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Jakub Zimola

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VC Investor, Head of North America at J&T Ventures
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Jakub Zimola leads North American operations for J&T Ventures, an early-stage VC fund based in Prague. He focuses on supporting European and U. S. founders with funding, bringing a background in partnerships and ecosystem development. He earned a Masters degree in Technology Entrepreneurship from University College London.

Outside of his VC role, Jakub is an avid traveler, having once visited 10 countries across 4 continents in 82 days. During his university years, he was active in the Entrepreneurs Society and co-founded a platform for academic researchers, showcasing his early interest in building new ventures.

As a student, Jakub won multiple awards, including the "Summer of Student Innovation" competition in the UK for his startup idea, Survey Exchange.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
VC Investor, Head of North America
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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Early-Stage Investing
As Head of North America for J&T Ventures, he invests up to €2. 5 million in early-stage startups across Europe and the U. S.
US Market Expansion
A key part of his role is helping Central and Eastern European startups successfully expand into the competitive U. S. market.
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Career

Work history

9-2020
VC Investor, Head of North America
J&T Ventures
9-2020 - 3-2021
Advisor
RebelBase
11-2019 - 9-2020
Head of Strategic Partnerships
RebelBase
7-2018 - 11-2019
Operations
Koru Kids
3-2017 - 3-2018
Founder
Survey Exchange
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Education
2017 - 2018
Master's degree
UCL
2014 - 2017
Bachelor’s Degree
University of Pardubice
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