Jakub Zimola

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VC Investor, Head of North America at J&T Ventures

San Francisco, California, United States

Overview

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.

Personality Overview

Value Driven

Curious

Assertive

They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.  They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information.

Topics They Care About

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.
AI Startups
He has noted significant investor demand for promising AI startups and actively seeks ventures with long-term potential in this space.

Media Appearances

Jakub has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2020
VC Investor, Head of North America at J&T Ventures
9-2020 - 3-2021
Advisor at RebelBase
11-2019 - 9-2020
Head of Strategic Partnerships at RebelBase
7-2018 - 11-2019
Operations at Koru Kids
3-2017 - 3-2018
Founder at Survey Exchange

Education

2017 - 2018
Master's degree from UCL
2014 - 2017
Bachelor’s Degree from University of Pardubice

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Exp : 9 Location : San Francisco, California, United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : VC Investor, Head of North America at J&T Ventures
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Insights For Selling To Jakub

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Build rapport, it will come handy to handle hard questions later
  • Persuade objectively how your product will help them achieve their goals
  • Help them realize that there is no personal risk in making this decision

DONT's

  • Avoid making offhand commitments
  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Jakub is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important to them, relationships will have some weightage.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Jakub

  • They are practical yet friendly, don’t expect a clear no very often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Jakub move?

  • They like to analyze well and then make their decisions.
  • Can Jakub take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and are less likely to take risks.

You And Jakub

Personality Compatibility


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