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Varun Jain

Investor

Founding General Partner at SE Ventures

Menlo Park

FoundedFlirtey Holdings

About

Varun Jain is a founding General Partner of SE Ventures and sits on its Investment Committee. He has spent over a decade investing in AI-led enterprise software startups focused on digital transformation and decarbonization across industry, mobility, and the built environment. Before SE Ventures, he led Qualcomm Ventures' Global Early-Stage Fund. He holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, where he was a McCormick Scholar.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechCybersecurityDeep TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareHardwareMobility & TransportationSaaS

Experience

  1. SE VenturesFounding General Partnercurrent2019 — presentMenlo Park
  2. Together AIBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. Skild AIInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  4. AiDashBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  5. Fabric8LabsBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
  6. First StreetInvestorcurrent2024 — presentNew York, United States
  7. Uncountable Inc.Board Membercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  8. Metropolis TechnologiesInvestorcurrent2025 — presentUnited States
  9. EnableInvestorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  10. AuguryBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  11. UnitXBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  12. E14 FundLimited Partnercurrent2023 — present
  13. SpyceBoard Member2017 — 2019Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  14. ClearMotionBoard Member2017 — 2019Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  15. CruiseInvestor2015 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  16. Even Responsible FinanceInvestor2015 — 2019Oakland, California, United States
  17. Qualcomm VenturesGlobal Head - Early Stage Fund2013 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  18. MintHead - New Initiatives2008 — 2012New Delhi, Singapore

Education

  1. Northwestern University - Kellogg School of ManagementMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)2012 — 2014
  2. Dhirubhai Ambani UniversityBachelor of Technology - BTech2002 — 2006
  3. MICA | The School of IdeasCommunication and Media Studies2006 — 2008
  4. Delhi Public School (DPS), R.K. Puram

Skills & more

Venture CapitalDue DiligenceDeal SourcingMobile ApplicationsMobile Technology

From Varun's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management521

Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaAndy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel CapitalDavid Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundGiuseppe DonvitoPartner at P101 VenturesAntonio TurroniOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesJon TurowVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group

+ 515 more

Also attended MICA | The School of Ideas8

Kaushik SubramanianVenture capitalist, product personKarthika AnandSenior Marketing Manager at RTP GlobalKartik KalaVP Marketing at Arkam VenturesAtin BatraFounder & General Partner at 27V (Twenty Seven Ventures)Dharti ChatterjeeCMO at Toronto Business Development Centre (TBDC)Nupur SoodCEO and Founder, Camp Epic Global at TiE Women Global Pitch Competition

+ 2 more

Also attended Delhi Public School (DPS), R.K. Puram1

Rajiv KhemaniCo-Founder & Partner at AIspace Ventures

Shared employers

Also worked at Fabric8Labs5

Jen ArdManaging Director, Head of Investment Operations at Intel CapitalAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North AmericaYan YanInvestment Associate at TDK VenturesAnil AchyutaInvestment Managing Director at TDK VenturesArek ZarowskiSenior Associate at Obvious Ventures

Also worked at First Street2

Joshua PosamentierManaging Partner and Co-Founder at Congruent VenturesBrad JonesPrincipal at SE Ventures

Also worked at Uncountable Inc.5

Caitlin VorlicekPartner at Sageview CapitalRaaga KannanSenior Associate at Sageview CapitalMike CroweSenior Advisor at Sageview CapitalStephen SchmalhoferPartner at Teamworthy VenturesKateri AllenRecruiter at Teamworthy Ventures

Also worked at Metropolis Technologies1

Chris ThomasCo-Founder & Partner at Assembly Ventures

Investments

Led

AiDashAquantAuguryEnableOosto

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Colleagues at SE Ventures

Amit Chaturvedy
Global Head & Managing Partner at SE Ventures
Amit Peri
Senior Associate at SE Ventures
Brad Jones
Principal at SE Ventures
Carlos (CK) Kokron
General Partner at SE Ventures
Caroline Wells
Head of Legal at SE Ventures
Edison Almeida
Investor at SE Ventures
Erin Minjares
Executive Assistant at SE Ventures
Gemma Odena Bultó
Operating Partner at SE Ventures