Jacob Andreou is a partner at Greylock, where he backs founders building next‑generation consumer technology. He joined Greylock in 2023 after an eight‑year tenure at Snap, culminating as Senior Vice President of Growth. At Snap he oversaw product, design, growth, data science, analytics, and user research teams, scaling the platform to over 360 million daily active users and $4.5 billion in revenue. He launched major initiatives such as Spotlight and My AI, Snap’s AI chatbot powered by ChatGPT. Earlier, he built Snap’s growth organization, creating the Core‑Product‑Value growth framework and an international growth playbook that grew daily active users from 80 million to 363 million. Before Snap, Jacob co‑founded and led product at ThinkAkili, an online retail analytics platform, and holds a B.S. in Biomedical Computing from Queen’s University.
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Greylock Partner: Backing Next‑Gen Consumer Tech Founders
Jacob’s current role at Greylock, focusing on investing in and supporting founders building consumer software.
Snap Tenure: Scaling a Global Consumer Platform
Eight‑year career at Snap, culminating as Senior Vice President of Growth, overseeing multi‑disciplinary teams and driving growth to 360M+ DAUs and $4.5B revenue.
Flagship Product Initiatives: Spotlight and My AI
Key products Jacob launched at Snap, including the Spotlight feature and My AI chatbot powered by ChatGPT.
Growth Frameworks: Core‑Product‑Value and International Playbook
Growth methodologies Jacob created that propelled Snap’s daily active users from 80M to 363M.
Early Entrepreneurial Experience and Education
Co‑founding and leading product at ThinkAkili, an online retail analytics platform, and earning a B.S. in Biomedical Computing from Queen’s University.