Jacob Colker

Jacob Colker

First Institutional Investor / Incubator at Aria
Seattle, Washington, United States

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.

  • Yoodli logo
    Yoodli First Investor / Incubator 2021–present · current
  • Ozette Technologies First Investor / Incubator 2020–present · current
  • Blue Canoe First Investor / Incubator 2018–present · current
  • WellSaid logo
    WellSaid First Investor / Incubator 2018–present · current
  • AI House Co-Founder and Managing Director 2017–present · current
  • AI House Co-Founder and Managing Director · current
  • Allen Institute for AI Managing Director · current
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    Vercept First Institutional Investor (Acquired by Anthropic) 2024–2026 · past
  • ChipStack First Investor / Incubator (Acquired by Cadence) 2022–2025 · past
  • Materia AI First Investor / Incubator (Acquired by Thomson Reuters) 2022–2024 · past
  • MajorBoost First Investor / Incubator (Acquihired by Superdial) 2021–2025 · past
  • BirchAI First Investor / Incubator (Acquired by Sagility Health) 2020–2024 · past
  • Meetingflow First Investor / Incubator (Acquihired) 2020–2024 · past
  • Modulus Therapeutics First Investor / Incubator (Acquihired by Ginkgo Bioworks) 2020–2024 · past
  • WhyLabs logo
    WhyLabs First Investor / Incubator (Acquired by Apple) 2019–2025 · past
  • Lexion logo
    Lexion First Investor / Incubator (Acquired by Docusign) 2018–2024 · past
  • Ai2 Managing Director, AI2 Incubator 2017–2022 · past
  • Lighter Capital logo
    Lighter Capital Chief Marketing Officer 2016–2017 · past
  • University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business Affiliate Instructor of Entrepreneurship, MBA Program 2014–2023 · past
  • Buildium GM, APM (Acquired) 2013–2016 · past
  • Sparked.com Co-Founder and CEO (Acquired) 2007–2012 · past
  • Democratic Party Candidates Field Director and Technology Consultant 2005–2007 · past
  • Marketing and Technology Consultant Marketing and Technology Consultant 2001–2004 · past

Education

  • The Johns Hopkins University (Dropped out of a Masters in Communication to start my first company—60% completed)
  • Columbia College Chicago B.A., Media Management

Organizations

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  • Aria First Institutional Investor / Incubator 2025–present · current
  • Assertion AI First Investor / Incubator 2025–present · current
  • Eidol AI First Institutional Investor / Incubator 2025–present · current

Education

  • The Johns Hopkins University (Dropped out of a Masters in Communication to start my first company—60% completed)
  • Columbia College Chicago B.A., Media Management

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