ZJ

Zain Jaffer

Building my stealth AI startup in public 😵‍💫

San Francisco Bay Area

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $5,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $50,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $25,000.00

Work Experience

  • Founder & CEO

    2025

    Stealth AI startup in the marketing tech space. Using AI Agents + Humans to automate what in-house teams and agencies do. Follow my posts to see how this one goes!

  • Board Member

    2025

    Using AI to make residential brokers more efficient

  • Board Observer

    2022

    Video ads in retail storefronts across the US

  • Board Member

    2021

    AI workplace management tools for Fortune 500 companies

  • Board Member

    2020

    Helping multifamily owners manage their operations through AI & Analytics

  • Partner

    2020

    GP at a private equity real estate fund with a $1B+ portfolio of commercial real estate. • Founded VC fund to invest in 22 proptech startups • Bought $250M+ worth of real estate

  • Founder

    2019

    Registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization funding causes around the world: • Fund research at medical institutions • Executive Producer in documentaries

  • Family Office

    2017

    Personal Investment company / family office • LP in 100+ fund managers across many asset classes • Direct portfolio of 400+ rentals & multifamily units Update: No longer making LP investments as too busy working on my new startup.

2011 - 2017

  • Co-Founder & CEO

    2011 - 2017

    Vungle was acquired by Blackstone for $780M in 2019 • Over $400M+ revenues with 100,000+ customers • 8 offices around the world with 250+ employees

2009 - 2011

  • CEO

    2009 - 2011

    Video production company - Closed distribution deal with Adobe - Secured clients including Google & Spotify