Joris Poort
Unicorn founderFounder and Chief Executive Officer at Rescale
San Francisco Bay Area
FoundedRescale$1B · YC
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About
Founder and CEO of Rescale, a cloud-based platform for engineering simulation and digital modeling used by enterprise R&D teams.
Founder and Chief Executive Officer at RescaleYC W12
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Rescale's investors · 25
ACE & CompanyNew YorkApplied VenturesSanta Clara · $500K – $3M checks · since 2025Bezos ExpeditionsChris Dixonsince 2018DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checksFf Venture CapitalNew York · $300K – $700K checksFlucas VenturesJupiter · $100K – $5M checksHitachi VenturesMunich · since 2025Initialized CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2018Itochu Technology VenturesTokyo · $4M – $213M checks · since 2016Jump CapitalChicago · since 2016Keen Venture PartnersAmsterdam · since 2018M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Seattle · $100K – $10M checks · since 2016Nautilus Ventures Management Company (Us), LlcPalo AltoNVIDIASanta Clara · since 2025Peter Thielsince 2018Prosperity7 VenturesDhahranR136 VenturesWoodside · $2M – $20M checksRepublic Capital (ex Republic Labs)New YorkSam Altmansince 2018Samsung Catalyst FundSan JoseSINEWAVE VENTURESMclean · $500K – $25M checks · since 2018Streamlined VenturesPalo Alto · $100K – $1M checksTransLink CapitalSilicon Valley · $1M – $5M checks · since 2016Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2012
Co-founders at Rescale
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Adam McKenzieFounder and Chief Technology Officer
Experience
- RescaleCEOcurrent2011 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- McKinsey & CompanyManagement Consultant2010 — 2011Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- BoeingEngineer2005 — 2009Greater Seattle Area
- University of MichiganResearch Fellow2001 — 2005Greater Detroit Area
Skills & more
Computing3Artificial Neural Networks6Artificial Intelligence (AI)3Cloud Computing99Computer Aided Engineering8Finite Element Analysis21Machine Learning7Big Data5Optimization40Computational Modeling8Fluid Dynamics5Entrepreneurship99
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Business StrategyBusiness DevelopmentOptimizationsProduct DevelopmentSimulationsCompositesStress AnalysisNumerical AnalysisStrategyManagementSoftware EngineeringStart-upsLanguages Dutch · English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Joris Poort?
- Founder and CEO of Rescale, a cloud-based platform for engineering simulation and digital modeling used by enterprise R&D teams.
- Where does Joris Poort work?
- Joris Poort is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Rescale.
- What companies did Joris Poort found?
- Joris Poort founded Rescale.
- Where did Joris Poort go to school?
- Joris Poort studied at Harvard Business School (MBA with distinction, Business Administration); University of Washington (M.S. magna cum laude, Aeronautics & Astronautics); University of Michigan (B.S. magna cum laude, Mechanical Engineering).
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