BUILDING DIGITAL EXPERIENCES SINCE 2012
JACK
FORBES
I’m Jack Forbes — Canerdian (Canadian 🇨🇦 nerd), entrepreneur, and health enthusiast — passionately building digital experiences for over 15 years
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ABOUT
ABOUT
ABOUT
I'm a Seattle-based founder and frontend engineer with a passion for building beautiful and functional digital experiences.
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Soccer games
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Soccer games
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Office episodes
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Office episodes
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Cross-country road trips
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Cross-country road trips
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Cross-country road trips
Proud Canadian now living in Seattle. University of Waterloo graduate. Frontend engineer. Founder of Kopa (YC W19) and Class Companion (Converge W23). Particularly passionate about climate sustainability, educational innovation, and space exploration. Not to mention playing soccer and any outdoor activity.
Climate
Climate
Climate
Education
Education
Education
Space
Space
Space
EXPERIENCE
EXPERIENCE
EXPERIENCE
Technical Lead
Panorama Education
2025 — Present
Panorama acquired Class Companion in March, 2025 where I'm now continuing to pursue Class Companion's mission at a larger scale.
Technical Lead
Panorama Education
2025 — Present
Panorama acquired Class Companion in March, 2025 where I'm now continuing to pursue Class Companion's mission at a larger scale.
Technical Lead
Panorama Education
2025 — Present
Panorama acquired Class Companion in March, 2025 where I'm now continuing to pursue Class Companion's mission at a larger scale.
Co-Founder & CTO
Class Companion (acquired by Panorama Education)
2022 — Present
Class Companion gives students instant feedback and coaching on assignments while saving teachers time grading. Accepted into OpenAI Converge (W23). Raised $1m. Serving 2m+ students and 50k+ teachers.
Co-Founder & CTO
Class Companion (acquired by Panorama Education)
2022 — Present
Class Companion gives students instant feedback and coaching on assignments while saving teachers time grading. Accepted into OpenAI Converge (W23). Raised $1m. Serving 2m+ students and 50k+ teachers.
Co-Founder & CTO
Class Companion (acquired by Panorama Education)
2022 — Present
Class Companion gives students instant feedback and coaching on assignments while saving teachers time grading. Accepted into OpenAI Converge (W23). Raised $1m. Serving 2m+ students and 50k+ teachers.
Tech Lead
Masterclass
2021 — 2023
Growth engineer leading virality, retention, SEO, landing page conversion, growth infrastructure, and innovation. Increased overall site conversion by 30% and retention by 10%.
Tech Lead
Masterclass
2021 — 2023
Growth engineer leading virality, retention, SEO, landing page conversion, growth infrastructure, and innovation. Increased overall site conversion by 30% and retention by 10%.
Tech Lead
Masterclass
2021 — 2023
Growth engineer leading virality, retention, SEO, landing page conversion, growth infrastructure, and innovation. Increased overall site conversion by 30% and retention by 10%.
Co-Founder & CEO
Kopa (acquired by Watson Homes)
2015 — 2023
Kopa was the world's first medium-term housing + roommate marketplace. Accepted into Y Combinator (W19). Raised $1m. Gathered 10,000+ hosts onto the marketplace. Helped 10,000+ people easily find and rent a home.
Co-Founder & CEO
Kopa (acquired by Watson Homes)
2015 — 2023
Kopa was the world's first medium-term housing + roommate marketplace. Accepted into Y Combinator (W19). Raised $1m. Gathered 10,000+ hosts onto the marketplace. Helped 10,000+ people easily find and rent a home.
Co-Founder & CEO
Kopa (acquired by Watson Homes)
2015 — 2023
Kopa was the world's first medium-term housing + roommate marketplace. Accepted into Y Combinator (W19). Raised $1m. Gathered 10,000+ hosts onto the marketplace. Helped 10,000+ people easily find and rent a home.
Sr. Technical Consultant
Salesforce
2015 — 2016
Salesforce acquired Sequence in February, 2017. Lead development teams for clients. Blockchain student achievements platform for university. AR mobile app for pharmacy chain. Patient portal for dental company.
Sr. Technical Consultant
Salesforce
2015 — 2016
Salesforce acquired Sequence in February, 2017. Lead development teams for clients. Blockchain student achievements platform for university. AR mobile app for pharmacy chain. Patient portal for dental company.
Sr. Technical Consultant
Salesforce
2015 — 2016
Salesforce acquired Sequence in February, 2017. Lead development teams for clients. Blockchain student achievements platform for university. AR mobile app for pharmacy chain. Patient portal for dental company.
Full Stack Engineer
Sequence (acquired by Salesforce)
2016 — 2017
Design + development agency. Helped build Chipotle CMS and games. Built Opus One marketing site. Created prototype mobile app for Wallgreens. Worked on PadPiper (Kopa) on the side.
Full Stack Engineer
Sequence (acquired by Salesforce)
2016 — 2017
Design + development agency. Helped build Chipotle CMS and games. Built Opus One marketing site. Created prototype mobile app for Wallgreens. Worked on PadPiper (Kopa) on the side.
Full Stack Engineer
Sequence (acquired by Salesforce)
2016 — 2017
Design + development agency. Helped build Chipotle CMS and games. Built Opus One marketing site. Created prototype mobile app for Wallgreens. Worked on PadPiper (Kopa) on the side.
Frontend Engineer
2015
Interned on the Nest Developers portal that helps developers work with the Nest API and submit products to the Works With Nest Store.
Frontend Engineer
2015
Interned on the Nest Developers portal that helps developers work with the Nest API and submit products to the Works With Nest Store.
Frontend Engineer
2015
Interned on the Nest Developers portal that helps developers work with the Nest API and submit products to the Works With Nest Store.
UI Software Engineer
Zazzle
2015
Researched, designed, and built two internal applications - translation tool and database configuration tool - saving $100k+ annually. Requirements analysis, design, development, and iteration based on feedback.
UI Software Engineer
Zazzle
2015
Researched, designed, and built two internal applications - translation tool and database configuration tool - saving $100k+ annually. Requirements analysis, design, development, and iteration based on feedback.
UI Software Engineer
Zazzle
2015
Researched, designed, and built two internal applications - translation tool and database configuration tool - saving $100k+ annually. Requirements analysis, design, development, and iteration based on feedback.
Software Engineer
Electronic Arts
2014
Built the Fifa Ultimate Team web app with the rest of the Pulse team. 95% code coverage. Made it into the credits of FIFA 15.
Software Engineer
Electronic Arts
2014
Built the Fifa Ultimate Team web app with the rest of the Pulse team. 95% code coverage. Made it into the credits of FIFA 15.
Software Engineer
Electronic Arts
2014
Built the Fifa Ultimate Team web app with the rest of the Pulse team. 95% code coverage. Made it into the credits of FIFA 15.
CONTRIBUTIONS
CONTRIBUTIONS
CONTRIBUTIONS
TOOLS
TOOLS
TOOLS
TYPESCRIPT
REACT
VUE
NEXTJS
WINDSURF
NOTION
FRAMER
GEMINI
EDUCATION
EDUCATION
EDUCATION
Bacherlor of Applied Science in Management Engineering
University of Waterloo
2011 — 2016
Completed six co-op terms at Google, EA Sports, Zazzle, and more while earning my BASc.
Bacherlor of Applied Science in Management Engineering
University of Waterloo
2011 — 2016
Completed six co-op terms at Google, EA Sports, Zazzle, and more while earning my BASc.
Bacherlor of Applied Science in Management Engineering
University of Waterloo
2011 — 2016
Completed six co-op terms at Google, EA Sports, Zazzle, and more while earning my BASc.
YC W19 Graduate
Y Combinator
2019
Participated in the Winter 2019 batch with my university Capstone project, PadPiper, that evolved into Kopa.
YC W19 Graduate
Y Combinator
2019
Participated in the Winter 2019 batch with my university Capstone project, PadPiper, that evolved into Kopa.
YC W19 Graduate
Y Combinator
2019
Participated in the Winter 2019 batch with my university Capstone project, PadPiper, that evolved into Kopa.
INSPIRATION
INSPIRATION
INSPIRATION
CONTACT
CONTACT
CONTACT
Looking to start a project or you need consultation? Feel free to contact me.
Seattle, WA, USA