# Jonathan Jacobi: founder, Enigma

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Co-founder of [Enigma](/companies/enigma), an AI robotics research lab that raised a $71M seed round in July 2026 led by Index Ventures and Ribbit Capital. Microsoft's youngest-ever employee, recruited by Wiz founder Assaf Rappaport. Israeli Unit 8200 veteran who met co-founder Gal Niv in hacking competitions as a teen. Enigma studies human-robot interaction to discover intuitive interfaces — what Jacobi calls "the volume knob" of robotics.

- **Nationality:** Israeli
- **Verification posture:** verified

## Current roles (1)

- [Enigma](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/enigma.md) Co-founder (secondary-verified)

## Foundings (1)

- [Enigma](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/enigma.md) (sole)

See all founders: [/founders](https://registry.deploy.report/founders.md)

## Co-founders (1)

- [Gal Niv](https://registry.deploy.report/people/gal-niv.md) co-founded [Enigma](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/enigma.md)

## Sources (2)

1. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/27/enigma-raises-70m-to-make-controlling-a-robot-as-easy-as-adjusting-the-volume/
2. https://hyper.ai/en/stories/82e3b731569ecf2e909402542fa338ec


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