# Chris Hull

> Chris Hull is Co-Founder of Jasper, the enterprise AI platform for marketing teams that went from zero to $90M ARR in under three years. A serial entrepreneur from Austin, Texas, Hull co-built three companies with the same two partners - Dave Rogenmoser and JP Morgan - cycling through a digital marketing agency, a Y Combinator-backed social proof tool called Proof, and finally Jasper, which became one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies of the AI era, raising $130M and hitting unicorn status in roughly 18 months.

- **Role:** Co-Founder at Jasper
- **Organizations:** Jasper, Proof Technologies, Otus
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Secondary Science Education, Oklahoma State University, Entrepreneurship Training, The Foundation, YC18 Batch (Proof Technologies), Y Combinator
- **Known for:** Co-founded Jasper, one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies of the AI era, Helped grow Jasper from $0 to $42M ARR in its first year with only 9 employees, Guided Jasper to unicorn status ($1.7B valuation) in approximately 18 months

## Career timeline

- **2004-2009** — Studied Secondary Science Education at Oklahoma State University
- **2013-2014** — Attended The Foundation entrepreneurship program
- **2014** — Co-founded a digital marketing agency with Dave Rogenmoser and JP Morgan; first client was a porta-potty rental company paying $300/month for SEO
- **2015-2016** — Agency pivoted into a course company teaching marketing concepts online
- **2017** — Co-founded Proof Technologies, a social proof and website engagement tool, alongside Rogenmoser and Morgan
- **2018** — Proof accepted into Y Combinator (YC18 batch); raised $2.2M seed round; grew from $0 to $175K ARR in 10 months
- **2020** — Proof growth stalled; team laid off half of staff as revenue plateaued
- **2021** — Co-founded Jasper (launched as Conversion.ai) with Rogenmoser and Morgan in January 2021, building on GPT-3 for AI-powered marketing copy
- **2021** — Jasper reached $35-42.5M ARR in its first year with just 9 employees
- **2022** — Jasper rebranded from Jarvis.ai to Jasper (January) after Disney/Marvel trademark concerns; raised $125M Series A at $1.7B valuation (October)
- **2023** — Jasper peaked at $90M ARR with 200+ employees before facing market headwinds; co-founders Rogenmoser and Morgan stepped back from day-to-day roles in September 2023; Timothy Young (ex-Dropbox president) became CEO
- **2024-present** — Jasper repositioned as enterprise AI platform; projected $88M revenue with 140+ employees; Hull remains co-founder and focuses on strategic direction

## Achievements

- Co-founded Jasper, one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies of the AI era
- Helped grow Jasper from $0 to $42M ARR in its first year with only 9 employees
- Guided Jasper to unicorn status ($1.7B valuation) in approximately 18 months
- Co-led raising $130M in total funding including a $125M Series A from Insight Partners and others
- Helped build a platform used by 100,000+ active users and major enterprise clients
- Successfully pivoted from Proof Technologies to Jasper, catching the generative AI wave at exactly the right moment
- Co-founded Proof Technologies, which was accepted into Y Combinator in 2018 and raised $2.2M seed round

## Latest updates

- **2024-01** — Jasper repositioned as an enterprise AI platform with a focus on governance, brand voice consistency, and multi-channel content workflows
- **2023-09** — Timothy Young, formerly president of Dropbox, became CEO of Jasper; co-founders Rogenmoser and Morgan stepped back from day-to-day operations
- **2023-07** — Jasper conducted first round of layoffs amid market recalibration in the AI sector
- **2022-10** — Jasper raised $125M Series A at $1.7B valuation from Insight Partners, Coatue, and others

## Links

- Website: https://jasper.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrishull7/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/mrchrishull

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Last updated: 2026-05-27