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Developer and 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) .