Mukund Jha

Mukund Jha is an accomplished entrepreneur and technology leader based in San Francisco, California. He is currently the CEO and Co-Founder ofEmergent, a company focused on innovative tech solutions. Mukund has a diverse background in technology, having previously co-founded Dunzo, a well-known task management platform, where he served as CTO.Before that, he co-founded Wisdom.ly, a platform for group video meetups and conferences, which participated in the Princeton Tigerlabs accelerator. He also co-founded Habet, a goal-tracking platform that incentivised users with cash rewards to accomplish their objectives.

Mukund's career started with significant experience atGoogle, where he worked in the Search Quality team. He also gained academic experience as a graduate student at Columbia University in Computer Science, focusing on machine learning, social network mining, and natural language processing. His research at Columbia included work on speech recognition and advanced programming. Mukund has also completed internships at prestigious institutions like IIT Madras and Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, further enhancing his technical expertise.

Mukund has made several investments in the tech space, with notable investments including Pillow (Series A, $18M), Deciml (Pre-seed, $1M), and GoPaani (Seed round, $600K). These investments demonstrate his interest in innovative startups, particularly in sectors related to digital services and technology solutions.

Mukund holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Columbia Engineering and a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Computer Science from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology. His entrepreneurial spirit and strong technical background have made him a key player in the tech industry.