Jake Simon
Investor at Porsche Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Work Experience
Investor
2022 - Current
Investing in founders and entrepreneurs who dare to build their dreams. Industrial Tech, Energy, Mobility Development Areas: manufacturing, engineering, advanced compute, AI/robotics, power generation, critical materials, supply chain, intangible enterprise Immersed in problem solving: fostering the best hardware, software, and science. Heavily involved: • Atomic Industries: AI-powered tool & die maker, vertically integrated factory • Chemix: foundational AI for batteries/ESS, delivering full-stack intelligence for those developing, operating, and financing batteries
Principal Venture Partner
2020
GoingVC Partners (GVCP) invests in pre-seed/seed frontiers. Lead a team of Scout Partners exploring innovative tech and product. Cohort 1 Alumni; Inception Member; >15 cohorts today GVCP is the funding vehicle of GoingVC, a 500+ member exclusive ecosystem for emerging venture capitalists. Scout Partners actively source, diligence and pitch early-stage startups for investment. • Aid sourcing methods, founder engagement, due diligence for investment decisions • Co-develop Q&A and DD frameworks to identify, position and de-risk prospects • Mentor SPs to help build real experience in venture and thesis development • Frist-hand access to educational resources, templates, and a lifelong network spanning 10 countries including VCs, LPs, corporates, startups
Investor
2018 - 2022
Fontinalis invests in early-stage startups boldly reshaping the future of mobility and industrial innovation. Deal making: • Highland Electric (turnkey electrification) • Verity (industrial drone system) • Gatik (autonomous middle-mile delivery) • Veho (last-mile delivery platform) • CelLink (flexible circuits for efficient power) • Tomrrow.io (weather intelligence, fka ClimaCell) • VulcanForms (metal parts at industrial scale)
Venture Capital Senior Analyst
2017 - 2018
Investment Banking Associate
2017 - 2017
Sell-side and buy-side boutique investment banking. Enabled corporations, financial sponsors, and entrepreneurs to achieve their growth, liquidity, and financing objectives. Scope: Industrials, Supply Chain, Transportation, Tech-Enabled Service, Enterprise Intelligence.
Investment Banking Analyst
2014 - 2017
Investment Banking Summer Analyst
2013 - 2013
Equity Research Summer Analyst
2012 - 2012
High conviction equity research coverage, uncovering inflection by channel-driven intelligence.
Cleveland Research Company is a capital markets company specializing in equity and market research services.