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  • Varun Jain

    CAIA ⎮ FRM

    Global M&A / Strategy (FINance)

    Product Co-Founder (TECHnology)

    3x VC-led Co-Founder (1 EXIT)

    Early-Stage Venture Consultant

    Kitesurfer & Animal Lover 

    FUNDRAISING 1O1
  • Originally from Bombay, I've lived & worked across London, Bangalore & Stockholm; and I'm currently building a Web 3.0 business in the UK.

    My Professional Experience (2008-2017) spans two distinct chapters in FINance + TECHnology:

    I. 2008-13 - FIN: Investment banking, hedge fund investing, fundraising & global strategy/M&A roles across Bombay & London.

    II. 2014-17 - TECH: Product Co-Founder at early-stage, VC-backed B2C startups in Bangalore (India's Silicon Valley), including an exit.

    In December 2017, I survived a near-fatal car crash and am now living my second life with a 3D printed titanium plate in my skull. While recovering gradually (2018-21), I undertook multiple Venture Consulting projects, Qualifications & Startup Experiments. Upon making a full recovery & post COVID lockdowns, 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; that helped us double our global iOS users within a couple weeks!

    I then leveraged my background in FINance + TECHnology to team up with an old college friend (& ex-colleague) and have been part of multiple startups in that space. I'm now building a business at the intersection of Web 2 & 3: rewarding everyday purchases with Bitcoin.

    Explore my background across Work, Pedagogy, and Play - via the Menu (top left on mobile).

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    A structured guide to fundraising: from building your case to assembling the right documents & navigating the VC process.

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