Jon Karlen - Founder & Chairman @ Acadian Software

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Primary Job Title Founder & Chairman
Primary Organization
Acadian Software

Location Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Regions Greater Boston Area, East Coast, New England
Gender Male

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Jon Karlen is the Founder and Chairman of Acadian Software. He previously worked at PillPack as a Board Member. Jon attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business and Harvard University.

Personal Investments

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Jon Karlen

invested in

Manifold

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. This investment -

Series A - Manifold

- was valued at

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Manifold	—	Series A - Manifold	obfuscated obfuscation

Partner Investments

Number of Partner Investments

Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	ROLLER	Acadian Software	Yes	Secondary Market - ROLLER	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	CaseGlide	Acadian Software	Yes	Corporate Round - CaseGlide	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Klaviyo	Astral Capital	Yes	Series A - Klaviyo	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Restorando	Flybridge	—	Series C - Restorando	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	PillPack	Astral Capital	Yes	Series D - PillPack	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	PillPack	Accomplice	No	Series D - PillPack	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Restorando	Flybridge	—	Series C - Restorando	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Restorando	Richmond Global Ventures	No	Series C - Restorando	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	PillPack	Accomplice	No	Series C - PillPack	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Pitzi	Flybridge	No	Series C - Pitzi	obfuscated obfuscation

Jobs

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Jon Karlen

has

current jobs as

Founder & Chairman

Acadian Software

and

Founder

Astral Capital

. Additionally,

Jon Karlen

has had

past jobs including

Partner

Atlas Venture

Acadian Software Founder & ChairmanDec 2017
Astral Capital Founder

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Atlas Venture	Partner	May 2014	Jun 1, 2015
Flybridge	General Partner	Oct 2005	2014
NTRU Cryptosystems	Director of Product Management	2001	2003
Greylock	Entrepreneur-in-Residence	2003	2003
Accomplice	General Partner	May 1, 2014	—

Board and Advisor Roles

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Jon Karlen

holds

board and advisor roles including

Director

ROLLER

Board Member

ROLLER

, and

Investor & Board Member

Klaviyo

ROLLER DirectorAug 7, 2018
ROLLER Board MemberJul 2018
Klaviyo Investor & Board MemberFeb 2016
CustomMade Member of the Board of DirectorsMay 24, 2013
Kinvey Member of the Board of DirectorsJul 8, 2011
33Across Member of the Board of DirectorsDec 2010
Open English Board MemberOct 2010
CaseGlide Board Member

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Virtual Computer	Member of the Board of Directors	Dec 2007	2012
GamerDNA	Member of the Board of Directors	Jul 2007	Mar 2010
Zing Systems	Member of the Board of Directors	Dec 2006	Aug 2007
Eka Systems	Board Member	—	—
Shoes 4 the Shoeless	Member of the Board of Directors	—	—
Digital Lumens	Board Member	Mar 1, 2008	—
Restorando	Member of the Board of Directors	—	—
Sample6	Board Member	—	—
MadeiraMadeira	Member of the Board of Directors	—	—
Next U	Board Member	—	—

Related Hubs

Hub Name	CB Rank (Hub)
SOAS Alumni Founded Companies	58,010
University of Birmingham Alumni Founded Companies	48,446
National University of Singapore Alumni Founded Companies	47,023
Western Washington University Alumni Founded Companies	81,922
British Columbia Institute of Technology Alumni Founded Companies	71,865
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies Alumni Founded Companies	79,034
University of Louisville Alumni Founded Companies	84,981
Bates College Alumni Founded Companies	59,124
ITMO University Alumni Founded Companies	87,978
University at Buffalo Alumni Founded Companies	54,332

Education

Jon Karlen

studied at

Harvard University

and

Stanford University

Harvard University BAPhilosophySep 1990Jun 1994
Stanford University MBABusinessSep 1999Jun 2001

Recent News and Activity

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Funding Round•

Nov 14, 2023

Manifold raised

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from Amar Kendale and 14 other investors

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News•

Sep 8, 2016