# Tom Coburn

> Tom Coburn co-founded Jebbit while at Boston College in 2011, led the customer-data software company through its 2024 acquisition by BlueConic, and announced his role as CEO of Waking Up in March 2025. He is also a co-founder and general partner of SSC Venture Partners and a co-founder of Enjoy Life Education.

- **Role:** CEO at Waking Up
- **Organizations:** Waking Up, Jebbit, BlueConic, SSC Venture Partners, Enjoy Life Education
- **Education:** Boston College
- **Known for:** Co-founded and led Jebbit through its 2024 acquisition by BlueConic., Forbes 30 Under 30, Marketing and Advertising, 2015., EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2022 New England award winner.

## Career timeline

- **2009** — Entered Boston College and studied biology and theology.
- **2011** — Co-founded Jebbit, tied for first in Boston College’s venture competition, and participated in Summer@Highland.
- **2013** — Pursued Jebbit full time; joined Techstars Boston; raised a $1.3 million seed round in July.
- **2014** — Helped establish Soaring Startup Circle, now SSC Venture Partners.
- **2015** — Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Marketing and Advertising alongside Jonathan Lacoste.
- **2017** — Jebbit launched its declared-data platform in April and raised a $6.8 million Series A in July.
- **2022** — Won an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year New England award.
- **2024** — BlueConic announced its acquisition of Jebbit on July 10; Coburn says he transitioned to a board role in October.
- **2025** — Announced his role as Waking Up CEO on March 24.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and led Jebbit through its 2024 acquisition by BlueConic.
- Forbes 30 Under 30, Marketing and Advertising, 2015.
- EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2022 New England award winner.
- Co-founded SSC Venture Partners, which Boston College reported had raised and invested more than $5 million across over 68 alumni-founded companies by fall 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Appeared on One the Come Up as CEO of Waking Up in an episode published April 13.
- **2025-03** — Announced that he had become CEO of Waking Up, while continuing to help guide the Jebbit/BlueConic business as a board member.
- **2024-10** — Says he transitioned from operating Jebbit to a board role.
- **2024-07** — BlueConic announced its acquisition of Jebbit on July 10.

## Links

- Website: https://www.wakingup.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomcoburn
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/tomcoburn1
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomenjoylife/

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Last updated: 2026-10-26