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Jaya

Investor

Investor at Foundation Capital

Palo Alto, California, United States

About

Co-host of Foundation Capital's B2BaCEO podcast contributing to the firm's context graphs thesis and portfolio work including PlayerZero.

Experience

  1. DatabricksML Research / Engineering Intern2023San Francisco, California, United States
  2. Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (SAIL)Research Assistant2022 — 2023Palo Alto, California, United States
  3. Allen Institute for AI (AI2)Predoctoral Young Investigator2021 — 2022Seattle, Washington, United States
  4. GTSF Investments CommitteeQuantitative Analyst - Fixed Income2019 — 2022Greater Atlanta Area
  5. Georgia Institute of TechnologyResearch Assistant2019 — 2022
  6. Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (SAIL)Summer Research Assistant2021
  7. Allen Institute for AI (AI2)Research Assistant Intern2020 — 2021
  8. GoogleComputer Science Research Mentorship Program2021Mountain View, California, United States
  9. The D. E. Shaw GroupD.E. Shaw Nexus Fellowship2020New York, New York, United States
  10. Goldman SachsSummer Analyst in Global Investment Research Division2020Greater New York City Area
  11. Stamps Family Charitable Foundation, Inc.Committee Member for Stamps Scholars National Convention 20192018 — 2019Greater Atlanta Area

Education

  1. Stanford UniversityPh.D. Candidate, Computer Science
  2. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration - MBA
  3. Georgia Institute of TechnologyB.S./M.S. Program, Computer Science
  4. Technische Universität BerlinSummer Study Abroad, Computer Science

Skills & more

Machine Learning3Natural Language Processing (NLP)1

Languages English · Spanish

  • Stamps Scholar — Stamps Scholars Program
  • Wilderness/Remote Location First Aid — NOLS Wilderness Medicine

From Jaya's professional profile.

Colleagues at Foundation Capital

Alejandra Martinez
Partner at Foundation Capital
Angus Davis
General Partner at Foundation Capital
Arsalan Tavakoli
Investor at Foundation Capital
Ashu Garg
Investor at Foundation Capital
Charles Moldow
General Partner at Foundation Capital
Gracie Zaro
Partner at Foundation Capital
Jaya Gupta
Investor at Foundation Capital
Joanne Chen
Investor at Foundation Capital

Frequently asked questions

Where does Jaya work?
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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,291

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Also attended Georgia Institute of Technology329

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Also attended Technische Universität Berlin64

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Shared employers

Also worked at Databricks82

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Also worked at Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (SAIL)34

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Also worked at Allen Institute for AI (AI2)12

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Also worked at Georgia Institute of Technology71

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