Jack Jia

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Jack Jia is an American entrepreneur and technologist. [1] He is the founder and chief executive officer of Musely, a telehealth company specializing in prescription skincare. [2] He previously founded Baynote, a recommendation-software company [3] , and was a founding member and chief of technology of Interwoven, a Silicon Valley software firm [4] , and has invested in early-stage venture funds including Rally Ventures, Webb Investment Network (WIN), TSVC, and GSR Ventures. [5]

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Career

Interwoven

Jia was a founding member of Interwoven and became its first Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President. During his tenure, the company gained media attention for a BMW Z3 recruiting initiative. [6]

Baynote

In 2004, Jia founded Baynote, a company developing contextual recommendation software for e-commerce and online publishers. The company was featured in Forbes (2009) and later in the Wall Street Journal (2014) for its behavior-based personalization technology before being acquired in 2014. [7]

Trusper / Musely

Jia launched Trusper in 2013 as a social app for sharing lifestyle and beauty tips. In 2019, the platform pivoted to teledermatology services under the new name Musely, offering prescription treatments for melasma, acne, rosacea, and other skin conditions. [8] [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Reading Your Customers' Minds". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  2. ↑ Pugachevsky, Julia. "His wife had a common skin condition and tried expensive creams for over 20 years. She became 'patient zero' for his personalized skincare company — and had clear skin in a month". Business Insider. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  3. ↑ "Video - FOXBusiness.com". www.foxbusiness.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-12. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  4. ↑ "Simulating The Brain: Baynote CEO Jack Jia (Part 1)". Sramana Mitra. 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  5. ↑ "Jack Jia". SVOD - Silicon Valley Open Doors. 2015-01-06. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  6. ↑ O'Brien, Jeffrey M. "The Ultimate Hiring Machine". Wired. ISSN   1059-1028 . Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  7. ↑ "Vista's Kibo Acquires Baynote From Venture Investors". Wall Street Journal. 2016-09-28. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  8. ↑ Shieber, Jonathan (2014-03-06). "Trusper Raises $6.17M For Tips Based Social Networking App". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  9. ↑ Pugachevsky, Julia. "His wife had a common skin condition and tried expensive creams for over 20 years. She became 'patient zero' for his personalized skincare company — and had clear skin in a month". Business Insider. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
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