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John Whaley

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Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Inception Studio Capital · Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University

San Francisco Bay Area

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About

Serial entrepreneur and expert in compilers, cybersecurity, and machine learning who founded Moka5, UnifyID, and Redcoat AI, and created the Inception Studio accelerator. Holds a Stanford PhD and MIT degrees, and was named to the Forbes AI 50.

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Experience

  1. Inception StudioFoundercurrent2023 — present
  2. Inception Studio CapitalManaging Partnercurrent2025 — present
  3. Stanford UniversityAdjunct Lecturercurrent2013 — presentStanford
  4. TextlaChief Technology Officercurrent2026 — present
  5. Redcoat AIFounder and CEO2023 — 2026
  6. University of California, BerkeleyGuest Lecturer and Project Mentor2023Berkeley, California, United States
  7. ProveSenior Vice President of Technology2022 — 2023
  8. ProveSenior Vice President, Emerging Products2021 — 2022Redwood City, California, United States
  9. UnifyIDFounder and CEO2015 — 2021San Francisco, CA
  10. Forbes Technology CouncilOfficial Member of Forbes Technology Council2018 — 2020
  11. Moka5Founder and CTO2008 — 2015Redwood City, CA
  12. moka5Co-Founder and Principal Engineer2005 — 2008Redwood City, CA
  13. Stanford UniversityPh.D. Student2000 — 2005Stanford
  14. IBMVisiting Researcher1999 — 2000日本神奈川

Skills & more

Linux28Enterprise Software22Operating Systems17Java15Device Drivers10Objective-C8C++5Windows4Open Source4Databases1C1Mac OS X1
+12 moreCommunity BuildingFundraisingEntrepreneurshipCloud ComputingAuthenticationDistributed SystemsVirtualizationScalabilitySoftware EngineeringAlgorithmsVirtual MachinesTechnical Leadership

Languages English · Japanese

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Frequently asked questions

Who is John Whaley?
Serial entrepreneur and expert in compilers, cybersecurity, and machine learning who founded Moka5, UnifyID, and Redcoat AI, and created the Inception Studio accelerator. Holds a Stanford PhD and MIT degrees, and was named to the Forbes AI 50.
Where does John Whaley work?
John Whaley is Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Inception Studio Capital.
Where did John Whaley go to school?
John Whaley studied at Stanford University (Ph.D., Computer Science); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.Eng, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science).

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