Jinal Jhaveri

Co-Founder and CEO

2010 - Current

The Remote Team Solution with The Human Touch ----- Mismo helps companies to quickly hire, onboard, and nurture contract and full time Engineering, QA, and Design teams in 10+ countries in Latin America!! The amazing talent in Latin America gets the benefit of working directly with high the most impactful, high growth and innovative companies in the world. We are serving some of the fastest-growing companies in the US, like AngelList, NFX, GlimpseK12, SchoolMint and many others.

Pro Bono College Admissions Counselor

2025

I’m a STEM-educated entrepreneur and college counselor passionate about helping students navigate the complex college admissions process with clarity, confidence, and strategy. With a background in computer science, computational biology, and business, and as the founder of multiple tech companies, I bring a real-world perspective to students exploring paths in engineering, AI, business, and other emerging fields. Currently, I serve as a volunteer college counselor at Acalanes High School (Lafayette, CA), where I support high school students and their families throughout all stages of the admissions process. I also read applications for highly selective colleges through the QuestBridge National College Match and the QuestBridge College Counseling Program, supporting high-achieving students from low-income backgrounds on their path to a top college. My approach combines personalized support with data-driven strategy. I specialize in: 🔹 Helping students reflect on strengths and passions to guide academic and career exploration 🔹 Advising on STEM/business programs, dual degrees, and evolving fields like AI 🔹 Building balanced and strategic college lists, factoring in acceptance trends and major-specific data 🔹 Creating customized SAT/ACT test prep timelines and study plans 🔹 Managing the full application process, keeping students organized and motivated 🔹 Coaching students on how to write compelling, authentic essays 🔹 Providing financial aid guidance, including FAFSA, scholarships, and net price analysis 🔹 Bridging communication between students and parents to support shared goals Whether a student is aiming for a top-tier school, a strong STEM program, or a values-aligned campus, I’m here to help them make informed decisions and tell their story with purpose.

Venture / Angel Investor

2012

Venture/Angel Investor in Technology Companies - My primary focus is investing in Education Technology, Recruiting/HR Technology, and Sales/Marketing Technology companies. However, I’m also open to investing in companies outside these sectors when led by passionate, hardworking, and humble founders with unique insights. Founders looking to raise, please check here https://jinal.net/investments/ for my investment thesis. Direct Investments YCombinator - CaptivateIQ - Fathom AI - Aviron - Storylane - SwiftSKU - Tappity - Mudrex - Jutso - Cabal - Pandium - FlexDesk - Outerport - Electric Air - Dili - Huli - Ahoy - BBY (YC) - Mastra - Edexia - RankAI - Vocera - Platos - Luthor AI - Lune.dev - Beerme - Studydojo - Educato - Scout - SIS + AI Other - Odyssey - KickUp - Thankview - Diffit - Sora Schools - CyberNut - Brightbee - Marble Health - BoostMySchool - Ordo Schools - SV Academy - Scaffold-Ed - Pandium - Corpus K12 - Huli - Ahoy - GetSetUp - Corpus K12 - Starbridge - Buildpass - Kollegio Acquired/IPO/Exited - SmartPass (Edtech) - CourseDog (Edtech) - Destiny/XYZ - OctiFi - GlimpseK12 (Edtech) - Tailor-Ed(Edtech) - Prendea (Edtech) Other venture / Angel investments: Invested in 100s of other companies through Angellist, SPVs, VC & PE Funds. Secondary Investments : Facebook(IPO), Square, Github(IPO), Zuora(IPO), Lyft(IPO), Pinterest(IPO), CreditKarma (Acquired), Postmates(Acquired), Palantir(IPO), GitLab(IPO), 23andme(IPO), Marqeta(IPO), Blend(IPO), Epic(Acquired), Harness, Mercury, Cohesity, Impossible Foods, Automattic, Invision (Acquired), Calm, OutReach, Roofstock, LendingHome (Kiavi), Headspace, Udacity (Acquired), Sendbird

Co-Founder & Chairman

2019

SchoolMint(YCombinator/ImagineK12 2013) is the leader in Strategic Enrollment Management for preK-12 schools, serving ~25%+ US public school students, growing organically and through acquisitions. In the last five years we have acquired several companies like SmartChoice, Whetstone, EnrollHand, SchoolRunner, and Brightminds.

Co-Founder & CEO

2013 - 2019

SchoolMint helps schools Attract, Enroll and Retain students and teachers. Acquisition and Growth Investment by BV Investment Partners (https://www.bvlp.com/) in Sep 2017. I led the company as the CEO of the merged entity (SchoolMint and Hero with 200+ employees) until June 2019. Currently, I serve as the Chairman of the Board. https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-10-30-hero-k12-mints-its-first-acquisition-school-enrollment-startup-schoolmint https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20171030005833/en/Hero-K12-BV-Acquire-SchoolMint-Continued-Expansion Our Core Values: NO JERKS, PERIOD WE NOT ME BE HEROIC BRING YOUR WHOLE SELF TO WORK EMBRACE AND DRIVE CHANGE

Founder

2023

Enable Us was acquired by MindTickle in April 2023 and I left MindTickle in April 2024. MindTickle is a leader in Sales Productivity/Enablement, serving 100s of Public, Mid-Market, and SMB enterprises in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. MindTickle has raised $250M+ by some top VCs like Accel, SoftBank, Cannan, Newview, Norwest and other top venture firms. https://www.mindtickle.com/news/mindtickle-announces-acquisition-of-enable-us-to-combine-sales-and-buyer-enablement-in-one-platform/ https://research.g2.com/insights/mindtickle-acquires-enable-us https://trainingindustry.com/magazine/summer-2023/mindtickle-acquires-enable-us-combined-platform-set-to-boost-reps-skills-and-streamline-the-sales-process/

Co-Founder & CEO

2020 - 2023

Enable Us (YCombinator YCW21) is the pioneer of the Digital Sales Rooms (the fastest-growing product category in Sales and Buyer Enablement). Our Mission: We believe that by 2025, most business-to-business (B2B) transactions, such as Buying, Selling, and Customer Onboarding, will feel the same as business-to-consumer (B2C) transactions today—asynchronous, delightful, and quick. We are helping companies prepare for that using our Digital Sales Room and Buyer Enablement Platform! https://www.finsmes.com/2021/12/enable-us-raises-4-5m-in-funding.html (Raised $4.5M of seed round from top VCs like Liquid2, Bessemer VC Seed Fund, Pioneer Fund, Rebel Fund, Runa Capital, and Others)

Founder

2020

Founder of The Edtech Club, a slack-based community of ~700+ Edtech Founders. Founders discuss -- Product, Fundraising, Go-to-market, Recruiting, Legal, M&A, etc. If you are an ed-tech founder email contact@edtechclub.org to join.

Venture Partner

2020

Senior Engineering Manager

2008 - 2011

Lead the team that: Built the Backend for Web based Instant Messenger (used by ~ 32 Million daily uniques) Built the Newsfeed system and algorithms to make the news feed more relevant. Built the Platform Proxy (part of OpenSocial platform) used by hundreds of thousands of apps. Kept the team focused and motivated in good times and bad

Systems Architect

2009 - 2010

P/k/a LolApps - Built and scaled the games, quizzes and gifts products used by millions of users (~50M monthly uniques) - Developed the backend systems. - Managed the web and game performance teams. 6waves acquired for $201M by StillFront https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/STILLFRONT-GROUP-AB-PUBL-61747396/news/Stillfront-acquires-Six-Waves-Inc-and-resolves-on-a-rights-issue-of-approximately-SEK-2-0-billion-37589968/

Senior Software Engineer

2006 - 2008

Successfully Acquired by Monsanto for ~$1B. Previously known as WeatherBill. Employee #4. Built the big data system processing tera bytes of data to predict weather accurately and in turn helping Businesses hedge their weather risk. Help build pricing system to price and settle weather derivative contracts. https://www.forbes.com/sites/bruceupbin/2013/10/02/monsanto-buys-climate-corp-for-930-million/