Ankur Jain

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Emergent Ventures

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Ankur Jain is the founder of Vama, Inc. (2014) and Emergent Ventures (2016), holding the title of Managing Partner at Emergent Ventures.
Mr. Jain is currently the Director at Avocado Technologies, Inc. Former positions include Engineering & Product at Cisco Systems, Inc. (2001-2009), Software Engineer at Digital Island, Inc. (2000-2001), Vice President at Blumberg Capital LLC (2011-2013), Chair & TiE San Francisco at The Indus Entrepreneurs (2011-2014), Vice President at Nexus India Capital Advisors Pvt Ltd. (2013-2015), and Strategy Consulting at Accenture (California) (2009-2011).
Education includes an undergraduate degree from the Indian Institute of Technology New Delhi, an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and a graduate degree from the University of California Los Angeles Graduate School.

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Companies	Position	Start
Emergent Ventures Emergent Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Emergent Ventures invests in companies located in India, Europe and United States. The firm invests in companies operating in the fields of intelligent software. It participated in pre-seed, seed and early stage capital transactions.	Founder	2015-12-31
Avocado Technologies, Inc. Avocado Technologies, Inc. Department StoresRetail Trade Sells groceries through online	Director/Board Member	-

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Companies	Position	End
Vama, Inc.	Founder	2015-12-31
Nexus India Capital Advisors Pvt Ltd. Nexus India Capital Advisors Pvt Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Nexus India Capital seeks investment opportunities in companies located in the United States and India. The firm focuses on consumer, healthcare, digitally powered business, business services, data & AI and enterprise sectors. It participates in seed and early stage transactions with an investment size of USD 0.05 - 10 million. The firm takes a seat on the board of directors and it makes follow-on investments.	President	2015-12-30
The Indus Entrepreneurs The Indus Entrepreneurs Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides mentoring, networking and education to entrepreneurs	Chairman	2013-12-31
Blumberg Capital LLC Blumberg Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Blumberg Capital invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on enterprise software, fintech, data analytics & infrastructure, cybersecurity, supply chain & logistics and health tech. It participates in seed, early, late and growth stage capital requirements with an investment size of USD 0.5 - 5 million. The firm also acts as a lead investor and makes follow-on investments.	President	2013-12-30
Accenture (California)	Corporate Officer/Principal	2011-12-30

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Private companies	12
Cisco Systems, Inc. Cisco Systems, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Designs and sells networking, security, collaboration, cloud management hardware & applications to securely connect industries and communities	Electronic Technology
Digital Island, Inc. Digital Island, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Provides network services for e-business applications	Technology Services
Blumberg Capital LLC Blumberg Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Blumberg Capital invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on enterprise software, fintech, data analytics & infrastructure, cybersecurity, supply chain & logistics and health tech. It participates in seed, early, late and growth stage capital requirements with an investment size of USD 0.5 - 5 million. The firm also acts as a lead investor and makes follow-on investments.	Finance
Indian Institute of Technology New Delhi Indian Institute of Technology New Delhi Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
The Indus Entrepreneurs The Indus Entrepreneurs Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides mentoring, networking and education to entrepreneurs	Commercial Services
Nexus India Capital Advisors Pvt Ltd. Nexus India Capital Advisors Pvt Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Nexus India Capital seeks investment opportunities in companies located in the United States and India. The firm focuses on consumer, healthcare, digitally powered business, business services, data & AI and enterprise sectors. It participates in seed and early stage transactions with an investment size of USD 0.05 - 10 million. The firm takes a seat on the board of directors and it makes follow-on investments.	Finance
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Vama, Inc.
Accenture (California)
Emergent Ventures Emergent Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Emergent Ventures invests in companies located in India, Europe and United States. The firm invests in companies operating in the fields of intelligent software. It participated in pre-seed, seed and early stage capital transactions.	Finance
University of California Los Angeles Graduate School University of California Los Angeles Graduate School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Avocado Technologies, Inc. Avocado Technologies, Inc. Department StoresRetail Trade Sells groceries through online	Retail Trade

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