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John Novak

Unicorn founder

Founder at Standard AI · Director at Standard Cognition

El Granada, California, United States

FoundedStandard AI$1B · YC

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John Novak co-founded Standard Cognition and holds a PhD in nuclear physics from Michigan State University (2013).

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Founder at Standard AIYC S17

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Standard AI's investors · 27

Agnostic FundGeorge TownAmaranthineSan Francisco · since 2019Bleu CapitalNew York · $100K – $500K checksBuckley Ventures Management Company LlcNew York · $300K checksCervinPalo Alto · $250K – $6M checksCRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checksDraper AssociatesSan Mateo · $500K – $5M checksEQT VenturesLuxembourg · $2M – $50M checksFf Venture CapitalNew York · $300K – $700K checksFort Ross VenturesHerzliyaHack VCPalo Alto · $3M checksHAWKTAILSan FranciscoInitialized CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2017Itochu Technology VenturesTokyo · $5M checksLiquid VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksLocus VenturesPalo AltoMilliways VenturesLos AltosPhaze VenturesMuscatR136 VenturesWoodside · $2M – $20M checksRackhouse Venture Management LpSan Francisco · $250K checksSoftBank Vision FundLondonStory VenturesNew York · $100K – $1M checksSV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checksTapestry VCLondon · $500K – $1M checksTiny CapitalVictoriaTranspose Platform ManagementSan FranciscoY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2017

Co-founders at Standard AI

JFJordan Fisher
Jordan FisherFounder
MSMichael Suswal
Michael SuswalFounder
DVDavid Valdman
David ValdmanFounder
AL
Anthony LutzFounder
BO
Brandon OgleFounder
DF
Daniel FischettiFounder
GM
Galen Mead Devansh PandeyFounder
TL
TJ LutzFounder

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

  1. Ford Motor CompanyScientistcurrent2024 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  2. Western Michigan UniversitySenior Research Associatecurrent2023 — presentKalamazoo, Michigan, United States
  3. Rapid Robotics, incDirector of Computer Vision2019 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Standard CognitionHead of Hardware Engineering2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Standard CognitionCo-Founder2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Standard CognitionChairman Of The Board2017Greater New York City Area
  7. QxBranchSenior Data Scientist2016 — 2017Greater New York City Area
  8. J.P. MorganData Scientist2016Greater New York City Area
  9. U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionQuantitative Research Analyst, Product Manager2014 — 2016Greater New York City Area
  10. National Superconducting Cyclotron LaboratoryResearch Associate2014East Lansing, MI
  11. STAR CollaborationResearcher2010 — 2014
  12. Michigan State UniversityResearch Assistant2010 — 2013East Lansing, MI
  13. Michigan State UniversityGraduate Teaching Assistant2010
  14. Brookhaven National LaboratoryProgrammer2012 — 2013
  15. Western Michigan UniversityTeaching Assistant2009

Skills & more

Deep LearningProduct DevelopmentPhysics7Statistics8Data Analysis5Algorithms3Data Science2Research1Nuclear PhysicsStatistical ModelingScientific ComputingMachine Learning2
+12 moreSoftware EngineeringQuantitative AnalyticsSoftware Project ManagementKDB+Natural Language ProcessingData ModelingStart-upsProgrammingTeam LeadershipManagementLeadershipAnalytical Skills

Languages 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 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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