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Jake Knapp
General Partner at Character
Eastsound, Washington
Overview
Jake Knapp is currently a General Partner at Character, a venture capital firm, and is known for being the author of the bestselling books "SPRINT" and "MAKE TIME." His career highlights include serving as a Design Partner at GV (formerly Google Ventures) and holding design roles at Google and Microsoft.
Work Experience
Co-Founder & General Partner
2021 - Current
We invest in early-stage startups and run Design Sprints to help them find product-market fit.
Character is a human centric venture capital firm that supports startups with capital and sprints.
Parent
2003
Visiting Fellow
2017 - 2019
Design Partner
2012 - 2017
Google Ventures is an investment arm of Alphabet that provides seed, venture, and growth-stage funding to technology companies.
Designer
2007 - 2012
Google is a multinational corporation that specializes in Internet-related services and organizes the world’s information.
Raised $26,100,000.00 from Angel Investors LP, Kleiner Perkins, Signatures Capital, Sequoia Capital, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Shaquille O'Neal, Henry Kissinger, Google and Tiger Woods.
Designer
2000 - 2007
Microsoft Advertising provides digital advertising solutions.
Designer
1999 - 2001
Education
Bachelor's degree
1996 - 2001