John Kobs
@JohnKobs
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CEO & Co-Founder, @Giantorg. Founder & Chairman @ApartmentList. Yes, these glasses are as thick as they look.
San Francisco, California
Joined March 2009
Honored for GIANT to be selected as a Lightspeed Game Changer this year. Surreal seeing it up on the Nasdaq Tower today. Back to building. @GiantOrg
The wait is over. Say hello to the 2026 Game Changers. The gaming industry is no stranger to disruption, mass layoffs, shifting economies, the rise of AI, and evolving global policies have reshaped what it means to build. And still, some creators never stop innovating. In
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When we first started Thumbtack in 2009, we had no customers, no product, no money. Our first “office” was a house, and I slept in a closet By 2019, we scaled it to $1B. Here are my 5 real-talk lessons I learned building Thumbtack from 0 to $1B starting from a CLOSET! 🧵
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Introducing Limitless: a personalized AI powered by what you’ve seen, said, or heard. It’s a web app, Mac app, Windows app, and a wearable. 0:06 Reveal 0:48 Why Limitless? 1:39 Demo 3:05 Pendant 4:27 Privacy 5:23 Confidential Cloud 6:36 Rewind 7:12 Roadmap 9:25 Vision
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I'm a proud investor & supporter of @modelbit. Harry and Tom are incredible entrepreneurs! This is our second time around (Periscope Data sold to Sisense). Jumped at the opportunity to work with @harryglaser and Tom again!
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Excited to announce our launch and being backed by @ycombinator! We are helping drivers flourish with Autonomous trucks. Check us out:
ycombinator.com
We are building autonomy software that tag-teams with human drivers
Congrats to the team @JavelinRobotics on the launch! Javelin (YC W21) builds autonomy software that tag-teams with human drivers, helping truckers cut delivery times in half, doubling productivity and adding much needed capacity to the freight industry: https://t.co/IT3QXA7Q7W
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Today we are launching Rewind: the search engine for your life https://t.co/05G3jkDnco It’s a macOS app that enables you to find anything you’ve seen, said, or heard. We’re also announcing that we’ve raised $10m at a $75m valuation led by Andreessen Horowitz. (1/23)
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(NEW EPISODE) This Entrepreneur Raised $60 Million To Help People Around the World Become Fluent In English cc @cambly @SameerAShariff
https://t.co/a9gXOdkwD2
@kvnlw @ycombinator @svangel @BessemerVP @benchmark @cherubicvc @shervin @FuelCapital @JohnKobs #business
alejandrocremades.com
Sameer Shariff launched a startup, Cambly, to make a big impact in the lives of 1.5B people that are dealing with the same challenge.
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1/ Founders are the lifeblood of venture capital; both because of their companies and the dealflow they send to VCs. Yet of $621B invested in venture last year, less than 3% was deployed by active founders. Today we’re changing that and launching Powerset. Read more >>
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Congrats @Pano_AI team!
We’re excited to announce our $20M #SeriesA round led by @initialized! Enabling us to scale our tech across high fire-risk areas + accelerate global adaptation to increasing frequency & intensity of climate-related disasters. More by @haje: https://t.co/Bk6hPpYjY7
#StopWildfires
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I started to go deaf in my 20s. When I turned 30, a hearing aid changed my life. To lose a sense and gain it back again feels like gaining a superpower. Ever since that moment, I’ve been on a hunt for ways technology can augment human capabilities and give us superpowers. (1/3)
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“In my family there was always this story of fighting for what you believe in and not doing the easy thing—no matter what it takes.” @jalehr isn't just reinventing marketing, she's leading a mutiny. @mutinycorp
https://t.co/X92uEDGDJY
sequoiacap.com
Her AI-powered startup is building a community of rebels.
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Congrats @YunhaJKim!
Today, YC W17’s @simplehabitapp is launching Sleep Reset, the world’s first digital, personalized sleep clinic, available in a mobile app. Improve sleep and reduce sleep anxiety, no pills or melatonin needed. Congrats @YunhaJKim and team!
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Congrats @SameerAShariff !
So excited to share more about what we've been up to at @cambly on @Forbes today! https://t.co/dSXbBuKddV Cambly is helping people all over the world learn English and unlock economic opportunities -- if you're excited about our mission and impact, please get in touch!
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We’re thrilled to exit stealth today and announce that we’ve raised $4.5M from @NEA (@annbordetsky @andrewaschoen @henrymagun)! https://t.co/szWzcqmpH0 Our mission is to end waste, starting with AI/robotics for recycling. We're #hiring!
prnewswire.com
/PRNewswire/ -- Glacier, an innovation leader in AI-powered robotic waste technology, announced today that it has launched out of stealth and raised $4.5M in...
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After 14 years building @ApartmentList, I’ve decided to transition to Chairman of the Board and elevate our very own Matthew Woods to CEO. I’m immensely grateful for this ride of a lifetime, and extraordinarily excited to celebrate @MatthewWoodsL3B! https://t.co/8iJRfEcrnC
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Thrilled to open up about what we are building. We're passionate about helping companies understand and create value from their data.
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Meet @JohnKobs (CWR ’03), former CWRU running back 🏈 and CEO and co-founder of @ApartmentList. Read how Kobs got the idea to start his own company and how his leadership at CWRU helped lead him to success: https://t.co/gADvdxkktQ.
#CWRU @CWRUalumni
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CWRU alum John Kobs discusses his time at CWRU and his company Apartment List
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“Americans were playing musical chairs with their housing but more and more people kept joining into the game..." Chief Economist @IgorPopov chats w/ @NYT’s Sydney Ember (@melbournecoal) on the impact #inflation has had on renters. https://t.co/QNjQVlGqDq?
nytimes.com
Rent costs, a key component of inflation, surged 0.4 percent in December, putting pressure on the Federal Reserve to tamp down rising prices.
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