# AI Context for Jake Medwell

## Profile
- Name: Jake Medwell
- Location: Austin, TX
- Pronouns: he/him
- About me: 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.

## Online Presence
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\[Foursquare\]: [foursquare.com/user/1406410270](https://foursquare.com/user/1406410270)