Where does Aakash Jain work?

Aakash Jain is Associate at VU Venture Partners.

What check size does Aakash Jain write?

Aakash Jain typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.

Where did Aakash Jain go to school?

Aakash Jain studied at University of Chicago (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance, Entrepreneurship, Strategic Management); Cornell University (Master's Degree, Computer Science).

Aakash Jain

Investor

Associate at VU Venture Partners

San Francisco, California

Writes $1M – $10M checks · typically $5M

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About

Partner and VU cohort alum who was a venture fellow at Jump Capital and co-founded the Chicago Booth Angel Network in Silicon Valley. Former investment banker at Morgan Stanley and FT Partners with degrees from Chicago Booth, Cornell and Jacobs University.

Experience

VU Venture PartnersPartnercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco, CA
Financial Technology Partners / FT PartnersFintech Investment Banking2015 — 2017San Francisco, CA
Jump CapitalVenture Capital Fellow (MBA Intern)2014Chicago, IL
Morgan StanleyVice President, Interest Rate Derivatives (Electronic Trading), Fixed Income S&T2011 — 2013London, United Kingdom
Morgan StanleyQuant, Interest Rate Derivatives (Pricing & Risk), Fixed Income S&T2007 — 2011London, United Kingdom
Morgan StanleyEngineer, Bond Pricing & Risk, Fixed Income Technology2005 — 2007New York, NY
The Australian National UniversityResearch Intern, Robotic Systems Lab2003Canberra, Australia

Skills & more

Venture Capital24Fixed Income21

Languages English · German

From Aakash's professional profile.

Colleagues at VU Venture Partners

Alek Kloda

CIO & Founding Partner at Nickel Digital Asset Management

Andrew Zalasin

General Partner - North America, Europe, & LatAm at VU Venture Partners

Andy Goldstein

Partner - Western Europe at VU Venture Partners

Angie Wang

Principal - Asia-Pacific Investment Team at VU Venture Partners

Bernardt Vogel

Senior Associate at VU Venture Partners

Bevon King

Investor at VU Venture Partners

Bo Yang

Venture Partner at VU Venture Partners

Boriana Gaitsgori

Partner - Eastern Europe at VU Venture Partners

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Bernardt VogelScout

Senior Associate at VU Venture Partners

Chris MullalyScout

Venture Partner at VU Venture Partners

Darryl BandoroScout

Principal, Investor Relations at VU Venture Partners

Irina LaninScout

Venture Partner at VU Venture Partners

Andrew Zalasin

General Partner - North America, Europe, & LatAm at VU Venture Partners

Bevon King

Investor at VU Venture Partners

Bo Yang

Venture Partner at VU Venture Partners

Christine Concepción

Venture Partner at VU Venture Partners

Christopher Gaeta

Associate at VU Venture Partners

De Zhang

Venture Partner at VU Venture Partners

Deadra Williams

Investor at VU Venture Partners

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Aakash Jain?: Partner and VU cohort alum who was a venture fellow at Jump Capital and co-founded the Chicago Booth Angel Network in Silicon Valley. Former investment banker at Morgan Stanley and FT Partners with degrees from Chicago Booth, Cornell and Jacobs University.
Where does Aakash Jain work?: Aakash Jain is Associate at VU Venture Partners.
What check size does Aakash Jain write?: Aakash Jain typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.
Where did Aakash Jain go to school?: Aakash Jain studied at University of Chicago (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance, Entrepreneurship, Strategic Management); Cornell University (Master's Degree, Computer Science).

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Also attended University of Chicago529

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Also attended Cornell University1,165

Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite Asia Neeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery Ventures John ZimmerCo-founder of Lyft Michelle FernandesInvestor at Index Ventures Mike ZakInvestor at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Micah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder Collective

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Shared employers

Also worked at Financial Technology Partners / FT Partners50

Clay BergerInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Matthew CuetoVice President at Fin Capital Brian CoburnPrincipal at Eos Venture Partners Limited Giao PhanAssociate at Eos Venture Partners Limited Weston WallinInvestor at Sorenson Ventures Francisco BolotaAssociate at Five Elms Capital

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Also worked at Jump Capital24

Pete CarrollOperating Partner at Jump Capital Eliza ChamberlainSenior Associate at Jump Capital Sach ChitnisCo-Founder and Partner at Jump Capital Jason FelgerPartner at Jump Capital Tarun GuptaPartner at Jump Capital Robb HutchinsPartner, Portfolio Growth at Jump Capital

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Also worked at Morgan Stanley1,543

Mary MeekerFounder & General Partner at BOND Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy Ventures Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite Asia Luciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia Capital David VélezFounder & CEO of Nubank James DetweilerVP of Investments at Felicis Ventures

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Also worked at The Australian National University32

Gordon RausserAdvisory Board Member at Rembrandt Venture Partners Prathamesh JainInvestor at A91 Partners Alex SmolaCEO and Co-Founder of Boson AI at PICUS CAPITAL Sirinchayaa PreechapatsakoolSenior Investment Manager, Thailand at Circulate Capital Arjan van der HoutExecutive Director at Rabo Corporate Venturing Elaine SteadPrincipal at Main Sequence Ventures

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