About
Zain Jaffer is a Partner at Blue Field Capital, where he sits on the investment committee for real estate acquisitions and venture capital investments. He previously founded technology start-ups, selling his last company to Blackstone in an all-cash $780M acquisition, and later invested in real estate through his family office, Zain Ventures. At Blue Field he launched the firm's venture capital fund in 2020, focused on early-stage PropTech start-ups. He holds a Master's in Technology Entrepreneurship from University College London and a Bachelor's in Business Management from King's College London.
Invests in
PropTech
CoFounder at Vungle
Intro paths
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In turn, Zain can intro founders to Vungle's investors below.
Vungle's investors · 12
500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2011AngelPadSan Francisco · $120K checksBlumberg CapitalMiami · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025Crosslink CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $9M checksEniac VenturesNew York · $1.2M checksFoundersX VenturesSilicon ValleyGradient VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025SHAKTISan Francisco · $250K – $2M checksSpider CapitalSan Francisco · $500K checksUncork CapitalSan Francisco · $3M – $5M checksWonder VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $1.5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks
Co-founders at Vungle
JS
Jack Smith
Experience
- BlazelFounder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Agently - Agent Success Platform for BrokeragesBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
- Visual FeederBoard Observercurrent2022 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- Basking AutomationBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentBerlin, Germany
- Canopy AnalyticsBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- Zain-VenturesOwnercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- The Zain Jaffer FoundationFoundercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Blue Field CapitalPartner2020 — 2025United States
- VungleCo-Founder & CEO2011 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- MediarootsCEO2009 — 2011
- CyberPlanet LtdCo-Founder & CEO2003 — 2007London, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Social Networking62Presentations11Web Video11Advertising32Mobile Devices37Start-ups99Entrepreneurship99E-Learning6Online Advertising4Mobile Applications18SEO3Mobile Marketing5
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Marketing StrategyBritish Sign LanguageSocial Media MarketingWeb DevelopmentOnline MarketingMarketingE-commerceSEMEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLeadershipStrategyFrom Zain's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
Basking AutomationCanopy Analytics
Per the firm's website.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Zain Jaffer?
- Zain Jaffer is a Partner at Blue Field Capital, where he sits on the investment committee for real estate acquisitions and venture capital investments. He previously founded technology start-ups, selling his last company to Blackstone in an all-cash $780M acquisition, and later invested in real estate through his family office, Zain Ventures. At Blue Field he launched the firm's venture capital fund in 2020, focused on early-stage PropTech start-ups. He holds a Master's in Technology Entrepreneurship from University College London and a Bachelor's in Business Management from King's College London.
- Where does Zain Jaffer work?
- Zain Jaffer is CoFounder of Vungle.
- What does Zain Jaffer invest in?
- Zain Jaffer invests in PropTech.
- What check size does Zain Jaffer write?
- Zain Jaffer typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
- What companies did Zain Jaffer found?
- Zain Jaffer founded Vungle.
- What boards does Zain Jaffer sit on?
- Zain Jaffer holds tracked board seats at Basking Automation, Canopy Analytics.
- Where did Zain Jaffer go to school?
- Zain Jaffer studied at UCL (Master of Science - MSc, Technology Entrepreneurship); King's College London (Bachelor of Science - BSc, Business Management).
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