About Jake Medwell
Jake Medwell is an angel investor, an entrepreneur and a board member based out of Austin, United States. Their journey in the startup ecosystem started in 2018 through FreightWaves. Jake Medwell has founded 3 companies. They are currently acting as the, and as the co-founder of 8VC and Operation Masks. As an angel investor, Jake Medwell has a portfolio of 2 companies, focusing primarily on sectors like High Tech, Enterprise Applications and 1 more sector. They invest in companies across United States. Their most notable investments are FreightWaves and Prime Intellect. Jake Medwell is currently serving as a board member at FreightWaves.
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Jake Medwell's Investments
Jake Medwell has invested in 2 companies. Their most recent investment was in Prime Intellect (Series A Round) on Mar 01, 2025. Their investments are primarily in High Tech, Enterprise Applications and 1 more sector. Their investment portfolio companies are located in United States.Here are the details of all recent investments by Jake Medwell:
Date | Company | Round | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 01, 2025 | Series A | $15M | ||
- | Angel | Undisclosed | - |
Jake Medwell's Founded Companies
Here are the details of all founded companies by Jake Medwell:
Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year | Current Stage | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Venture capital firm focused on tech and life science companies | - | 2015 | Unfunded | Austin | |
Private label brand of bicycles and accessories | - | 2009 | Unfunded | Los Angeles | |
Non profit organisation focused on healthcare, technology, and logistics | - | 2020 | Unfunded | San Francisco |
Jake Medwell's Board Memberships
Jake Medwell has 1 current board membership in FreightWaves.Here is the detail of this board membership:
Company | Description | Total Funding | Current Stage | Membership Status | Appointment Date | Cessation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Online platform offering logistics-related news | $108M | Series B | CURRENT | Jun 19, 2018 | - |
Jake Medwell's Top News
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FreightWaves raises $13M in oversubscribed Series A funding led by 8VCFreightWaves•Jun 12, 2018•FreightWaves, 8VC, Fontinalis Partners, Story Ventures and 6 others
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