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Ankur Jain

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Founding Partner at EMERGENT VENTURES · Board director at Vidoso · Board director at UptimeAI · Board director at BasicBlock

San Francisco, California, United States

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Venktesh ShuklaunlockedAnkur: together at TiE (2013–2014)
Ankur: together at TiE
×4Ankur: together at Cisco
×3Ankur: together at Blumberg Capital

About

Ankur Jain is a founding partner at Emergent Ventures. He previously invested across the US, India, and Israel at Nexus Venture Partners and Blumberg Capital, and earlier led product teams at Andiamo Systems and Cisco (which acquired Andiamo in 2004), as well as engineering roles at Softaware Networks and Digital Island. He holds a Bachelor's in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Delhi, a Master's in Computer Science from UCLA, and an MBA from the Wharton School, where he was a Palmer Scholar, and is a co-inventor on five technology patents.

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AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software

Board director at Vidoso

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Vidoso's investors · 4

AspenwoodSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2024EMERGENT VENTURESSilicon Valley · since 2024Tau VenturesPalo Alto · $500K checks · since 2024Z5 CapitalPalo Alto · since 2024

Co-founders at Vidoso

SVSharad Verma
Sharad VermaCEO & Co-founder
ACAyush Chordia
Ayush ChordiaCTO & Co-founder
DADan Ahmadi
Dan AhmadiCo-founder

Board director at UptimeAI

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UptimeAI's investors · 9

Aditya Birla VenturesMumbaiAi SproutsSeattle · since 2022AiSprouts VCSan Francisco · $500K checksEMERGENT VENTURESSilicon Valley · since 2022quantumEDGE VenturesDohaVenture Catalystssince 2022WestBridge CapitalLondon · $12.7M – $50.8M checks · since 2024YourNest India VCGurgaon · since 2022YourNest Venture CapitalGurgaon · $500K – $17M checks · since 2022

Co-founders at UptimeAI

VY
Vamsi YalamanchiliExecutive Officer, Director
JGJagadish Gattu
Jagadish GattuExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at BasicBlock

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BasicBlock's investors · 9

Autotech VenturesMenlo Park · $1M – $8M checks · since 2026Clear Haven Capital ManagementNew York · since 2022EMERGENT VENTURESSilicon Valley · since 2022Invest NebraskaLincoln · $250K checksNelnetLincoln · since 2022Rise of the Rest SeedWashington · since 2022Saas Ventures, L.L.C.Miami · $75K – $5M checks · since 2022TNT VenturesSan Francisco · since 2022Wakestream VenturesGrand Rapids · $150K – $500K checks

Co-founders at BasicBlock

BBBrett Byman
Brett BymanExecutive Officer, Director
TM
Taylor MonksExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. Emergent VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. VAMA, IncCo-founder2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Nexus Venture PartnersVice President2013 — 2015
  4. TiEChair, TiE San Francisco2011 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Blumberg CapitalVice President2011 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
  6. AccentureStrategy Consulting2009 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
  7. CiscoEngineering & Product2001 — 2009San Francisco Bay Area
  8. Digital IslandSoftware Engineer2000 — 2001Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
  9. Capital OneConsultant1999

Skills & more

Venture Capital99Corporate Development46Entrepreneurship59Product Management13Management Consulting64Start-ups31Strategic Partnerships33Mobile Devices21Digital Media5Business Development21Go-to-market Strategy6Executive Management5
+12 moreLocation Based ServicesProduct MarketingAnalyticsBusiness StrategyConsultingMergers & AcquisitionsMobile ApplicationsMobile TechnologyStrategyLeadershipSaaSEnterprise Software

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Investments

Investor

Accel DataArcion LabsArkinBasicBlockBitfusionBrazeCyveraDeepfactorMinjarNexthop.aiObserve.AIOrkusRocketiumSagetapSupportlogicTalviewTerretUptimeAI

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at EMERGENT VENTURES

Anshul Sadana
CEO, Nexthop AI at EMERGENT VENTURES
Anupam Rastogi
Managing Partner at EMERGENT VENTURES
Emrecan Dogan
VP of Tech & Platform, Glean at EMERGENT VENTURES
Katie Passalacqua
Head of Finance at EMERGENT VENTURES
Lukas Gentele
CEO, vCluster at EMERGENT VENTURES
Marc Manara
Head of Startups, OpenAI at EMERGENT VENTURES
Niha Gottiparthy
Investor at EMERGENT VENTURES
Pankaj Garg
Corporate Vice President, Microsoft at EMERGENT VENTURES

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Consuelo ValverdeMentee
Founder and Managing Partner at Endurance28

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ankur Jain?
Ankur Jain is a founding partner at Emergent Ventures. He previously invested across the US, India, and Israel at Nexus Venture Partners and Blumberg Capital, and earlier led product teams at Andiamo Systems and Cisco (which acquired Andiamo in 2004), as well as engineering roles at Softaware Networks and Digital Island. He holds a Bachelor's in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Delhi, a Master's in Computer Science from UCLA, and an MBA from the Wharton School, where he was a Palmer Scholar, and is a co-inventor on five technology patents.
Where does Ankur Jain work?
Ankur Jain is Founding Partner at EMERGENT VENTURES and Board director at Vidoso and Board director at UptimeAI and Board director at BasicBlock.
What does Ankur Jain invest in?
Ankur Jain invests in AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software.
What companies has Ankur Jain invested in?
Investments tracked here include Accel Data, Arcion Labs, Arkin, BasicBlock, Bitfusion, Braze, Cyvera, Deepfactor, Minjar, Nexthop.ai, Observe.AI, Orkus, and 6 more.
Where did Ankur Jain go to school?
Ankur Jain studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science & Engineering); UCLA (Master of Science - MS, Computer Science); The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration - MBA).

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