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Jinal Jhaveri

Investor

Venture Partner at Runa Capital

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $1M – $5M checks Β· typically $3M

About

Jinal Jhaveri is a Venture Partner at Runa Capital and an entrepreneur who founded SchoolMint, a school enrollment platform later acquired by BV Investment Partners, where he now serves as Chairman of the Board. He also founded Log(n), which offers integrated remote engineering, design, and customer success teams in Central America, and previously held leadership roles at The Climate Corporation, MySpace, and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. He has invested in more than 75 technology companies, including several early-stage education companies.

Invests in

EdTech

Experience

  1. SchoolMintCo-founder and CEOcurrent2026 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. SchoolMintCo-Founder & Chairmancurrent2019 β€” present
  3. SchoolMintCo-Founder & CEO2013 β€” 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  4. MismoCo-Foundercurrent2021 β€” present
  5. MismoCo-founder and CEO2010 β€” 2021
  6. InvestorVenture / Angel Investorcurrent2012 β€” present
  7. Enable Us by MindtickleFoundercurrent2023 β€” present
  8. Enable Us by MindtickleCo-Founder & CEO2020 β€” 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  9. The Edtech ClubFoundercurrent2020 β€” present
  10. Runa CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2020 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  11. MySpaceSenior Engineering Manager2008 β€” 2011
  12. 6wavesSystems Architect2009 β€” 2010
  13. The Climate CorporationSenior Software Engineer2006 β€” 2008
  14. Berkeley LabComputer Scientist2004 β€” 2006
  15. USC Linux User GroupProgram Committee2002 β€” 2004
  16. University of Southern CaliforniaSoftware Developer (Research Assistant)2001 β€” 2002

Education

  1. University of Southern CaliforniaMaster of Science, Computer Science2001 β€” 2002
  2. University of California, BerkeleyProfessional Certificate Program, College Admissions Consulting2024 β€” 2025
  3. University of Southern CaliforniaMaster of Science (M.S.), Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (statistics track)2002 β€” 2004
  4. Harvard Business School OnlineDisruptive Strategy by Clayton Christensen,Negotiation, Financial Accounting,Alternative Investments2016 β€” 2018
  5. Y Combinator
  6. G H Patel College of Engineering & TechnologyBachelor of Engineering, Information Technology (Computer Science)1996 β€” 2000
  7. St Xavier's High School, AhmedabadHigh School, Science1989 β€” 1996

Skills & more

Management97Digital Sales Room55Start-ups99Venture Capital34Product Management27E-commerce78Mobile Applications47Web Development41Web Applications26Scrum17User Interface9User Experience5
+11 moreInvestmentsPrivate EquityJavaScriptJavajQueryMySQLAndroidRubyCEOsRuby on RailsPHP

From Jinal's professional profile.

Same school

Shared employers

Investments

Board seats

SchoolMint

Investor

23andMeAutomatticCohesityCourseDogFacebookGithubGlimpseK12Impossible FoodsInvisionKickUpPalantirSquareSV AcademyTailor-EdWonderSchoolZuora

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Runa Capital

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