# Anurag Jain

> Anurag Jain is a seed investor at Perot Jain (Dallas) backing Artificial Intelligence and GPU. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Perot Jain](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/perot-jain)
- Location: Dallas, United States
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 13%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajain18370

Anurag Jain is a seed investor at Perot Jain in Dallas focused on Artificial Intelligence and GPU. Anurag Jain is based out of Dallas, Texas, and is the Managing Partner of Perot Jain and also the Board of Trustees of Southwestern Medical Foundation. Anurag previously worked at EastWest Institute as Board Member. Anurag Jain attended Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 25% |
| GPU | 1 | 13% |
| Sports | 1 | 13% |
| Cricket | 1 | 13% |
| Internet | 1 | 13% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 38% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 25% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 13% |
| Series A | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Apptronik | Apptronik develops humanoid robots designed to operate alongside human workers and assist with physical tasks. The company focuses on creating general-purpose robotic systems that combine hardware, software, and AI to perform activities such as material handling, case picking, palletizing, and machine tending in industrial and logisticsenvironments. Its flagship product, the Apollo humanoid, is engineered to navigate spaces built for people and interact with existing tools and infrastructure. Apptronik also integrates robotic solutions through service and ownership models to support operational workflows. The company partners with technology and industrial firms to advance robot capabilities and real-world deployment. | $14.6M | Seed | Jun 23, 2022 |  |
| American Cricket Enterprises | American Cricket Enterprises is a strategic partner of the professional T20 cricket league. | $44M | Series A | May 18, 2022 |  |
| American Cricket Enterprises | American Cricket Enterprises is a strategic partner of the professional T20 cricket league. |  |  | Dec 23, 2020 |  |
| American Cricket Enterprises | American Cricket Enterprises is a strategic partner of the professional T20 cricket league. |  | Seed | Dec 23, 2020 |  |
| Aarna Networks | Aarna Networks solves enterprise edge and private 5G management complexity through zero-touch edge infrastructure, applications, and network services orchestration at scale. The company provides GPU-as-a-Service through a GPU Cloud Management Software for AI cloud providers. | $716K | Pre-Seed | Mar 25, 2020 |  |
| Shiftsmart | Shiftsmart is a labor-management marketplace connecting part-time workers with open shifts across multiple platforms. By helping workers with more hours, better pay, and greater opportunity, the company creates a mutually beneficial labor ecosystem for individuals and organizations alike. It was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York. | $6M |  | Jun 30, 2017 |  |
| Shiftsmart | Shiftsmart is a labor-management marketplace connecting part-time workers with open shifts across multiple platforms. By helping workers with more hours, better pay, and greater opportunity, the company creates a mutually beneficial labor ecosystem for individuals and organizations alike. It was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York. | $6M |  | Jun 30, 2017 |  |
| VizSense | Today's consumer brands require shopper focused and marketing campaigns that are engineered to a specific brand’s DNA. To achieve this, Viz leverages several in-house and home grown technology platforms that combine A.I., social and computer science, and massive consumer datasets to deliver highly effective and measurable results. Viz'sunique specialization and focus on the micro-influencer industry affords it the opportunity to partner and collaborate with traditional PR and marketing agencies. |  | Seed | Jan 13, 2016 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [HALL Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hall-financial-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Arka Venture Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arka-ventures-labs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Capital Factory](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capital-factory) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Grit Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gritlabs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KAAJ Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kaaj-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Perot Jain](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/perot-jain) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Perot Jain

VC Fund · Dallas, United States

Perot Jain, L.P. is a Dallas-based venture capital firm focused on seed and early stage investments. Their firm was founded by long-term business partners, Ross Perot Jr. and Anurag Jain, in 2014. They not only set out to understand how technology would shape the business landscape over the next 20 years, but they also wanted to take an active rolein building these industry transforming companies.Their mission is to provide timely capital and resources while delivering the highest quality strategic advice to assist their portfolio companies in achieving their maximum potential. Their unique ability to leverage their affiliated operating entities differentiates us from their peers and helps drive early customer traction and accelerated growth for their partners.Their goal is to become the premier early stage focused venture capital firm in the Southwest.

3 contacts available at Perot Jain.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aaron Pierce | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aaron-pierce |
| Anurag Jain | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anurag-jain-7 |
| Mack Prioleau | Senior Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mack-prioleau-2 |

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## FAQ

### What does Anurag Jain invest in?

Anurag Jain invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, GPU and Sports startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Anurag Jain last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Anurag Jain closed in Jun 2022. Shizune tracks 8 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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