About
He served as CTO from the company's 2018 founding until 2025 and continues as an advisor while building a new venture in stealth mode. His earlier career included engineering leadership at Sprinklr, where he moved from product architect to VP of engineering, and a tech lead role at Yahoo!.
Co-Founder & Advisor at Ontic
Intro paths
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Ontic's investors · 7
Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2025FloodgateMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025JMI EquityLa Jolla · $25M – $250M checks · since 2025Ridge VenturesSan Francisco · $2M – $7M checks · since 2025Silverton PartnersAustin · $200K – $2M checks · since 2025Ten ElevenBurlingame · $3M – $15M checks · since 2025Village GlobalCovina · $100K – $500K checks · since 2025
Co-founders at Ontic
LQ
Lukas QuanstromCEO & Co-Founder
RS
Ryan SunesonExecutive Officer
SS
Stephen Scott ShepherdExecutive Officer
TK
Thomas KopeckyCo-Founder & Advisor
Experience
- Stealth modeFoundercurrent2025 — present
- OnticCo-Founder & Advisorcurrent2025 — present
- OnticCTO & Co-Founder2018 — 2025India
- SprinklrVP of Engineering2017 — 2018Gurgaon
- SprinklrAVP, Product Engineering2017Gurugram, Haryana, India
- SprinklrDirector Product Development2015 — 2017Gurugram, Haryana, India
- SprinklrProduct Architect2012 — 2014Gurugram, Haryana, India
- Yahoo!Tech Lead2011 — 2012Bangalore, India
- NetAppMember Technical Staff2010 — 2011
- SAP Labs India (Bangalore)Sr. Software Engineer2007 — 2010
- Pramati TechnologiesDevelopment Engineer2006 — 2007
Education
- DA-IICTB.Tech in ICT, IT2002 — 2006
Skills & more
Agile Methodologies17Algorithms1Business StrategyProduct InnovationSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Software DevelopmentRequirements AnalysisApache SparkTeam BuildingDistributed Team ManagementProject ManagementSoftware Project Management
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Gagan Jain work?
- Gagan Jain is Co-Founder & Advisor at Ontic.
- What companies did Gagan Jain found?
- Gagan Jain founded Ontic.
Founder mafias
Sprinklr mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Shared employers
Also worked at Ontic7
Victoria TreygerGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesMike DoddGeneral Partner at Silverton PartnersAlexander RosenManaging Partner at Ridge VenturesBob NyePartner at JMI EquityJim RuddenOperating Advisor at Elsewhere PartnersMac WilliamsPartner at JMI Equity
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Also worked at Sprinklr12
Neeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesAkihiko OkamotoInvestor at HeadlineCarey LaiCo-Founder & General Partner at Conductive VenturesJeffrey SternbergAdviser at First AnalysisArvind AyyalaPartner at Geodesic CapitalJoe SaijoFounding General Partner at Counterpart Ventures
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Also worked at Yahoo!278
Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Marcie VuPartner at GreycroftIsabelle PhelpsPartner at Lerer HippeauPaul LevineOperating Partner at Sapphire Ventures
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Also worked at NetApp37
Job SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalAditya ReddyVice President at Sapphire VenturesKamesh RaghavendraChief Product Officer at The HiveLucy MangasGo-To-Market at Roble VenturesCindy WorthingtonInvestor Relations Advisor at How Women InvestMoe KermaniManaging Partner at Vanedge Capital
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