Investing Profile

Jake Medwell(1)

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Founding Partner at 8VC
8vc.com/team/jake-medwell/Austin, Texas
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Current Investing Position
8VC Partner
Investment Range
$3.0M - $50.0M
Sweet Spot
$16.5M
Investments On Record
20
Current Fund Size
$880M

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Jake Medwell's Investments On Record (15)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
180° Insurance
Series AFeb 2022$31M
$31M
Co-investors: Christian Jensen (Dragoneer Investment Group), Rafael Duton (Norte Ventures)
Tul
Series BJan 2022$180M
$190M
Co-investors: Adam Zobler (Foundamental), Patric Hellermann (Foundamental), Eric Reiner (Vine Ventures LP), Guillermo Gomez
FreightWaves
Private Equity RoundMay 2021$16M
Series BFeb 2019$21M
Series AJun 2018$13M
Seed RoundNov 2017$3.4M
$53M
Co-investors: Jacob Yormak (Story Ventures), Chris Stallman (Fontinalis Partners), J.D. Vance (Revolution), Steve Case (Revolution), Dan Conner (Ascend Venture Capital), Thiago Olson (EVE Atlas)
Baton
Series AMar 2021$11M
$14M
Co-investors: Jeppe Høier (Antler), Chip Hazard (XFactor Ventures), Aubrie Pagano (XFactor Ventures), David Petersen, Jett McCandless
Citizen
Series CJan 2021$50M
Series BN/A$25M
$110M
Co-investors: Benjamin Jealous (Kapor Capital), Mike Vernal (Sequoia Capital), Josh Wolfe (Lux Capital Management), Chris Adelsbach (Outrun Ventures), Chi-Hua Chien (Goodwater Capital), Dana Settle (Greycroft), Dave Morin (Offline Ventures), Semil Shah (Haystack), Bryan Rosenblatt (Craft Ventures), Alex Gurevich (Javelin Venture Partners), Ken Howery, Steve Schlafman
Farcast
Seed RoundDec 2020$8M
$8M
Prodigy
SeedFeb 2018$5.4M
$18M
Co-investors: Arjun Sethi (Tribe Capital), Baris Ozaydinli (Ascension Ventures), Lainy Painter (Craft Ventures), Omar Darwazah (AAF Management Ltd.), Lucas Vaz (Ravelin Capital), Andrew Vigneault (Flexcap)
Joby Aviation
Series BFeb 2018$100M
$690M
Co-investors: Ron Conway (SV Angel), Ronald Conway Sr. (SV Angel), Srini Ananth (Intel Capital), Jim Adler (Toyota Ventures), Sky Dayton (Craft Ventures), Bonny Simi, Wendell Brooks

Jake Medwell's Experience

Executive Producer Obey The GiantPresent
Founding Partner 8 VCPresent
Co-Founder Sole Bicycle Co2009 - Present
Co-Founder Humin (Acq. by Tinder)2013 - 2015
Private Banking Investec2010 - 2010

Jake Medwell's Education

University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business BA Entrepreneurship
Bellevue Highschool