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Karl Jacob - Strategic Advisor in Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Karl Jacob

Executive Serial Entrepreneur & CEO specializing in AI-driven FinTech and early-stage startups

University of Southern CaliforniaUSCLos Angeles Metropolitan Area33 Years ExperienceExecutive Level

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Experience

Strategic AdvisorUSC Information Sciences Institute · Jun 2024 – Present
Strategic AdvisorStandard Fleet · Sep 2022 – Present
CEO and co-founderLoanSnap · Jan 2017 – Present
Board MemberMayvenn · Apr 2015 – Present
Angel InvestorKarl Jacob · May 1999 – Presentfreelance
AdvisorGenerational Partners · Jan 2022 – Nov 2025
CEO and FounderHangtime Inc. · Jun 2011 – Nov 2015
Executive Chairman and FounderCoveroo · Jun 2011 – Oct 2015
CEO and FounderCoveroo · Nov 2008 – Jun 2011
CEO and FounderWallop · Sep 2005 – Nov 2008
Strategic AdvisorFacebook · May 2005 – Sep 2007
CEOCloudmark · May 2002 – Mar 2005
CEOKeen · Sep 1999 – May 2002
CEOIngenio · Jan 1999 – Jan 2002
Entrepreneur in ResidenceBenchmark Capital · Jun 1999 – Sep 1999
General ManagerMicrosoft · May 1997 – Jun 1999
CEO and FounderDimension X · Nov 1995 – May 1997
ManagerSun Microsystems · Jan 1991 – Jan 1993
Summer InternshipApple · Jun 1990 – Sep 1990internship

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Education

USCbachelor, Computer Science (1991)
John Burroughs High Schoolhigh_school, Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies (1986)

Awards

  • Patent: Apparatus and method for specifying and obtaining services through voice commands
  • Patent: Automated layout and design for recording text and images in any of disparate three-dimensional objects

Skills

NegotiationMentoringBusiness DevelopmentParallel ProgrammingParallel ComputingEarly-Stage StartupsPatentsFundraisingStrategic AdvisingStrategic GuidanceAngel InvestingStartup BuildingAIQuantum TechnologiesTechnology Commercialization

Languages

English

Certifications

Computer Science - Stanford University

Publications

2 publications

Voice command service specification and retrievalAutomated layout and design for recording text and images in three-dimensional objects

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Karl JacobExecutive Serial Entrepreneur & CEO specializing in AI-driven FinTech and early-stage startups