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Shawn Jain

Founder

Founder at Synthefy

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedSynthefy

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Anand IyerunlockedShawn: together at Synthefy (2024–2026)
Shawn: together at Synthefy
Shawn: together at Zero Shot Fund
×5Shawn: together at MIT Media Lab

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Synthefy's investors · 2

Samsung NextSan Jose · $100K – $5M checksWingPalo Alto · $200K – $20M checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Synthefy

RSRaimi Shah
Raimi ShahFounder
SASomi Agarwal
Somi AgarwalCEO

Experience

  1. Zero Shot FundGeneral Partnercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, CA
  2. SynthefyAdvisorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, CA
  3. SynthefyCo-Founder2024 — 2025San Francisco, CA
  4. Lightscape PartnersVenture Partnercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  5. OpenAIMember of Technical Staff2021 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
  6. MicrosoftAI Resident2019 — 2020Redmond, Washington
  7. Independent ResearcherIndependent Researcher2019Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  8. Uber Advanced Technologies GroupPerception Engineer2017 — 2019Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  9. Optimus RideSoftware Engineering Intern2016Cambridge, MA
  10. Spot Trading LLCSoftware Developer Intern - Options And Futures Strategies2015Chicago, IL
  11. GoogleSoftware Engineering Intern - Google Fiber2014Mountain View, CA
  12. MIT Media LabUndergraduate Researcher2013Cambridge, MA
  13. Appian CorporationSoftware Engineer Intern2013Reston, VA
  14. FieldglassSecurity Intern2011Naperville, IL
  15. Alcatel-LucentAmazing Learning Unit developer2011Illinois Math and Science Academy
  16. FermilabResearch Intern in the Main Injector Department2010Batavia, IL

Skills & more

Venture Capital1Early Stage InvestmentTensorflow7Deep Learning11Computer Vision11Neural Networks7Autonomous Vehicles6Java11Python15Github8Linux6Embedded Linux
+8 moreDjangoGitJavaScriptHTML 5EclipseCSS3jQueryArduino

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Shawn Jain?
Founder at Synthefy
Where does Shawn Jain work?
Shawn Jain is Founder of Synthefy.
What companies did Shawn Jain found?
Shawn Jain founded Synthefy.
Where did Shawn Jain go to school?
Shawn Jain studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Computer Science); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical Engineering and Computer Science); Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy.

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Neuqua Valley High School mafia3

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