Jacob Lodwick (born July 25, 1981) is an American software engineer, businessman and investor, best known as co-founder of Vimeo.

While attending the Rochester Institute of Technology, Lodwick would contribute to the arts and satire publication Gracies Dinnertime Theatre laying the groundwork for his interest in collegiate-based humor.

[4] When he was a part of the founding team at Connected Ventures, Lodwick co-created Vimeo and came up with the name, a portmanteau of video and me.

[6] Lodwick subsequently worked as an independent creative engineer, launching Pummelvision,[7] software that assembles one's photos into stories with music.

[8] In the years since Vimeo's sale to IAC, Lodwick has invested in other technology startups including Tumblr and Makerbot.