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Randall Kaplan

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Chief Executive Officer, JUMP Investors

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JUMP Investors
Title
Chief Executive Officer
Role
CEO
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Record updated 20 September 2026

About

Randall Kaplan is a serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, executive coach, and best-selling author. He is the founder and CEO of JUMP Investors, a venture capital firm and family office that has invested in more than 100 early-to-late-stage companies, including Google, Seagate, and Lyft. He is also a co-founder of Akamai Technologies, an S&P 500 cybersecurity and cloud computing company with a market capitalization of approximately $16 billion that serves nearly 30% of the world’s web traffic, generated $4.2 billion in 2025 revenue, and employs more than 11,000 people.

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