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Perot Jain

About

Our mission is to provide patient capital and unparalleled access to our network while delivering the highest-quality strategic advice to our portfolio of companies and driving successful outcomes for our founders.

The driving force behind Perot Jain is transformational investing. Rather than just identifying attractive investments, we leverage a multibillion-dollar wealth of experience to transform companies with solid potential into titans of industry, capitalizing on evolving growth trends to generate strong returns. Again and again.

OUR APPROACH

  • We Leverage Our Platform: Perot Jain has the unique ability to leverage affiliated operating entities like Hillwood, a premier real estate developer, Access Healthcare, a global healthcare services firm, and AllianceTexas, Hillwood’s flagship development. AllianceTexas has become the nation’s largest inland port and is home to hundreds of startups and corporations working on mobility innovation.
  • We Operate in a Business Friendly Ecosystem: While our investments span the globe, we are proudly Texan and based out of Dallas. The Texas business environment empowers startups by providing large pools of talent and customers across diverse industries. We utilize our long-standing presence in Texas to assist startups in coming to the state and navigating its market.
  • We are Passionate about Performance: We are practical investors with patient capital, and because we are not a fund, our decision-making process is not driven by artificial capital constraints. Further, our purposefully small and nimble team matches the pace of our portfolio, and we have no fear of getting in the trenches with our founders to add real value.

INVESTING THAT TRANSFORMS

Our mobility, logistics, defense, and healthcare industry partners are on the cutting edge of developing industry-disrupting innovations. We aim to do the same through early-stage initial investments paired with technology-focused, authentic mentorship, primarily located in the United States.

  • Tech-Enabled: Technology Critical to Scalability
  • Sectors: B2B Tech / Mobility Tech / Supply Chain and Logistics Tech / Government and Defense Tech / PropTech
  • Geography: Global Investors Primarily Focused on the US, with Select Investments in India, Estonia, Israel and Europe
  • Stage: Seed / Early-Stage Focused
  • Leadership: Bold, Innovative, Diligent, Driven

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