Jacob Colker
Jacob Colker is Co-Founder and Managing Director at AI House, and serves as an early-stage investor and incubator for multiple AI startups including Aria, Assertion AI, Augment AI, and Blue Canoe. He specializes in transforming cutting-edge AI research into real-world companies, with expertise in the zero-to-one phase of startup development.
Amazon's next big business, Satya Nadella's DIY app, and a VC's rallying cry for Seattle tech
This week: Microsoft and Amazon both reported quarterly numbers, and both stocks rose on cloud results that beat expectations. Is AI spending is paying off in real business? And in related news, Microsoft sees a rare annual headcount decline, hitting product R&D hardest. Plus: Satya Nadella builds a Power BI dashboard out of an analyst's research report, and touts it on the earnings call to make a bigger point. Jeff Bezos names Amazon's chips business as the long-awaited fourth pillar. And AI House managing director Jacob Colker delivers a much-needed pep talk for Seattle tech, calling on the region to…
Organizations
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Aria First Institutional Investor / Incubator 2025–present · current
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Assertion AI First Investor / Incubator 2025–present · current
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Eidol AI First Institutional Investor / Incubator 2025–present · current
Education
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The Johns Hopkins University (Dropped out of a Masters in Communication to start my first company—60% completed)
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Columbia College Chicago B.A., Media Management
