Ankur Jain is an entrepreneur and investor, who is the founder and CEO of Bilt Rewards, the first loyalty program that allows you to earn points on rent. Jain has grown the company to a valuation of $1.5 billion since its launch in June 2021.
Prior to launching Bilt, Jain was the founder and CEO of Kairos, a venture studio for young entrepreneurs that helped launch and grow its partner companies to over $6.5bn, solving problems from housing to healthcare.
Before joining Kairos in May 2017, Jain was the Chief Product Officer at Tinder. He joined Tinder after it acquired his company, Humin, where he served as Founder & CEO.
Jain has been recognized for a variety of achievements. In 2017, he was named a “Young Global Leader” by the World Economic Forum. In 2011, Inc. magazine named Jain the "Best Connected 21-Year-Old in the World" and awarded him "30 Under 30". In 2012, he was named “30 under 30: Solution Broker” by the Christian Science Monitor. In 2015, Forbes also named Jain to their “30 under 30” list.
Jain, as much as anyone, reflects tech’s recent drift toward a new form of social self-awareness... While Jain was in college, at the Wharton School, the financial press called him 'possibly the world’s best-connected 21-year-old.' Now, he has launched a new mission...
Ankur Jain was the missing piece to my puzzle. From start to finish, they solved every problem and helped us achieve our goals in the most professional way possible.
Ankur Jain, Kairos’ Founder and Co-CEO, is thinking far more Warren Buffett than Jack Dorsey. And in a short amount of time, his focus on the hole in the marketplace rather than the pitch deck has produced results. And he has been launching a new startup every few months...
About Ankur Jain
Speaking Engagements
Fireside Chat with Mood Rowghani & Ankur Jain
Naveen Jain, Ankur Jain & Steven Bertoni
The Humin face of Tinder - Ankur Jain & Chloe Cho
Can tech entrepreneurs like Ankur Jain make money helping people with down payments and baby food?
Jain, as much as anyone, reflects tech’s recent drift toward a new form of social self-awareness... While Jain was in college, at the Wharton School, the financial press called him “possibly the world’s best-connected 21-year-old.” Now, he has launched a new mission...
Kairos is a company that creates companies with a mission: Solve the problems that really need solving...
In this way, Ankur Jain, Kairos’ Founder and Co-CEO, is thinking far more Warren Buffett than Jack Dorsey. And in a short amount of time, his focus on the hole in the marketplace rather than the pitch deck has produced results. And he has been launching a new startup every few months...
Kairos is a new $25-million social entrepreneurship investment fund with an odd and expansive list of supporters.
Soon after getting on the phone with Fast Company, Jain promises access to Mehmet Oz, Bobbi Brown, and Vicente Fox. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, Verizon president Ronan Dunne, and ex-Greece prime minister George Papandreou are waiting in the wings, if needed...
