Partner
Jake Kendall
General Partner, DFS Lab
- Firm
- DFS Lab
- Title
- General Partner
- Role
- General partner
- Location
- Paris
- Known as
- Investor
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Record updated 28 September 2026
About
Research economist with deep market-structure expertise across financial inclusion and emerging tech. Based in Paris, Jake was Deputy Director of Research and Emerging Technologies within the fintech team at the Gates Foundation, where he led landmark projects including the Global Findex. Before joining the Gates Foundation, he was an Economist at the World Bank. He holds a PhD in Economics from UC Santa Cruz and a BS in Physics from MIT.
Background
- Education
- He holds a PhD in Economics from UC Santa Cruz and a BS in Physics from MIT.Source (opens in a new tab)
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