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Jake Knapp

General Partner at Character. Author of SPRINT and MAKE TIME. More at jakeknapp.com.

Eastsound, Washington

Investor
VC
Angel
Founder

Invests in

Stages:

Series A
Seed

  • Min Investment:

    $500,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $1,000,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $500,000.00

Skills

User Experience
Web Application Design
User Interface Design
Design Strategy
Interaction Design
User-centered Design
Product Design

Education

Lists including Jake

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Ex-Microsoft employees who invest

302 people

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Based in Seattle

494 people

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AS
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All Series A Investors

14752 people

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All Seed Investors

19695 people

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Ex-Google employees who invest

601 people

Work Experience

C
Character

2021

  • Co-Founder & General Partner

    2021

    We invest in early-stage startups and run Design Sprints to help them find product-market fit.

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2003

  • Parent

    2003

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IDEO

2017 - 2019

  • Visiting Fellow

    2017 - 2019

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GV

2012 - 2017

  • Design Partner

    2012 - 2017

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Google

2007 - 2012

  • Designer

    2007 - 2012

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Microsoft

2000 - 2007

  • Designer

    2000 - 2007

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Oakley

1999 - 2001

  • Designer

    1999 - 2001

People following Jake on X

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Ryan Hoover

Founder of Weekend Fund