same school
Also attended Michigan State University259
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Also attended Western Michigan University53
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Shared employers
Also worked at Ford Motor Company164
Brock CsiraInvestor at Matter Venture PartnersEdward KimInvestor at Side Door VenturesAlan TaubAdvisor at Autotech VenturesSaud AbbasiAdvisor at Autotech VenturesMusa TariqInvestor at FELIX CAPITALJosh HarmsenManaging Director at Ankona Capital
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Also worked at Rapid Robotics, inc4
Also worked at Standard Cognition7
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Also worked at J.P. Morgan1,350
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