Primary Job Title CEO & Founder Primary Organization Levitate
Location Raleigh, North Carolina, United States Regions Research Triangle, East Coast, Southern US Gender Male
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Website www.levitate.ai/about LinkedIn View on LinkedIn
A self-taught software programmer and entrepreneur, Jesse has been involved in internet technologies since 1999, when he co-founded a software company focused on the personalization of online advertising. In 2001, he became President of Rapidata.net, a pharmaceutical marketing research company. In just two years, he helped grow revenues at
Rapidata.net by over 500% and laid the foundation for the company’s acquisition by Greenfield Online (SRVY).
Subsequent to Rapidata.net, Jesse co-founded the internet services firm novelProjects and served as the company's CEO. Over the past five years, novelProjects has evolved into ShareFile, an internet software company where Mr. Lipson currently serves as President and CEO. ShareFile has grown from zero to over 20,000 customers and over 150 full-time employees.


