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Entrepreneur & Venture Capitalist

Jake Medwell

Co-Founder and Partner
8VC
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United States (Texas)
City 
Austin
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Bio

Jake is a serial entrepreneur and investor. He is a co-founder of 8VC, a US-based venture capital fund that manages several billions of dollars in committed capital. He leads 8VC’s logistics and transportation practice, which was ranked #1 globally in 2022.

Jake most recently co-founded Terminal Logistics, a computer vision and AI company transforming supply chain and yard management. He also co-founded BATON, a logistics technology company that sold to Ryder Systems [NYSE:R] in 2022. Prior to 8VC, he co-founded Humin [Acq. NYSE: IAC] is a consumer mobile software company where he built the engineering team and led growth. Jake also co-founded The Kairos Society, where he sits on the Board of Directors. While in college, he founded Solé Bicycle Co. [Acq.] and grew it into an industry leader. Most recently, he co-founded Operation Masks with partner Drew Oetting to help bring PPE to medical workers on the front line of the fight against COVID-19. Jake serves as an advisor and board member to a wide range of companies and nonprofits.

Jake graduated from the University of Southern California in 2011, where he has been lecturing on entrepreneurship and technology for the last decade.

Current position (5)

Co-Founder and Partner

8VC

Co-Founder (Acq. by IAC)

Humin

Founder

Solé Bicycle Co.

Co-Founder and Director of The Board

The Kairos Society

Co-Founder and Board Member (Acq. by Ryder)

Baton

Degrees (3)
Other
University of Southern California (USC)
2006 to 2007
BA, Entrepreneurship
USC Marshall School of Business
2007 to 2011
School
Bellevue Highschool
2004 to 2007
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Expertise (2)

Entrepreneur venture capitalist

Awards & certifications (7)

30 under 30
Issued by Forbes
2017
Bill Crookston Award
Issued by USC
2011
Coolest College Start Up
Issued by INC. Magazine
2011
Young Global Leader
Issued by St Petersburg Economic Forum
2011
All Start Entrepreneur
Issued by Forbes
K50
Issued by Kairos Society
Young Global Leader
Issued by World Foresight Forum
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