# Jack Dent

> Jack Dent is the London-born co-founder and president of San Francisco-based Chai Discovery. A Harvard computer-science graduate and former Stripe product and engineering leader, he reunited with college friend Joshua Meier in 2024 to build AI tools for molecular design. Their company has since announced a $400 million Series C and partnerships with major pharmaceutical firms.

- **Role:** Co-founder and President at Chai Discovery
- **Organizations:** Chai Discovery, Stripe, Facebook, D. E. Shaw Group
- **From:** London, United Kingdom
- **Education:** Joint BA/MS in Computer Science, Harvard University
- **Known for:** Became Stripe’s youngest staff engineer, according to Index Ventures., Co-founded Chai Discovery in March 2024., Helped build a platform business around Chai’s molecular-design models; Chai announced a $400 million Series C in July 2026.

## Career timeline

- **Teenage years** — Built apps and games with friends; sold apps for 99 cents and cold-emailed Stripe.
- **2018** — Graduated from Harvard with a joint BA/MS in computer science.
- **2017-2023** — Worked in engineering and product at Stripe, including Stripe Capital, Link and Billing; became its youngest staff engineer.
- **2024** — Co-founded Chai Discovery with Joshua Meier, Matthew McPartlon and Jacques Boitreaud in San Francisco.
- **2025** — Chai released Chai-2; Dent discussed its design results and the company’s engineering methods on No Priors.
- **2026** — Chai announced a $400 million Series C and collaborations with Eli Lilly, Pfizer, Novartis, argenx and Bristol Myers Squibb.

## Achievements

- Became Stripe’s youngest staff engineer, according to Index Ventures.
- Co-founded Chai Discovery in March 2024.
- Helped build a platform business around Chai’s molecular-design models; Chai announced a $400 million Series C in July 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Chai announced a collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb.
- **2026-07** — Chai announced a $400 million Series C, a Novartis collaboration and an argenx collaboration.
- **2026-06** — Chai announced a Pfizer license agreement involving its platform and Chai-3.
- **2026-01** — Chai announced a collaboration with Eli Lilly.

## Links

- Website: https://www.chaidiscovery.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-dent
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/jackdent

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Last updated: 2026-09-29