Gaurav Jain Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Investments
  • 9

  • Portfolio
  • 7

  • Exits
  • 2

Exits

Gaurav Jain General Information

Description

Mr. Gaurav Jain is a Co-Founder & serves as Managing Partner at Afore Capital. Mr. Jain is an Angel Investor. Mr. Jain serves as Principal at Founder Collective. He serves as Advisor at BalkanID. He has deep expertise in building software platforms from the ground up. He was one of the earliest Product Managers for Android. As the lead Product Manager for the Nexus One product line, he launched the first Google experience device on AT&T. He received the Founders Award, highest employee achievement award at Google for his significant contribution to the growth and success of the Android platform. Jain was also the Founding Product Manager for Google+ Enterprise, where he was responsible for crafting Google's social strategy for its enterprise customers. Jain built the founding team for Google+ Enterprise and helped launched the first version of the product. The product is now available to Google's 5 million enterprise customers. He co-founded the Impact Entrepreneurship Group in his first year of undergrad. Impact is now one of the largest non-profits in Canada promoting entrepreneurship. He is also an active mentor at MassChallenge, Canadian Technology Accelerator and Shad Valley. Jain received a Bachelors of Software Engineering (with distinction) from the University of Waterloo in Canada and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Business Details

Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Corporate Office
  • 680 2nd Street
  • San Francisco, CA 94107
  • United States
+1 (415)

Gaurav Jain Investments (9)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
BalkanID 06-Feb-2023 Seed Round Network Management Software Generating Revenue
Eveez 23-Mar-2022 Road Generating Revenue
FleetPanda 14-Jun-2019 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
XCINEX 03-Dec-2018 Entertainment Software Product In Beta Test
Pulse Protocol 01-Jan-2018 Other Healthcare Technology Systems Generating Revenue
Terminal49 10-May-2017 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Databox 29-May-2015 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Periscope.TV 20-Jan-2015 Early Stage VC Multimedia and Design Software Startup
Tulip 03-Oct-2013 Seed Round Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue

Gaurav Jain Exits (2)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Periscope.TV 09-Mar-2015 Merger/Acquisition
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Gaurav Jain Co-Investors (43)

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Gaurav Jain FAQs

  • Who is Gaurav Jain?

    Gaurav Jain is an angel Investor who has made 9 investments.

  • What kind of investor is Gaurav Jain?

    Gaurav Jain is an angel investor.

  • What does Gaurav Jain do?

    As an angel investor, Gaurav Jain invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.

  • What has Gaurav Jain invested in?

    Gaurav Jain has made numerous investments in companies like BalkanID, Eveez, and FleetPanda within the Network Management Software, Road, and Business/Productivity Software industries.

  • What has Gaurav Jain invested in recently?

    Gaurav Jain's latest investment was on 06-Feb-2023 in BalkanID, a company within the Network Management Software industry.

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