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Kevin Novak

Investor

Founder at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp · Managing Partner at Rackhouse Venture Capital · Board director at Tamber

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Founder of Rackhouse VC and a serial entrepreneur, data scientist, and investor. He was Uber's first Head of Data Science, invented Uber's dynamic pricing product, and served as Chief Data Officer at Tala Financial; he has invested in companies including Standard Cognition and Volley Automation.

Contact· published on Kevin's own website

Board director at Tamber

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Tamber's investors · 3

GaingelsNew York · $200K – $500K checks · since 2024M13New York · $4M – $7M checks · since 2024Rackhouse Venture Management LpSan Francisco · $250K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Tamber

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Zoe WrennFounder

Experience

  1. Rackhouse Venture CapitalGeneral Partner & Foundercurrent2021 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
  2. VariousAdvisorcurrent2018 — present
  3. Data CollectiveEquity Partner2017 — 2020
  4. Jigsaw Venture CapitalAngel Investor2014 — 2020
  5. Renegade PartnersCTO2019 — 2020
  6. Costanoa VenturesEIR2019
  7. TalaChief Data Officer2017 — 2018Santa Monica, California
  8. Playground GlobalEntrepreneur In Residence2017
  9. Uber FreightHead of Data & Engineering, Pricing & Operations Tooling2017
  10. UberHead of Data Science Platform2015 — 2017
  11. UberHead of Data Science2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  12. UberData Scientist2011 — 2014San Francisco, CA
  13. Michigan State UniversityTeaching Assistant/Researcher2008 — 2011

Skills & more

Data Science21Software Development6Software Engineering4Physics30Statistics54Applied Physics4Applied Mathematics3Nuclear Physics3Start-ups14Start-up Environment3Data Mining12Data Modeling3
+12 moreStatistical ModelingData AnalysisStatistical Data AnalysisMachine LearningGeophysical Data ProcessingGeophysicsResearchAlgorithmsPythonC++FortranLaTeX

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Colleagues at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp

Brendan Baker
Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp
Claire Park
Community Manager at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp
David Gorcey
Venture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp
Emily Kramer
Venture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp
Hal Tily
Venture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp
Jan Crisostomo
Operating Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp
Jiaona Zhang
Venture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp
Priyanka Rao
Investor at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp

Network1

David Wolfson
Partner at Tectonic Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Kevin Novak?
Founder of Rackhouse VC and a serial entrepreneur, data scientist, and investor. He was Uber's first Head of Data Science, invented Uber's dynamic pricing product, and served as Chief Data Officer at Tala Financial; he has invested in companies including Standard Cognition and Volley Automation.
Where does Kevin Novak work?
Kevin Novak is Founder at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp and Board director at Tamber.
Where did Kevin Novak go to school?
Kevin Novak studied at Michigan State University (MS, Physics); Xavier University (BS, Physics (major)).

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Also attended Xavier University18

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Shared employers

Also worked at Data Collective43

Zachary BogueCo-Founder and Managing Partner at DCVC (Data Collective)John BrennanFounder & Managing Partner at Holly VenturesMatt O'ConnellSSIT Investment Committee at Seraphim SpaceJocelyne CookeCFO at GFT VenturesJames HardimanGeneral Partner at DCVC (Data Collective)Spencer PunterPartner and COO at DCVC (Data Collective)

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Also worked at Renegade Partners7

RenataCo-founder at Renegade PartnersRoseanneCo-founder at Renegade PartnersJackCFO at Renegade PartnersBarkha GvalaniSpecial Partner at Renegade PartnersLoveExecutive Assistant at Renegade PartnersJessExecutive Assistant at Renegade Partners

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Also worked at Costanoa Ventures27

Greg RudinBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesDivya RaghavanPrincipal at Hitachi VenturesTodd JohnsonInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsDivya RaghavanPrincipal at NGP CapitalGreg SandsFounder and Managing Partner at Costanoa VenturesMark SelcowPartner at Costanoa Ventures

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Also worked at Tala9

Steve MurrayAdvisor, Revolution Growth at RevolutionJeff RichardsInvestor at GGV CapitalJules MaltzInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Zachary BogueCo-Founder and Managing Partner at DCVC (Data Collective)Don ButlerManaging Director at Thomvest VenturesKanyi MaqubelaManaging Partner at Kindred Ventures

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