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Jesse Daugherty

Director, Head of Mobile Engineering at Albert

New York, New York

Overview 

Jesse Daugherty is a seasoned tech professional based in New York, known for his roles as a Co-Founder and CTO at LEX, and as a Director of Mobile Engineering at Albert. With a background in software engineering and mobile application development, he has a strong track record in building successful startups and leading engineering teams. Daugherty's career highlights include founding LEX and serving as its Co-CEO and CTO, as well as his tenure at Google as a Software Engineer. Currently, he is leveraging his expertise to invest in early-stage companies in New York City, focusing on sectors like seed and pre-seed stages.

Work Experience 

  • Director, Head of Mobile Engineering

    2023 - Current

  • Director, Engineering

    2023 - 2023

Albert is a financial technology company aiming to democratize money management by making financial advice accessible and affordable.

Raised $175,639,020.00 from Invus Opportunities, General Atlantic, QED Investors, CapitalG and Portage Ventures.

  • Co-Founder, Co-CEO, CTO

    2021 - 2023

    First company to deliver freely tradeable single-asset real estate securities accessible to any US investor. As Co-CEO, managed 30+ team spread across engineering, CX, sales, marketing, ops, real estate, and compliance.

  • Co-Founder, CTO

    2018 - 2021

    Hired and managed 10+ engineering team. Built & launched a retail brokerage platform integrated with Apex Clearing & and an SEC-registered, compliant Alternative Trading System.

LEX Markets is a commercial real estate securities marketplace that takes commercial buildings public through single-asset IPOs.

Raised $27,500,000.00 from Khosla Ventures, Parkway Venture Capital, Two Lanterns Venture Capital, MUFG Innovation Partners, Gaingels, Peak 6, Chaos Ventures and Sahin Boydas.

  • Software Engineer

    2016 - 2018

    Software Engineer on Google Maps

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.

  • Co-Founder

    2015 - 2015

    "Instant Video Messaging" iOS and Web app

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