Jared Heyman
{{Short description|American entrepreneur}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jared Heyman
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| nationality = American
| education = Business degree from University of Texas
| occupation = Entrepreneur
| title = Founder of Infosurv
CEO & Founder of CrowdMed
}}
Jared Heyman is an American entrepreneur who founded the online survey company Infosurv.{{cite web| url=http://www.webanalyticsworld.net/2007/01/interview-infosurv-president-jared.html| title=Interview – Infosurv President Jared Heyman| date=January 31, 2007| author=Manoj Jasra| publisher=Web Analytics World| accessdate=April 18, 2015}}{{cite web| url=http://www.medgadget.com/2014/05/crowdsourcing-as-a-medical-tool-interview-with-crowdmed-ceo-jared-heyman.html| title=Crowdsourcing as a Medical Tool: Interview with CrowdMed CEO Jared Heyman| date=May 7, 2014| author=Tom Fowler| publisher=MedGadget| accessdate=April 18, 2015}}{{cite web| url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericadhawan/2015/01/14/how-to-get-big-things-done-in-2015/| title=How to Get Big Things Done in 2015| date=January 14, 2015| author=Erica Dhawan| work=Forbes| accessdate=April 18, 2015}} He holds two US patents.{{cite web| url=http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/people-with-mystery-illnesses-are-finding-answers-in-the-crowd-092614.html| title=People with mystery illnesses are finding answers in the crowd| author=Mark Huffman| date=September 26, 2014| publisher=ConsumerAffairs| accessdate=April 18, 2015}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?tbm=pts&hl=en&q=ininventor:%22Lee+Jared+Heyman%22|title=Google Patent Search - Lee Jared Heyman|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}
Education
He has a business degree from the University of Texas. Jared Heyman graduated magna cum laude with a business degree.
Career
He founded Infosurv in 1998 in Atlanta, Georgia. Infosurv is an Internet survey company specializing in employee and customer surveys for market research purposes, which Heyman grew to over $20M in aggregate revenue.{{cite web| url=http://medcitynews.com/2014/04/medical-detectives-deal-challenging-diagnoses-crowdmeds-virtual-stock-market/| title=Medical detectives deal in challenging diagnoses on CrowdMed's virtual stock market| date=April 1, 2014| author=Mallory Leone| publisher=MedCity News| accessdate=April 18, 2015}} In 2013, Infosurv spun out a new company called Intengo, which uses crowdsourcing techniques to help clients develop new ideas and go-to-market strategies.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mrweb.com/drno/news18064.htm|title=New Crowdsourcing Firm Intengo Launches|last=|first=|date=October 18, 2013|website=|publisher=mrweb|access-date=March 19, 2016}}
Jared Heyman then served as chief executive officer and founder of CrowdMed, established April 2013, which is a crowdsourcing platform where people submit medical cases and get suggested diagnosis information to take to their doctors. The company was inspired by his sister who had a rare genetic disease that took three years to diagnose and has raised $4.2M in venture capital from Silicon Valley venture capital firms and individual investors including actor Patrick Dempsey, 23andMe founder Anne Wojcicki, and Y Combinator president Sam Altman{{cite web| url=http://www.tedmed.com/speakers/show?id=299240| title=Jared Heyman| publisher=TEDMED| accessdate=April 18, 2015}}{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2014/05/20/patrick-mcdreamy-dempsey-invests-in-health-startup-crowdmed/|title=Patrick 'McDreamy' Dempsey Invests in Health Startup CrowdMed|last=|first=|date=May 20, 2014|website=|publisher=WSJ|access-date=}} Heyman then served as a General Partner at Pioneer Fund, a venture capital fund that pools capital and expertise from 100+ Y Combinator alumni to support the next generation of YC startups and currently serves as Managing Partner of Rebel Fund, whose mission is “to leverage data science and Silicon Valley’s most accomplished founders to invest in a diversified portfolio of Y Combinator startups statistically powered to outperform”.{{Cite web|url = https://www.pioneerfund.vc/team|title = Pioneer Fund team page|last =|first =|date =|website =|publisher =|access-date =}}{{Cite web|title=Rebel Fund|url=https://www.rebelfund.vc/|access-date=2021-04-21|website=Rebel Fund|language=en}}
In 2014, Heyman gave a TEDMED talk to reveal how crowd wisdom can help solve even the most elusive medical mysteries. IHC reports that Heyman has been quoted or featured in hundreds of news articles{{Cite web|url=http://www.theihccforum.com/16atlanta/speakers/jared-heyman/|title=2016 IHC FORUM & Expo - May 24-26, 2016 - Atlanta, Georgia|website=www.theihccforum.com|access-date=2016-08-11}}
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