Jacob Davis

Founder, Chief Product Officer

Nest Veterinary

Oct 2022 - Current (3 years 8 months)

www.NestVeterinary.com Nest’s software makes it easy for vet hospitals to offer personalized wellness plans to their clients.

Founder & Owner

Terracotta

Sep 2020 - Current (5 years 9 months)

www.Terracotta.art Terracotta works with the finest art educators around the world to deliver immersive online learning programs to 5,000 students globally.

Finance, Global Development

Gates Foundation

Mar 2019 - Aug 2020 (1 year 6 months)

Co-managed a portfolio with $280 million in annual payout by structuring 45 projects/transactions, performing due-diligence, and providing ongoing strategic and operational consulting to Program Officers and grantees. Focused on medtech R&D and the distribution of health products and services in Africa. Partnered with organizations ranging from startups, accelerators, VC firms, and the UN to finance projects. Led executive data reporting across the Global Development and Global Growth & Opportunity Divisions, which manage $2.4 billion in annual payout; designed and implemented automated KPI dashboards for 12 Programs.

Associate

Edge Growth

Oct 2017 - Aug 2018 (11 months)

Investor at the largest VC in South Africa. Executed 3 Series-A investments, including in Selpal (acquired by First National Bank). Sourced and screened over 100 startups, built financial models, performed due diligence, and issued term-sheets. Operated in a blended social impact fund that used tech to dismantle the social/economic legacy of Apartheid. Focused on Enterprise SaaS, FinTech, and healthcare.

Product Lead

Vanguard

Oct 2016 - Aug 2017 (11 months)

Led product & strategy of a FinTech SaaS business that used ML-based roboadvisory services to disrupt the $1 trillion Target Date Fund industry. Managed a project team of 20 professionals specializing in IT, strategy, finance, design, legal, and investments. Evaluated partnerships with FinTech startups and advised on Vanguard’s FinTech strategy.

Accelerated Development Program

Vanguard

Jul 2015 - Oct 2016 (1 year 4 months)

Corporate Strategy Analyst: Strategic refresh of the $100 billion AUM Global Ex-US Division that spanned 150 countries. Institutional Project Manager: Created a KPI dashboard for Institutional Operations, which had $1 trillion in AUM.

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