Jonathan Frankel (entrepreneur)
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Jonathan Frankel[1][2] (Yonatan Frankel)[3] is a self-described entrepreneur,[4] and co-founder/CEO of Nucleus.[5]
Early life
[edit]Frankel, a graduate of DRS HALB (Davis Renov Stahler Yeshiva High School for Boys), obtained rabbinical ordination,[3] a Baccalaureate in Computer Science from Yeshiva University,[4] and then continued his education at Harvard Law School[6](JD).[7]
Career
[edit]After Harvard he worked at Boston Consulting Group.[4]
Nucleus
[edit]His 2013 Nucleus backers included former NFL quarterback Joe Montana, Founders Fund's billionaire Peter Thiel, and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman.[4] CNET described their product as "a touchscreen-enabled intercom system."[8][9] Frankel's followup NucleusCare offering focuses on the intercom and site-to-site needs of home-care agencies and senior-care facilities.[4] His 2016 round of funding, $5.6 million,[10] was led by Amazon.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Nick Wingfield (August 7, 2016). "Amazon Has Big Plans for Alexa: Running the 'Star Trek' Home". The New York Times.
- ^ Rabbi Jason Miller (January 8, 2015). "Jews in the digital age: 21st-Century Home Intercom". The Detroit Jewish News.
- ^ a b "YU Grad Rabbi Yonatan Frankel Develops Smarthome". JewishLink. December 15, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Moe Mernick (January 1, 2019). "Work/Life Solutions with Yonatan Frankel". Mishpacha.
- ^ a b Jason Del Ray (May 27, 2017). "Amazon invested millions in the startup Nucleus — then cloned its product for the new Echo". CNBC (Cable NBC news).
- ^ Rebecca Borison (September 19, 2014). "This Rabbi Quit His Job To Create A Better Intercom For Keeping An Eye On His Kids". Business Insider.
- ^ Christina Thompson (December 13, 2015). "Philadelphia Lawyer Finds His True Passion In Technology". CBS.
- ^ "Amazon 'probably copied us' on Echo Show, startup CEO says". CNET. May 10, 2017.
- ^ Guadalupe Gonzalez (August 4, 2016). "Meet Nucleus: The First Touch Screen Alexa-Enabled Intercom". Inc.
- ^ Anthony Noto (September 21, 2016). "Smart intercom maker Nucleus closes Series A round, inks deal". BizJournals.com (New York).
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