Andy Palmer

Andy Palmer

  • Minority Owner of the New England Free Jacks
  • Serial entrepreneur who specializes in accelerating the foundation and growth of early-stage, mission-driven companies
  • Founder Koa Labs, Founded with a mission to empower first-time entrepreneurs in Cambridge/Boston, Koa Labs has supported more than 200 founders, 80+ from underserved communities, and helped to create four+ unicorns across more than 130 investments.
  • Andy was named 2013 Angel of the Year by the New England Venture Capital Association.
  • Serves as a Research Affiliate @ the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab at MIT.
  • MBA from the Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College
  • undergraduate degrees in English and history (with a computer science minor) from Bowdoin College
  • Player rugby for Bowdoin, Boston RFC, Tuck, and in Australia