# Jaakko (Jack) Kokko

> Jaakko (Jack) Kokko is the New York-based co-founder and CEO of AlphaSense. Raised in Oulu and educated in engineering and finance, he worked at Morgan Stanley and led semiconductor-materials business Silecs before developing AlphaSense with Wharton classmate Raj Neervannan. The platform launched in 2011 to make business information easier to search and has expanded into AI research and workflow automation.

- **Role:** CEO and co-founder at AlphaSense
- **Organizations:** AlphaSense, Silecs, Morgan Stanley
- **Nationality:** Finnish
- **Education:** Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of Oulu, Bachelor of Science in Finance, Helsinki School of Economics, MBA, finance major, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- **Known for:** Co-founded AlphaSense with Raj Neervannan and launched the platform in 2011., As founding CEO of Silecs, raised over $50 million and developed a global semiconductor-materials supplier, according to his CFA Society New York biography., Led AlphaSense through the $930 million Tegus acquisition, completed in July 2024.

## Career timeline

- **Late 1990s** — Worked as a Morgan Stanley analyst in London and Menlo Park, experiencing the manual research problem that later informed AlphaSense.
- **Before AlphaSense** — Served as founding CEO of semiconductor-materials company Silecs.
- **2006-2008** — Met future co-founder Raj Neervannan while studying at Wharton; they began developing the idea for AlphaSense.
- **2011** — AlphaSense launched.
- **2024** — AlphaSense completed its $930 million acquisition of Tegus on July 8 and closed $650 million in financing at a $4 billion valuation.
- **2025** — Discussed his vision for an always-on intelligence platform on Capital Allocators; AlphaSense announced $500 million ARR at AlphaSummit in October.
- **2026** — AlphaSense announced $350 million in funding at a $7.5 billion valuation, more than $600 million ARR in Q1, and an Accenture strategic partnership on June 3.

## Achievements

- Co-founded AlphaSense with Raj Neervannan and launched the platform in 2011.
- As founding CEO of Silecs, raised over $50 million and developed a global semiconductor-materials supplier, according to his CFA Society New York biography.
- Led AlphaSense through the $930 million Tegus acquisition, completed in July 2024.
- AlphaSense reported more than $600 million in annual recurring revenue in Q1 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — AlphaSense announced $350 million in financing at a $7.5 billion valuation, more than $600 million ARR in Q1 2026, its SuperAnalyst agent, and a strategic partnership with Accenture.
- **2026-04** — AlphaSense appointed Samantha Greenberg as CFO, reporting to Kokko.
- **2025-10** — AlphaSense announced it had crossed $500 million ARR at its inaugural AlphaSummit user conference.
- **2025-09** — Kokko appeared on Capital Allocators with Ted Seides to discuss AlphaSense, AI and the future of research.

## Links

- Website: https://www.alpha-sense.com/author/jack-kokko-ceo/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jkokko

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Last updated: 2026-10-21