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Jordan Kobert

Founder

Founder at The Breakaway

Truckee, California, United States

FoundedThe Breakaway · YC

About

Jordan Kobert is CEO and co-founder of The Breakaway, a digital fitness coaching platform launched in 2020 with Kyle Yugawa. He previously held roles at Strava, Google, AdMob, Urbandoor, and HomeGain.

Founder at The BreakawayYC S21

Intro paths

YC

Jordan went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Jordan can intro founders to The Breakaway's investors below.

The Breakaway's investors · 4

General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checksNorwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checksStreamlined VenturesPalo Alto · $100K – $1M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at The Breakaway

KYKyle Yugawa
Kyle YugawaFounder

Experience

  1. GreystarSenior Managing Director, Softwarecurrent2024 — presentTruckee, California, United States
  2. USA CyclingLA28 Technology Advisory Board Membercurrent2025 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  3. The BreakawayCEO & Co-founder, acquired by Strava2020 — 2024Truckee, California, United States
  4. Truckee Craft VenturesChief Operating Officer2018 — 2020Truckee, CA
  5. UrbandoorHead of Product, acquired by Airbnb2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Strava, Inc.Head of Business Development/Commerce2011 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  7. GoogleStrategic Partnerships, Mobile2010 — 2011
  8. Ztail.comCo-Founder, COO2006 — 2010
  9. HomeGain.comDirector of Business Development & Revenue2004 — 2006San Francisco Bay Area
  10. The San Francisco ChronicleStrategic Operations Manager2003 — 2004
  11. AECOMConsultant1999 — 2001

Skills & more

Strategic Partnerships49Business Development25Mobile Devices17Budget1Product Management15Advertising10Executive Management2Entrepreneurship8E-commerce9Budgets5Mobile Marketing2CRM2
+12 moreProgram ManagementConsultingSEMSocial Media MarketingCross-functional Team LeadershipOperations ManagementVenture CapitalLead GenerationStrategySaaSAnalysisStart-ups

Languages Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jordan Kobert?
Jordan Kobert is CEO and co-founder of The Breakaway, a digital fitness coaching platform launched in 2020 with Kyle Yugawa. He previously held roles at Strava, Google, AdMob, Urbandoor, and HomeGain.
Where does Jordan Kobert work?
Jordan Kobert is Founder of The Breakaway.
What companies did Jordan Kobert found?
Jordan Kobert founded The Breakaway.
Where did Jordan Kobert go to school?
Jordan Kobert studied at University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business (MBA, Strategy and Operations); Bates College (B.S., Economics).

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Bates College mafia5

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Also worked at Strava, Inc.24

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