Julian Jacob
Julian Jacob | |
|---|---|
| Born | Paris |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Wyncor |
| Website | https://www.julianjacob.com/ |
Julian Jacob, born on September 25, 1990 in Paris, is a French entrepreneur and the founder of the toy company Wyncor. He is also known as a judge on the show Who Wants to Be My Partner? on M6.
Career
In 2010, Julian founded his first company in Paris, specializing in commercial real estate for restaurants that he sold in 2013. Around 2014, he moved to Los Angeles and then Miami and launched a licensing company. He signed numerous contracts with major corporations (McDonald's, Ferrero Kinder, Danone, Volkswagen, Puma, Swatch, Burger King, Kelloggs, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo switch games.)[1] and sold over 750,000,000 products worldwide.[2][3]
In 2022, Julian founded Wyncor in the United States, which has since been headquartered in Paris.[4][5]
In 2025, Julian was a judge on the French television show "Qui veut être mon associé?" (Who Wants to Be My Partner?) on M6, which is French adaptation of the American TV show Shark Tank.[6][7][8] He was the first member of a jury to make donations during the show donating a percentage of the companies in which he invests to charities.[9][10]
Julian is also a member of the jury for the Paris Dauphine University program "Qui veut parier sur un Dauphinois?".[11]
In 2025, he launched Wyncor Media for television, games and immersive extensions and signed a partnership with the Hasbro group.[12][13][14]
Notes
- ^ "The Ever-Expanding 'Miraculous' Universe". License Global. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
- ^ Delabia, Noely (2025-02-11). "Qui est Julian Jacob, le nouveau visage de "Qui veut être mon associé" ?". Planète Grandes Écoles (in French). Retrieved 2026-02-10.
- ^ "Miraculous Corp and GameMill Entertainment to Launch Miraculous: Paris Under Siege for Consoles and PC". Licensing International. 2024-08-16. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
- ^ Goldbart, Max (2025-07-08). "Former Mediawan & Disney Sales Exec To Lead Toy Firm Wyncor's Push Into Original IP". Deadline. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
- ^ HeleneB (2024-11-12). "Pionnière des Toys Tech, Wyncor, société mondiale de jouets, nomme Steven Sandler, au poste de Chief Commercial Officer pour porter sa croissance". MediaDreams (in French). Retrieved 2026-02-14.
- ^ "« Qui veut être mon associé ? » : ce candidat a été « très surpris » par la réaction de Julian Jacob". Ouest-France.fr (in French). 2025-03-20. Archived from the original on 2025-04-10. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
- ^ "Former Mediawan & Disney Sales Exec To Lead Toy Firm Wyncor's Push Into Original IP". Yahoo News. 2025-07-08. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
- ^ Bouffard, Barbara (1 March 2023). "On fait le point sur l'émission "QUI VEUT ÊTRE MON ASSOCIÉ ?"". Innovate Product Design (in French). Retrieved 2026-02-14.
- ^ Koffi, Charles-Edouard Ama (3 February 2025). "« Qui veut être mon associé ? » : voici les trois nouveaux membres du jury de la saison 5". Challenges (in French). Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ "Exclu. Julian Jacob révèle les raisons de son départ de Qui veut être mon associé ?". www.programme-tv.net (in French). Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ "Qui veut parier sur un Dauphinois ?". Dauphine-PSL Paris (in French). Retrieved 2026-02-14.
- ^ "Wyncor Teams Up with Hasbro on the Kwaaks!™". Licensing International. 2025-09-18. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (8 July 2025). "Toy Co. Wyncor Launches Media Division for TV, Games & Immersive Expansions". Animation Magazine.
- ^ Hill, Katherine (18 September 2025). "Wyncor and Hasbro Join Forces for Kwaaks Collaboration". The Toy Book. Retrieved 2026-02-14.