Jar was founded by Misbah Ashraf in 2021.

Who are Jar's investors?

Jar's investors include Advantedge Founders, Arkam Ventures, Capria Ventures, Emphasis Ventures, Eximius Ventures, Gaingels, Kalaari Capital, Kube VC and 19 more.

Jar

Founded 2021 · 938 employees on LinkedIn · 29 known investors

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Jar is an Indian fintech app that helps users save money by investing in digital gold, positioning itself as a simplified savings tool for everyday consumers. It targets the Indian retail market with wealth-building features.

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Founders & leadership

Jar was founded in 2021 by Misbah Ashraf.

Misbah Ashraf Co-FounderMisbah Ashraf founded Jar, a fintech app for digital gold savings and investments in India. He previously founded Marsplay, a community commerce platform for fashion and beauty that reached over one million users before acquisition, and Cibola, a payments venture; he has also held product and growth roles at YC-backed companies including Pulse.qa and Toymail.

Nishchay AGFounder

Investors · 29

Advantedge Founderslisted by Advantedge FoundersGurgaon · $1Mvia Kunal Khattar · inferred

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Arkam Ventureslisted by Arkam VenturesBengaluru · $1M – $5M

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Capria Ventureslisted by Capria VenturesSeattle · $300K – $1M

Emphasis Ventureslisted by Emphasis VenturesNew York

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Eximius Ventureslisted by Eximius VenturesDelhi · $500K – $1M

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Gaingelslisted by GaingelsNew York · $200K – $500K

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Kalaari Capitallisted by Kalaari CapitalBengaluru · $1M – $5M

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Kube VClisted by Kube VC

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LVX Ventureslisted by LVX VenturesBangalore

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MSA Novolisted by MSA NovoSingapore

Rainfall Ventureslisted by Rainfall VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M

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Roots Ventureslisted by Roots VenturesMumbai

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SGH Capitallisted by SGH CapitalParis

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Snow Leopard Technology Ventureslisted by Snow Leopard Technology VenturesPune

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Third Primelisted by Third PrimeNew York · $500K – $2M

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Top Shelf Equity Funds Clisted by Top Shelf Equity Funds C

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Upsparks Capitallisted by Upsparks CapitalBangalore

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WEH Ventureslisted by WEH VenturesMumbai · $150K – $500K

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Yes VClisted by Yes VCSan Francisco · $30K – $1.5M

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Force Venturesreported

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Rocketship.vcreportedSunnyvale · $1M – $5M

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StonksreportedSan Francisco

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Team IgnitereportedFolsom · $15M

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Tiger Global ManagementreportedNew York · $1M – $100M

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Tribe CapitalreportedSan Francisco · $25K – $40M

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Twelve BelowreportedNew York · $1M – $3M

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UncommonreportedToronto

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Also in the syndicate · 2

DevX Venture fundleadWEH

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

Undisclosed amountSeries AFeb 2022
Tiger Global (lead), Arkam Ventures, Force Ventures, Rocketship.vc, Stonks, Tribe Capital
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Founder mafia

2 people who came through Jar went on to found or lead other companies.

Diwank TomerHead Of EngineeringFounded Memory Store Ishita JindalProduct ManagerFounded Memory Store

In the news

Gold investment app Jar tops $200M valuation in Tiger-led fundingtechcrunch.com · Feb 2022

Frequently asked questions

What does Jar do?: Jar is an Indian fintech app that helps users save money by investing in digital gold, positioning itself as a simplified savings tool for everyday consumers. It targets the Indian retail market with wealth-building features.
Who founded Jar?: Jar was founded by Misbah Ashraf in 2021.
Who are Jar's investors?: Jar's investors include Advantedge Founders, Arkam Ventures, Capria Ventures, Emphasis Ventures, Eximius Ventures, Gaingels, Kalaari Capital, Kube VC and 19 more.