Jinal Jhaveri
InvestorVenture Partner at Runa Capital
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $1M β $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
- SchoolMintCo-founder and CEOcurrent2026 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SchoolMintCo-Founder & Chairmancurrent2019 β present
- SchoolMintCo-Founder & CEO2013 β 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- MismoCo-Foundercurrent2021 β present
- MismoCo-founder and CEO2010 β 2021
- InvestorVenture / Angel Investorcurrent2012 β present
- Enable Us by MindtickleFoundercurrent2023 β present
- Enable Us by MindtickleCo-Founder & CEO2020 β 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- The Edtech ClubFoundercurrent2020 β present
- Runa CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2020 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- MySpaceSenior Engineering Manager2008 β 2011
- 6wavesSystems Architect2009 β 2010
- The Climate CorporationSenior Software Engineer2006 β 2008
- Berkeley LabComputer Scientist2004 β 2006
- USC Linux User GroupProgram Committee2002 β 2004
- University of Southern CaliforniaSoftware Developer (Research Assistant)2001 β 2002
Education
- University of Southern CaliforniaMaster of Science, Computer Science2001 β 2002
- University of California, BerkeleyProfessional Certificate Program, College Admissions Consulting2024 β 2025
- University of Southern CaliforniaMaster of Science (M.S.), Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (statistics track)2002 β 2004
- Harvard Business School OnlineDisruptive Strategy by Clayton Christensen,Negotiation, Financial Accounting,Alternative Investments2016 β 2018
- Y Combinator
- G H Patel College of Engineering & TechnologyBachelor of Engineering, Information Technology (Computer Science)1996 β 2000
- St Xavier's High School, AhmedabadHigh School, Science1989 β 1996
Skills & more
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InvestmentsPrivate EquityJavaScriptJavajQueryMySQLAndroidRubyCEOsRuby on RailsPHPFrom Jinal's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of Southern California343
+ 337 more
Also attended University of California, Berkeley863
+ 857 more
Also attended Y Combinator186
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Also attended G H Patel College of Engineering & Technology1
Shared employers
Also worked at SchoolMint2
Also worked at Runa Capital19
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Also worked at 6waves4
Also worked at Berkeley Lab32
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Investments
Board seats
SchoolMint
Investor
23andMeAutomatticCohesityCourseDogFacebookGithubGlimpseK12Impossible FoodsInvisionKickUpPalantirSquareSV AcademyTailor-EdWonderSchoolZuora
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Runa Capital
Network1
Investors connected to Jinal in public investor directories β a warm-intro map.








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