Yash Kotak
About Yash Kotak
Yash Kotak is based in Singapore. Crunchbase lists him as Founder and CEO of Jumper.ai, a social and messaging commerce platform that lets brands sell direct to consumers on social platforms and messaging apps. His Crunchbase bio says Jumper.ai worked with over 11,000 businesses, including Marvel, Disney, Ben & Jerry's and Unilever. It also says the company took part in programs run by Unilever Foundry, PayPal, Target and Visa Everywhere Initiative.
Jumper.ai was later acquired by Vonage. A trade report on the deal described it as a conversational commerce product joining Vonage's portfolio. Yash and co-founder Chirag Kotak are described in a Stripe interview as cofounders of Jumper.ai and senior directors at Vonage. Because the company has been acquired, the "Founder and CEO" title on Crunchbase describes what he built, not necessarily a current operating role.
His Crunchbase bio says he has more than 20 years of experience building ecommerce products and has designed more than 22,000 websites. One early project was India's first film magazine for Yahoo!. He says he has built automated bots since 1995, and he has spoken at F8, 500 Startups, WPP Stream and the Unilever Patent Conference. His X bio now lists him as founder of MultiplayerWeb.com, and a FinTech Nation profile names SuperCheckout, a payments platform for splitting and co-paying, as his current company.
Crunchbase shows 4 investments, 4 portfolio companies, 0 lead investments and 0 exits. Other databases count differently: Tracxn lists 5 companies in one profile and CB Insights lists 6 investments. Treat all counts as approximate, because angel rounds are often reported incompletely.
Press coverage places him as a participating angel, not a lead. He appears alongside institutional leads in the AutoVRse seed round (led by Lumikai), the LUZO pre-seed round (led by 100X.VC) and the Verdant Impact seed round (led by Unicorn India Ventures). His reported activity runs from 2022 to 2026, and nearly all of it is in Indian startups.
On LinkedIn he has also written about becoming a cornerstone investor in a professional cricket franchise. That is a sports investment, not a startup angel check.
His clearest AI-adjacent angel position is Vodex, which Tracxn lists as a seed round in August 2022 alongside 100X.VC. His LinkedIn activity refers to Vodex.ai and DROS.ai together, in a post welcoming a new sales and operations lead for both. That post does not describe his role in either company, so founders should ask him directly.
He was also an angel in HYRGPT (seed, January 2024 per Tracxn) and in AutoVRse, a Bangalore VR and AR startup. The AutoVRse announcement quotes him on why he backed the founders. His own background in AI, bots and messaging automation comes from Jumper.ai, which the Vonage coverage describes as an AI-enabled customer experience product.
Stage: EasyVC lists pre-seed and seed. Tracked deals are all pre-seed or seed, except one Series A (Sanfe, April 2022) that Tracxn attributes to him in a profile that may mix up identities.
Sectors: Tracxn groups his investments mainly under enterprise applications and high tech. The deals span VR and AR, salons and beauty marketplaces, wellness, AI voice and sales tools, and agri-tech.
Geography: Tracxn says his portfolio companies are in India. He lives in Singapore.
Check size: he has not published a check size or a thesis. Round sizes in the press are totals for the whole round, not his own contribution.
- AutoVRse: Bangalore VR and AR startup that raised a $2M seed round led by Lumikai, with Yash as a participating angel (reported 2023 and 2024).
- LUZO: Mumbai marketplace for premium salons, spas and beauty clinics. It raised a $250K pre-seed round led by 100X.VC, with Yash among the angels (2023).
- Vodex: Seed round in August 2022, co-invested with 100X.VC according to Tracxn. Vodex.ai also appears in his LinkedIn activity.
- Sukham: Seed round of about $275K in January 2023 per Tracxn, alongside 100X.VC.
- HYRGPT: Seed round in January 2024 per Tracxn.
- Verdant Impact: $3M seed round led by Unicorn India Ventures, with Yash participating. Tracxn dates it March 2026.
- crunchbase.com/person/yash-kotak-d4fc
- linkedin.com/in/ykotak
- x.com/zykotak
- tracxn.com/d/people/yash-kotak/__8q7i-IsM90uaOPDcd50JC1xx0BsyIVkMpV4ec
- tracxn.com/d/people/yash-kotak/__xERQpEddwfG73V25kY3r3Gin5_khGxmAsBc-6
- tracxn.com/d/people/yash-kotak/__dLCKR3h7iW5qofQMX8qUQdL5-XQXsuaJcqRLo
- startagist.com/vr-startup-autovrse-secures-2m-in-seed-funding-led-by-l
- bwdisrupt.com/article/salons-marketplace-luzo-raises-250k-in-pre-seed-
Investing activity
Yash Kotak has made 4 investments according to Crunchbase across 4 portfolio companies, and has founded 1 company.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Yash Kotak
Is Yash Kotak an angel investor?
Yes. Crunchbase calls him an active angel investor and lists 4 investments. Press coverage names him as an angel in AutoVRse, LUZO and Verdant Impact.
What is Yash Kotak's angel check size?
It is not public. Reported figures are total round sizes, not his own checks, so founders should ask him directly.
What stage does Yash Kotak invest in?
His tracked deals are mostly pre-seed and seed, often alongside a lead fund such as 100X.VC, Lumikai or Unicorn India Ventures. EasyVC lists pre-seed and seed as his stages.
What companies has Yash Kotak built?
He founded Jumper.ai, a conversational commerce platform acquired by Vonage. His X bio now lists MultiplayerWeb.com, and a FinTech Nation profile names SuperCheckout.
Does Yash Kotak invest outside India?
No non-Indian startup deals turned up in public sources. Tracxn lists India as his investment geography, though he is based in Singapore.
How can founders contact Yash Kotak?
His public channels are LinkedIn and X (@zykotak). No email or intake form is published.
Where is Yash Kotak based?
Yash Kotak is based in Singapore, Asia.
How can founders reach Yash Kotak?
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