John Whaley
InvestorCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Inception Studio Capital Β· 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
- Inception StudioFoundercurrent2023 β present
- Inception Studio CapitalManaging Partnercurrent2025 β present
- Stanford UniversityAdjunct Lecturercurrent2013 β presentStanford
- TextlaChief Technology Officercurrent2026 β present
- Redcoat AIFounder and CEO2023 β 2026
- University of California, BerkeleyGuest Lecturer and Project Mentor2023Berkeley, California, United States
- ProveSenior Vice President of Technology2022 β 2023
- ProveSenior Vice President, Emerging Products2021 β 2022Redwood City, California, United States
- UnifyIDFounder and CEO2015 β 2021San Francisco, CA
- Forbes Technology CouncilOfficial Member of Forbes Technology Council2018 β 2020
- Moka5Founder and CTO2008 β 2015Redwood City, CA
- moka5Co-Founder and Principal Engineer2005 β 2008Redwood City, CA
- Stanford UniversityPh.D. Student2000 β 2005Stanford
- IBMVisiting Researcher1999 β 2000ζ₯ζ¬η₯ε₯ε·
Skills & more
Linux28Enterprise Software22Operating Systems17Java15Device Drivers10Objective-C8C++5Windows4Open Source4Databases1C1Mac OS X1
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Community BuildingFundraisingEntrepreneurshipCloud ComputingAuthenticationDistributed SystemsVirtualizationScalabilitySoftware EngineeringAlgorithmsVirtual MachinesTechnical LeadershipLanguages English Β· 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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