Jonathan Frankel (entrepreneur)

Jonathan Frankel[1][2] (Yonatan Frankel)[3] is a self-described entrepreneur,[4] and co-founder/CEO of Nucleus.[5]

Early life

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

After Harvard he worked at Boston Consulting Group.[4]

Nucleus

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
  1. Nick Wingfield (August 7, 2016). "Amazon Has Big Plans for Alexa: Running the 'Star Trek' Home". The New York Times.
  2. Rabbi Jason Miller (January 8, 2015). "Jews in the digital age: 21st-Century Home Intercom". The Detroit Jewish News.
  3. "YU Grad Rabbi Yonatan Frankel Develops Smarthome". JewishLink. December 15, 2016.
  4. Moe Mernick (January 1, 2019). "Work/Life Solutions with Yonatan Frankel". Mishpacha.
  5. 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).
  6. Rebecca Borison (September 19, 2014). "This Rabbi Quit His Job To Create A Better Intercom For Keeping An Eye On His Kids". Business Insider.
  7. Christina Thompson (December 13, 2015). "Philadelphia Lawyer Finds His True Passion In Technology". CBS.
  8. "Amazon 'probably copied us' on Echo Show, startup CEO says". CNET. May 10, 2017.
  9. Guadalupe Gonzalez (August 4, 2016). "Meet Nucleus: The First Touch Screen Alexa-Enabled Intercom". Inc.
  10. Anthony Noto (September 21, 2016). "Smart intercom maker Nucleus closes Series A round, inks deal". BizJournals.com (New York).


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