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Perot Jain

Venture capital

Dallas · Pre-Seed–Series A · 5 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Perot Jain is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs bold, innovative entrepreneurs building highly disruptive, industry-transforming companies and technology. Its multi-disciplinary team leverages operating experience and a unique platform to identify industry-disrupting startups and provide them with transformational investment. The firm positions itself as a collection of founders, executives, entrepreneurs and disruptors working together to make an impact.

Invests inSector AgnosticDallasGlobalUnited States

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
Check
$500K
HQ
Dallas, Texas, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2014
Tracked investments
298

Team · 5 people

from the firm's website & public directories

Founder mafia

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

What they invest in

from 83 of 298 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×40SaaS ×22Enterprise Software ×20Hardware ×15Healthtech ×13Logistics & Supply Chain ×12Robotics ×12Deep Tech ×11

HQs:United States×61India×5Estonia×1Israel×1Latvia×1Netherlands×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 59 portfolio companies
44%
solo founders
26 of 59 mapped founding teams
50%
repeat founders
of 24 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×262 founders×183 founders×84+ founders×7

Where their founders studiedfrom 21 founders with education data

Boston University ×2National Institute of Technology Karnataka ×2University of California, Davis ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 24 founders with career history

Carnegie Mellon University ×2Inventus Capital Partners ×2Stanford University ×2Waseda University ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×3

6 founders hold a PhD · 3 hold an MBA (of 24 with degree data)

Investments · 298 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2025 · 12024 · 22023 · 22021 · 12020 · 12019 · 22017 · 32016 · 12015 · 114 dated

Nutanixnutanix.comin𝕏NASDAQ: NTNX

Nutanix provides a cloud infrastructure platform that enables organizations to run applications, data, and AI across hybrid environments including public clouds, private clouds, datacenters, on-premises, and edge locations.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Jose, US

Dheeraj Pandey(Executive Officer, Director)inRajiv Mirani(Executive Officer)Howard Ting(Executive Officer)Duston M. Williams(Executive Officer)Sunil Potti(Executive Officer)David Sangster(Executive Officer)

Co-investors137 VenturesAccelerator VenturesBattery VenturesBlumberg CapitalEMERGENT VENTURESInventus Capital Partners+9 more

Nuvve Holding Corpnuvve.comin𝕏OTC: NVVE

Nuvve Holding Corp.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyMobility & TransportationSan Diego, US

Gregory Poilasne(CEO, Nuvve Holding Corp.)David Robson(CFO)Ted Smith(CEO, Nuvve New Mexico)Willett Kempton(Co-Founder, Chair of Technical Advisory Board)

Palantir TechnologiesNASDAQ: PLTR

Data analysis and intelligence software for government, defense, and businesses.

Co-investorsArtis VenturesEQUIAMInflection VenturesInvestXSozo Ventures

Shiftsmartshiftsmart.com𝕏Nov 2021

ShiftSmart connects workers with flexible employment opportunities and helps businesses manage labor on demand.

Enterprise SoftwareFoodTechFuture of WorkHR TechImpact & Social GoodMarketplacesSocialMenlo Park, US

Aakashdeep Kumar(Executive Officer, Director)C. Patrick Brandt(Executive Officer, Director)Aakash K(Founder)

Board seatAnurag Jain· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsGood FriendsImaginary Venture Capital

10 Lines10-lines.comin
1stMove
5G network management open-source platform
5G Network Management Platform
8e14
Aarna Networksaarnanetworks.com

Co-investorsArka Venture LabsChakra Growth Fund

Accelerates golf course revenue
Access Healthcareaccesshealthcare.comin

Access Healthcare provides business process and IT services to the healthcare industry, with expertise in revenue cycle management and healthcare operations.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech

Co-investorsNew Mountain Capital

Advanced artificial lift technologies
Aerospace Precision Parts
Aerospace precision parts manufacturer
AI and services government and industrial platform
AI and services government platform
AI and Services Platform for Government
AI Emergency Room Triage
AI Face and Activity Recognition
AI face and activity recognition platform
AI Platform for Government and Industry
AI-generated physical space models
AI-powered hotel loyalty platform
Ainventuresainventures.comin𝕏

AIN Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in deep tech startups serving both commercial and government/defense markets, and it advises founders on securing non-dilutive government grants and contracts.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechSpace Tech

Sherman Williams(Co-founder & Managing Partner)Emily McMahan(Co-founder & General Partner)

AllianceTexas Mobility Innovation Zone
Alliancetexasmizalliancetexasmiz.com

AllianceTexas Mobility Innovation Zone (MIZ) is a program run by developer Hillwood that supports ground and air transportation and mobility innovation, providing infrastructure, real estate, and a flight test center for logistics and advanced air mobility companies to commercialize technology.

Logistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationPropTechFort Worth, US

Ross Perot, Jr.(Founder (Hillwood))in

Alternative Investments Analytics
Alternative investments analytics platform
Amperagecapitalamperagecapital.com

Amperage Capital develops advanced energy storage and microgrid technology to enable energy independence.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyHardware

Kelsey H.(Founder)in

Andurilanduril.com

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that builds autonomous systems and AI-powered software for the United States and allied militaries.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechFintechGaming

Palmer Luckey(Founder)Brian Schimpf(CEO)inTrae Stephens(Founder)in

Co-investors137 Ventures1Flourish Capital8VCAltra VentureAndreessen HorowitzAnorak Ventures+82 more

Annoanno.ai

Test range infrastructure for autonomous vehicles (unmanned aerial, ground, and marine systems) serving commercial and defense sectors.

Defense TechHardwareRoboticsDuluth, US

Matt Thomasson(Executive Officer)Steven Witt(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Cutrone(Director)Laura Barr(Director)

BoardCyndi Gula(Director)in

Co-investorsCapital InnovatorsGula Tech AdventuresPJCStoneMill Ventures

Apptronikapptronik.comin𝕏

Apptronik builds humanoid robots designed to perform repetitive, physically taxing, and dangerous tasks in warehousing and manufacturing environments, aiming to free workers for higher-value activities.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsAustin, US

Jeff Cardenas(CEO)inJeffery Lee Cardenas(Executive Officer, Director)Nicholas Arden Paine(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardClarence Gordon Daugherty, IV(Director)Howard Lee Morgan(Director)inGeorge Samuel Rose(Director)

Co-investorsAssembly VenturesAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.B Capital GroupB4 CapitalBaseTwoBig Brain Holdings+22 more

Arpit
Artificial Lift Technologies
Assima
Astrala Ventures
Autonomous electric aircraft
Autonomous parking lot striping robots
Avertium
Axle AI
Bank risk management solution
Berkshire Greyberkshiregrey.com

Berkshire Grey builds robotics, machine vision, and control software for warehouse and distribution operations, automating tasks such as trailer unloading, picking, sorting, and outbound shipment preparation.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics

Tom Wagner, Ph.D.(Founder)inDavid ParatoreinDave Paratore(CEO)Mark Fidler(CFO)Peter Van Alstine(Chief Commercial Officer)Ellen Bossert(Senior Vice President of Strategy)

Co-investorsCanaan PartnersNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)SoftBank Vision Fund

Biospartnersbiospartners.com

Bios Partners is a venture capital firm focused on life sciences and biotech investments, providing diligence and portfolio support for clinical-stage and precision medicine companies.

BiotechDeep TechFort Worth, US

Dr. Robertson(Co-founder)

Biotech and Medical Device VC
Biotech and medical device venture capital firm
Biozbioz.comApr 2019

Bioz provides AI-powered widgets for suppliers that display scientific publication data to build trust and improve sales conversion.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLos Altos, US

Daniel Levitt(Executive Officer, Director)Karin Lachmi(Executive Officer, Director)Karin L.(Founder)in

Co-investors5AM Ventures

Blink Technologiesblinkeye.com

Blink Eye develops AI-powered eye-tracking technology that enables human-computer interaction through eye movement alone.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningConsumerDeveloper ToolsHardwareRetail TechSan Jose, US

Oren H. Yogev(Co-Founder & CEO)Gilad Drozdov(Co-Founder & CTO)Tanmoy Chowdoury(Executive Officer)Mor Swiel(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardYuval Neeman(Director)Preetish Nijhawan(Director)

Co-investorsGefen CapitalTrilogy Equity Partners

Blokable
Bonuslybonusly.comin𝕏

Bonusly provides an employee engagement and recognition platform that helps organizations connect their workforce through meaningful recognition tied to company values.

Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS

Raphael Crawford-Marks(Founder)in

Co-investorsFirstMark CapitalNext Frontier CapitalWonder VenturesAnkona Capital

Boosterboosterusa.comin𝕏

Booster operates a mobile fuel delivery service that brings gasoline and diesel directly to customers, eliminating the need for underground storage tanks at traditional gas stations.

CleantechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Co-investorsChaac VenturesMadrona Venture GroupMaveronRRE Ventures

Boston Dynamics
Boston Engineering
Built Roboticsbuiltrobotics.comin𝕏Sep 2017

Built Robotics develops autonomous robotics systems for solar energy installation, specifically for piling, trenching, and safety applications in solar farm construction.

CleantechConstruction TechEnergyHardwareRoboticsUnited States, US

Noah Ready-Campbell(Founder & CEO)

BoardForest Baskett(Director)in

Co-investorsBuilding VenturesCalibrate VenturesGreat Oaks Venture CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Next47Valia Ventures+6 more

Caraway Sleep
Carmatia
Cecilian Partnerscecilianpartners.cominSep 2023

Cecilian Partners provides a residential operating system for real estate development companies that digitizes workflows across community development projects.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwarePropTechTexas, US

John Cecilian(Executive Officer, Director)Edmund Moore Jr(Director)Jennifer Cecilian(Executive Officer)Philip Worland(Executive Officer, Director)Rocco Natalicchio(Director)Chris Rhodes(Director)

Chembio Diagnostics

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Exits · 4

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

NutanixNASDAQ: NTNXNuvve Holding CorpOTC: NVVEPalantir TechnologiesNASDAQ: PLTRoctopai_acq. by Cloudera

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Perot Jain made?
Perot Jain has 296 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
What stage does Perot Jain invest at?
Perot Jain invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What is Perot Jain's typical check size?
Perot Jain typically writes checks of $500K.
What sectors does Perot Jain focus on?
Perot Jain focuses on Sector Agnostic.
Where is Perot Jain located?
Perot Jain is headquartered in Dallas, US.
Who does Perot Jain co-invest with?
Perot Jain most often shares deals with Khosla Ventures, Gefen Capital, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), among 278 tracked co-investors.

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