Jamie Koval

Partner at Substance Collective

📍 DuPage County, Illinois, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 3 investments📅 12 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2017𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
Operator-angel🌍 United States
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Co-Founder, Investor
2017
Cooler Screens is transforming retail cooler surfaces into IoT-enabled screens. Our media platform reimagines the brick-and-mortar shopping experience for consumers in the cooler and freezer aisle while delivering new marketing opportunities and smart merchandising for brands and retailers. We offer a fast-paced start-up environment, perfect for the self-starter. Employees work directly with proven leaders as an integral part of the development and growth of our company. Our digital- and design-led culture allows our team members to think creatively, challenge the status quo, and use their abilities to change the face of retail forever. To see our latest job openings visit: https://www.builtinchicago.org/company/cooler-screens
Co-Founder, Investor
2017
Cooler Screens is transforming retail cooler surfaces into IoT-enabled screens. Our media platform reimagines the brick-and-mortar shopping experience for consumers in the cooler and freezer aisle while delivering new marketing opportunities and smart merchandising for brands and retailers. We offer a fast-paced start-up environment, perfect for the self-starter. Employees work directly with proven leaders as an integral part of the development and growth of our company. Our digital- and design-led culture allows our team members to think creatively, challenge the status quo, and use their abilities to change the face of retail forever. To see our latest job openings visit: https://www.builtinchicago.org/company/cooler-screens
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2020
Founder, Partner
Jul 2020
We are Substance Collective. We are a strategy, design and marketing office. We combine creativity, craft and technology to build experiences that move people and propel brands forward. We put the essential character of your brand at the center of everything we do. To inspire engagement. To strengthen loyalty. To realize the efficiencies of what is true.
early stageDesign Services
Material Studio
Partner
Jan 2020
2017
Co-Founder, Investor
2017
Cooler Screens is transforming retail cooler surfaces into IoT-enabled screens. Our media platform reimagines the brick-and-mortar shopping experience for consumers in the cooler and freezer aisle while delivering new marketing opportunities and smart merchandising for brands and retailers. We offer a fast-paced start-up environment, perfect for the self-starter. Employees work directly with proven leaders as an integral part of the development and growth of our company. Our digital- and design-led culture allows our team members to think creatively, challenge the status quo, and use their abilities to change the face of retail forever. To see our latest job openings visit: https://www.builtinchicago.org/company/cooler-screens
Co-Founder, Investor
2017
Cooler Screens is transforming retail cooler surfaces into IoT-enabled screens. Our media platform reimagines the brick-and-mortar shopping experience for consumers in the cooler and freezer aisle while delivering new marketing opportunities and smart merchandising for brands and retailers. We offer a fast-paced start-up environment, perfect for the self-starter. Employees work directly with proven leaders as an integral part of the development and growth of our company. Our digital- and design-led culture allows our team members to think creatively, challenge the status quo, and use their abilities to change the face of retail forever. To see our latest job openings visit: https://www.builtinchicago.org/company/cooler-screens
2014
Datu Health
Board Member
Jan 2014
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