Ankur Jain is a venture investor and the managing partner of Emergent Ventures. He previously held product and engineering roles at several technology companies.
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Emergent Ventures writes $1M to $3M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.
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- Cisco
- Nexus Venture Partners · venture investor
- Blumberg Capital · venture investor
- Emergent Ventures · Managing PartnerNow
- Softaware Networks · engineering roles
- Digital Island · engineering roles
- Andiamo Systems
- Cisco2004
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Who is Ankur Jain?
Ankur Jain is a venture investor and the managing partner of Emergent Ventures. He previously held product and engineering roles at several technology companies.
How much does Ankur Jain invest?
Ankur Jain invests through Emergent Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $3M at pre-seed, seed.
How do I pitch Ankur Jain?
Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Ankur in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Emergent Ventures backed works better.
What did Ankur Jain do before Emergent Ventures?
Cisco; venture investor at Nexus Venture Partners; venture investor at Blumberg Capital; engineering roles at Softaware Networks; engineering roles at Digital Island; Andiamo Systems; Cisco.
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