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

^ 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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[JonaYonaFrankelDRS.NYT2016-1] Nick Wingfield (August 7, 2016). "Amazon Has Big Plans for Alexa: Running the 'Star Trek' Home". The New York Times.

[JonaFrankel.DetroitJewish2015-2] Rabbi Jason Miller (January 8, 2015). "Jews in the digital age: 21st-Century Home Intercom". The Detroit Jewish News.

[JonaYonaFrankelDRS.JLinkN2016-3] "YU Grad Rabbi Yonatan Frankel Develops Smarthome". JewishLink. December 15, 2016.

[JonaYonaFrankelDRS.Mishpa2019-4] Moe Mernick (January 1, 2019). "Work/Life Solutions with Yonatan Frankel". Mishpacha.

[JonaYonaFrankelDRS.CNBC2017-5] 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).

[JonaYonaFrankelDRS.BINsider2014-6] Rebecca Borison (September 19, 2014). "This Rabbi Quit His Job To Create A Better Intercom For Keeping An Eye On His Kids". Business Insider.

[JonaYonaFrankel.CBS-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.

[JonaYonaFrankel.INC-9] Guadalupe Gonzalez (August 4, 2016). "Meet Nucleus: The First Touch Screen Alexa-Enabled Intercom". Inc.

[JonaYonaFrankel.BizJ-10] Anthony Noto (September 21, 2016). "Smart intercom maker Nucleus closes Series A round, inks deal". BizJournals.com (New York).

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