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Jahaan Ansari

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Founder/CTO at Gainful

New York, New York, United States

FoundedGainful · YC

30 Under 30 2023 · Food & Drink

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11,130 people in our graph share verified history with Jahaan — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Ankit GuptaunlockedJahaan: together at YC W18 (2018)
×3Jahaan: together at YC W18
×3Jahaan: together at Johnson & Johnson
Jahaan: together at Energy Biosciences Institute

Founder/CTO at GainfulYC W18

Intro paths

YC

Jahaan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2018) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Jahaan can intro founders to Gainful's investors below.

Gainful's investors · 6

Barrel VenturesEvanstonBrandProject CapitalToronto · $500K – $3M checksCourtside VenturesNew York · $1M – $1.5M checks · since 2021Dorm RoomBrooklyn · $90K – $250K checksKli CapitalChamplain · $500K – $2M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2018

Co-founders at Gainful

EWEric Wu
Eric WuCofounder

Experience

  1. GainfulCEO and Co-Foundercurrent2025 — present
  2. GainfulCTO and Co-founder2017 — 2025
  3. Clover Network Inc.Data Science Co-op2016 — 2017Sunnyvale, California
  4. Johnson & JohnsonDigital Innovation Co-op2016Innovation Center in Menlo Park, CA
  5. Johnson & JohnsonEngineering Co-op2015Janssen Pharmaceuticals in Vacaville, CA
  6. Energy Biosciences InstituteResearcher2014 — 2015Berkeley, CA

Skills & more

Data AnalysisMatlabPythonJavaWeb DevelopmentRDBMSData Visualization

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jahaan Ansari?
Founder/CTO at Gainful
Where does Jahaan Ansari work?
Jahaan Ansari is Founder/CTO of Gainful.
What companies did Jahaan Ansari found?
Jahaan Ansari founded Gainful.
Where did Jahaan Ansari go to school?
Jahaan Ansari studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Science - BS, Chemical Engineering); Newbury Park High School; University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Energy Biosciences Institute1

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