Where does Jonathan Elcock work?

Jonathan Elcock is Founder of Rather.

What companies did Jonathan Elcock found?

Jonathan Elcock founded Rather.

Where did Jonathan Elcock go to school?

Jonathan Elcock studied at University of Cape Town (Bachelors in Business Science, Actuarial Science); Bishops.

Jonathan Elcock

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Founder at Rather

City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

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About

Jonathan Elcock is the founder and CEO of rather.chat, a company that develops AI-based chatbots for customer engagement on WhatsApp. He began his career in actuarial sciences and worked in the insurance industry before co-founding Comparisure, a financial services platform aimed at helping South Africans access financial products through chat platforms, with co-founder Matt Kloos. He founded rather.chat following the 2022 launches of the WhatsApp Cloud API and ChatGPT.

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4Di CapitalCape Town · $100K – $1M checks HAVAICCape Town

Experience

rather.chatFoundercurrent2017 — presentCape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
MiWayLifeHead of Sales & Commercial2014 — 2017
ZestlifeCall Center Operations2013 — 2014Cape Town Area, South Africa
ZestlifeProduct Development2010 — 2014Cape Town Area, South Africa

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Entrepreneurship2Startups2Mobile MarketingWhatsAppArtificial Intelligence (AI)TelecommunicationsMarketing StrategyProduct MarketingIntegrated MarketingNew Business DevelopmentEnd to End SolutionsCustomer Experience

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Who is Jonathan Elcock?: Jonathan Elcock is the founder and CEO of rather.chat, a company that develops AI-based chatbots for customer engagement on WhatsApp. He began his career in actuarial sciences and worked in the insurance industry before co-founding Comparisure, a financial services platform aimed at helping South Africans access financial products through chat platforms, with co-founder Matt Kloos. He founded rather.chat following the 2022 launches of the WhatsApp Cloud API and ChatGPT.
Where does Jonathan Elcock work?: Jonathan Elcock is Founder of Rather.
What companies did Jonathan Elcock found?: Jonathan Elcock founded Rather.
Where did Jonathan Elcock go to school?: Jonathan Elcock studied at University of Cape Town (Bachelors in Business Science, Actuarial Science); Bishops.

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