About
Jinesh Shah is VP Commercial at Demolish Foods and founder of AltX Ventures, and has also served as Chief Investment Officer at Ahimsa VC. He has founded several climate tech and alternative protein startups, backed by investors including Y Combinator, Khosla Ventures, and Pear VC, and has worked with sustainable protein and materials companies such as Eat JUST and Good Dot. His earlier career spanned 15 years in leadership roles at Morgan Stanley, Microsoft, and early-stage analytics startups, and he was a national-level collegiate basketball player in India.
Founder at Mylk GuysYC S18
Intro paths
YC
Jinesh went through Y Combinator (Summer 2018) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Co-founders at Mylk Guys
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Experience
- DEMOLISHVP Commercialcurrent2025 — presentBangalore Urban, Karnataka, India
- AltX VenturesFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2019 — presentGlobal
- Eat Just, Inc.Investorcurrent2022 — present
- Orangewood Labs (Y Combinator W18)Advisorcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Alchemist AcceleratorMentorcurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- EIT FoodMentorcurrent2020 — presentGlobal
- Ahimsa VCChief Investment Officer2022 — 2023India
- VeganDukan.Partner & Member Of The Board Of Advisors2019 — 2023Greater Bengaluru Area
- University of CambridgeEducator | Alt Protein Policy & Entrepreneurship2022
- ProMeatStrategic Advisor2020 — 2022
- An Ode To GaiaStrategic Advisor2021India
- Bright Green PartnersPrincipal2020 — 2021
- eazyChefFounder - Covid Response Project2020Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- STRIVE—PlantByte Foods and NutritionStrategic Advisor & Consultant2019 — 2020
- The Good Food Institute IndiaInnovation Fellow2019 — 2020Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Wild Meats (Cultivated Meat Focused Product Experiment)Founding CEO2019 — 2020Berkeley, California, United States
- GoodDotBusiness Development Consultant2019 — 2020Mumbai Metropolitan Region
- Class RebelSpeaker - Fund Raising2018 — 2019
- JUSTBusiness Development and Go-To-Market Consultant2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Mylk GuysFounder2017 — 2019San Francisco, California
- Startup FarmMentor2017São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil / San Francisco, CA, USA
- DailyMylk (Experimental Plant-Based Foods Service)Founder2017San Francisco, California, United States
- OnclusiveHead of Product2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- MicrosoftProduct Lead, Data Analytics & Experimentation (Yammer)2013 — 2016San Francisco, CA & Seattle, WA
- Morgan StanleyProduct Manager / Business Analyst / Tech Associate - Commodities Trading Tech2008 — 2013New York, NY, USA and London, UK
- ZocDocGrowth Hacker - Product Management / Data Analytics / Software Development2013New York, New York, United States
- Citi GroupIntern - Innovative Solutions Team2007New York City Metropolitan Area
- Goldman SachsIntern - Program Trading2007New York City Metropolitan Area
- Air India LimitedProject Intern2005 — 2006Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Skills & more
CommunicationAnalytical SkillsEasily AdaptableTeam ManagementRelationship BuildingStrategyPublic SpeakingManagementMentoringLeadershipStrategic PlanningResearch Skills
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External LiaisonIdentifying New OpportunitiesCoachingBusiness DevelopmentProduct ManagementData AnalyticsSoftware DevelopmentStart-upsProduct DesignProduct DevelopmentBusiness AnalysisAgile MethodologiesLanguages English · Gujarati · Hindi · Marathi
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jinesh Shah?
- Jinesh Shah is VP Commercial at Demolish Foods and founder of AltX Ventures, and has also served as Chief Investment Officer at Ahimsa VC. He has founded several climate tech and alternative protein startups, backed by investors including Y Combinator, Khosla Ventures, and Pear VC, and has worked with sustainable protein and materials companies such as Eat JUST and Good Dot. His earlier career spanned 15 years in leadership roles at Morgan Stanley, Microsoft, and early-stage analytics startups, and he was a national-level collegiate basketball player in India.
- Where does Jinesh Shah work?
- Jinesh Shah is Founder of Mylk Guys.
- What companies did Jinesh Shah found?
- Jinesh Shah founded Mylk Guys.
- Where did Jinesh Shah go to school?
- Jinesh Shah studied at Y Combinator (S18 Batch); New York University (Masters, Computer Science (Minor: Mathematical Finance)); University of Mumbai (B. E., Information Technology).
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