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Neer Jain

Founder

Founder at Playgent

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedPlaygent · YC

About

Neer Jain studied mathematics, business, and computer science at the University of Texas at Austin, then held product and engineering roles at early-stage AI startups and Visa, where he launched features for banking clients and developed internal tools.

Founder at PlaygentYC S25

Intro paths

YC

Neer went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Tyler Bosmeny, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Playgent's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Neer can intro founders to Playgent's investors below.

Playgent's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Playgent

ASAniruddh Sriram
Aniruddh SriramFounder

Experience

  1. PlaygentCo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. VisaAssociate Product Manager2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  3. ChevronSoftware Engineer Intern2022San Ramon, California, United States
  4. Leaf EngineersIntern2020Houston, Texas, United States

Skills & more

Languages English · Hindi · Spanish

From Neer's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Neer Jain?
Neer Jain studied mathematics, business, and computer science at the University of Texas at Austin, then held product and engineering roles at early-stage AI startups and Visa, where he launched features for banking clients and developed internal tools.
Where does Neer Jain work?
Neer Jain is Founder of Playgent.
What companies did Neer Jain found?
Neer Jain founded Playgent.
Where did Neer Jain go to school?
Neer Jain studied at Y Combinator; Texas McCombs School of Business (Bachelor's degree, Finance).

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Aniruddh SriramFounder at Playgent

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