Jake Cohen is a partner at Vinyl Capital. He co-founded Privy, which was acquired by Attentive in 2021, and was the first product hire at Klaviyo.
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Vinyl Capital writes $500K to $3M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.
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- Klaviyo · First product hire
- Privy · Co-founder2021
- Klaviyo
- Vinyl · PartnerNow
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Who is Jake Cohen?
Jake Cohen is a partner at Vinyl Capital. He co-founded Privy, which was acquired by Attentive in 2021, and was the first product hire at Klaviyo.
How much does Jake Cohen invest?
Jake Cohen invests through Vinyl Capital, which writes checks of $500K to $3M at pre-seed.
How do I pitch Jake Cohen?
A warm intro from a founder Vinyl Capital backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.
What did Jake Cohen do before Vinyl Capital?
First product hire at Klaviyo; Co-founder at Privy; Klaviyo.
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