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Mahendra Jain

Investor

Founding GP at Chakra Growth Fund

Pleasanton, California, United States

About

Mahendra Jain is President of MJ Associates, Strategic Consulting. He brings over 18 years of experience in the semiconductor, intellectual property licensing, and electronic design automation sectors, with background in engineering operations, marketing, sales, and business development. His career includes leadership roles in startup formation and company turnarounds across domestic and international markets.

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Experience

  1. MJ Associates, Strategic ConsultingPresidentcurrent2017 — presentPleasanton, CA
  2. Microsemi CorporationManaging Director/Country Manager2009 — 2016Hyderabad, India and SanJose
  3. MJ AssociatesPresident2008 — 2009
  4. QualCore LogicPresident & CEO2003 — 2007
  5. TeraBurst NetworksVP Operations2000 — 2002

Education

  1. University of New OrleansMBA, Finance
  2. New York University - Polytechnic School of EngineeringMS, Electrical Engineering
  3. COEP Technological UniversityBachelor of Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunciations
  4. Sanjeewan Vidyalay

Skills & more

EDA27IC21Start-ups38Analog28Business Planning22Intellectual Property12Engineering Management2Business Strategy23Business Development15Semiconductor Industry4Mergers & Acquisitions13Offshore Outsourcing10
+12 moreGo-to-market StrategyWirelessGeneral Administrative DutiesProduct ManagementSemiconductorsSales ContractsASICSoCIntellectual Property LicesningOff-shore developmentGeneral MangementManagement

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Same school

Also attended University of New Orleans6

Anne JohnsonManaging Director at Advantage Capital PartnersHeath ButlerPartner at Mercury FundSteven SoignetGeneral Partner at Arcus VenturesNadia SoultanovaHead of Urban Network and LP Support at Urban Impact VenturesRajendra KetkarPrincipal Consultant, RDK Global Consulting LLC at The Yield Lab Asia PacificChristian LindenerManaging Director, Deep Tech at Creative Dock Group

Also attended New York University - Polytechnic School of Engineering3

Allison PazInvestor at Reign VenturesMomi KarakoGeneral Partner at Viola CreditJulian CohenInvestor at Winning Together Fund

Also attended COEP Technological University5

Ravi RajamonyVice President at March Capital PartnersHemant JoshiFounding Partner at Pentathlon VenturesAvijeet AlagathiManaging Partner at Shastra VCVaibhav DomkundwarInvestor at Better CapitalSnehal ShindeGeneral Partner at Twin Ventures

Shared employers

Also worked at Microsemi Corporation1

Sri PurisaiFounder & Managing Director at Chakra Growth Fund

Colleagues at Chakra Growth Fund

Ameet Konkar
Investor at Chakra Growth Fund
Arjun Malhotra
Investor at Chakra Growth Fund
Deepak Kamlani
Venture Partner at Chakra Growth Fund
Maha Achour
Investor at Chakra Growth Fund
Manoj Kohli
Investor at Chakra Growth Fund
Mark Joseph
Partner at Early Light Ventures
Maya Gadhvi
Founding GP at Chakra Growth Fund
Mitushi Jain
Analyst at Chakra Growth Fund

Network2

Allen Kramer
Co-Founder, Mobilize at Higher Ground Labs
Brija Johnson
Program Director at UCLA Ventures

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