Jonathan Frankle
InvestorChief AI Scientist at Databricks Ventures · Venture Partner at Inspired Capital
New York, New York, United States
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About
Venture Partner at Inspired Capital and Chief Scientist (Neural Networks) at Databricks, which acquired his previous startup MosaicML. He also works on AI technology policy and holds a Ph.D. from MIT.
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Experience
- DatabricksChief AI Scientistcurrent2023 — present
- MosaicMLChief Scientist & Co-Foundercurrent2021 — present
- FacebookStudent Researcher (FAIR)2019 — 2020Greater Boston
- FacebookResearch Intern (FAIR)2019San Francisco Bay Area
- OECD - OCDEInvited Expert, OECD Network of Experts on AI2020Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Georgetown University Law CenterAdjunct Professor Of Law - Computer Programming for Lawyers2019Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- GoogleStudent Researcher - Google Brain2018 — 2019Cambridge, MA
- GoogleSoftware Engineering Intern - Google Brain2018Mountain View, CA
- OECD - OCDEInvited Expert, Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence2018 — 2019Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- GoogleSoftware Engineering Intern - Homomorphic Encryption2017New York City Metropolitan Area
- Georgetown University Law CenterAdjunct Professor of Law - Computer Programming for Lawyers2016
- Georgetown University Law CenterStaff Technologist, Center on Privacy and Technology2015 — 2016Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- GoogleSoftware Engineering Intern2014New York City Metropolitan Area
- MicrosoftSoftware Development Engineer Intern2013Redmond, Washington
Colleagues at Databricks Ventures
Alex Laterza
Advisor at Exceptional Ventures
Ali Ghodsi
Co-founder & CEO of Databricks
Andrew Krioukov
Founder and General Partner at Laude Ventures
Andy Kofoid
President, Databricks at Smith Point Capital
Andy Konwinski
Founder and General Partner at Laude Ventures
Ankit Mathur
Scout at Greylock Partners
Arsalan Tavakoli
Investor at Foundation Capital
Christina Farhat
Investor at E14 Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jonathan Frankle?
- Venture Partner at Inspired Capital and Chief Scientist (Neural Networks) at Databricks, which acquired his previous startup MosaicML. He also works on AI technology policy and holds a Ph.D. from MIT.
- Where does Jonathan Frankle work?
- Jonathan Frankle is Chief AI Scientist at Databricks Ventures.
- Where did Jonathan Frankle go to school?
- Jonathan Frankle studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science); Princeton University (Master's Degree, Computer Science); Princeton University (Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science).
Founder mafias
Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,432
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Databricks mafia35
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ben HorowitzDirectorFounded OpswareNaveen RaoVice President of Artificial IntelligenceFounded Mosaic ML +1Danny WenInvestorFounded Crowdmade +1Jean Yves StephanSoftware Engineer and Tech Lead ManagerFounded Data Mechanics +1Jonathan Mortensen, PhDStaff Software EngineerFounded Southparkcommons +1Andy KonwinskiFounderFounded Perplexity
Databricks Ventures mafia15
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Inspired Capital mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000
Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of VardaDrew HoustonCo-founder & CEO of Dropbox
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Also attended Princeton University1,033
Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsRyan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Dario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of AnthropicFei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at StanfordAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesChristal NgAssociate at Golden Gate Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at MosaicML7
Shahin FarshchiPartner at Lux CapitalAli TamasebGeneral Partner at DCVC (Data Collective)Naveen RaoCraft Advisory Board at Craft VenturesHabib HaddadManaging Partner at The E14 FundAjay SainiFounder at OverfitMoin NadeemFounder at Phonic
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Also worked at Facebook772
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundChamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalReed HastingsCo-founder of NetflixAndy FangCo-founder & CTO of DoorDashStanley TangCo-founder of DoorDash
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Also worked at OECD - OCDE32
Jessica (Bartos) ThomasPartner at Notion CapitalIvan LandabasoPartner at JME VenturesVivien BovardAssociate at Partech VenturesLena ThiedeCo-Founder & General Partner at Planet A VenturesMayumi BeppuInvestor at JIC Venture Growth InvestmentsSharon KinoryAssociate at StageOne Ventures
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Also worked at Georgetown University Law Center18
David A. Jones, Jr.Investor at Chrysalis VenturesSara Crown StarVenture Partner at FemHealth VenturesMark VlasicInvestor at NEW VISTA CAPITALDavid A. JonesJr., President and Founder at Chrysalis VenturesBrian NovellAccount Executive at Jefferson CapitalLeila KhazanehLawyer at Amadeus Capital SA
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