Jan Koum Lands in San Jose Ahead of TechEx North America Expo

Jan Koum flew from Van Nuys Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport on May 11, 2026, in his Gulfstream G650ER. The brief 50-minute flight, reaching 32,000 feet and 520 knots, traced the short path from Southern California to the heart of Silicon Valley.

Koum arrived the same week a series of tech events begins, including Transforming Enterprise Through AI from May 11 to 19, hybrid in San Jose and online. The program builds toward TechEx North America on May 18-19 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, featuring expos on AI, big data, IoT, and edge computing, as detailed by event organizers.

This hop fits Koum's pattern of frequent travel between his Atherton compound and Los Angeles properties, with recent flights on May 6 and 8 shuttling him across the region. As a tech investor steering the $10 billion Newlands family office, he likely eyes opportunities amid the Valley's innovation surge—even after announcing a $200 million donation to Jerusalem's Shaare Zedek hospital earlier that week, per a Times of Israel report.