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Varun Jain
CAIA ⎮ FRM
Global M&A + Strategy (FINance)
Product Specialist (TECHnology)
3x VC-led Co-Founder (1 EXIT)
Early-Stage Venture Consultant
Kitesurfer & Animal Lover
Originally from Bombay, I've lived & worked across Bombay, London, Bangalore & Stockholm.
My Professional Experience (2008-17) has been split between two phases of FINance & TECHnology:
- 2008-13 (FIN): Investment banking, a value hedge fund, venture fundraising & global strategy/M&A roles in Bombay & London.
- 2014-17 (TECH): Product Co-Founder at multiple early-stage, VC-led B2C startups in Bangalore (India's Silicon Valley) w/ 1 EXIT.
In Dec 2017, I was extremely fortunate to have received a second life after being involved in a near fatal car crash. While recovering gradually (2018-21), I undertook multiple Venture Consulting projects, Qualifications & Startup Experiments.
Upon recovering completely, I moved to Stockholm to revamp Truecaller's iOS app in early 2022. Over an intense 7-month marathon, we rolled out of a brand new iOS app, written from the ground up; doubling our global iOS users within a few weeks of launch!
I then leveraged my background in finance & tech to team up with an old friend from college (& ex-colleague) to setup Passvoy - a London based fintech building a Neo Bank for the Indian diaspora and voyagers coming to India.
My background is broken up into Work, Pedagogy, Play - please click the Menu button (top left on mobile).
Fundraising 101
A practical guide on how to potray your business to raise your first cheque from VC's / angel investors.