Perot Jain
Also known as Perot Jain, LP, Perot Jain, L.P.
Dallas early-stage venture firm founded in 2014 by Ross Perot Jr. (chairman of The Perot Group, manager of Perot family interests) and Anurag Jain; seed-focused, B2B, mobility, defense, proptech.
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Early-stage venture firm co-founded by Ross Perot Jr. (chairman of The Perot Group, which manages the Perot family's interests) and Anurag Jain. Distinct from The Perot Group and from Hillwood, the Perot real estate company.
Family & background
- FAMILY
- Perot (Ross Perot Jr.)
- WEALTH ORIGIN
- Perot family interests in real estate, oil and gas and financial investments, managed by The Perot Group
- HEADQUARTERS
- Dallas, United States
- FOUNDED
- 2014
Investment approach
- SECTORS
- Software & SaaSMobility & LogisticsReal Estate & PropTechArtificial IntelligenceHealthTechDeep Tech
- GEOGRAPHY
- United StatesIndiaIsraelEurope
- STAGES
- Seed
- ROUTES
- Direct investments · Funds (as LP)
- STRATEGIES
- Venture capitalFunds (as LP)
Overview
Perot Jain was formed in Dallas in May 2014 by Ross Perot Jr., chairman of The Perot Group (which manages the Perot family's real estate, oil and gas and financial investments), and his long-time business partner Anurag Jain, who is Managing Partner. It describes itself as an early-stage venture capital firm that is seed and early-stage focused, invests primarily in the US with select investments in India, Estonia, Israel and Europe, and says it is 'not a fund', so its decisions are not driven by capital constraints. It leverages affiliated operating entities including Hillwood, Access Healthcare and AllianceTexas. The team page says the firm has made over 70 investments; its portfolio page lists several dozen companies (among them Skydio, Apptronik, Gatik, Immunai, Noteefy and Pickup) as well as positions in venture funds such as Prime Movers Lab and Shield Capital.
Investment thesis
Patient capital for seed and early-stage companies in B2B tech, mobility tech, supply chain and logistics tech, government and defense tech and proptech, combined with access to the firm's network and affiliated operating businesses.
Holdings & investments (65)
- SkydioNOTABLEDeep Tech
- ApptronikNOTABLEDeep Tech
- GatikNOTABLEMobility & Logistics
- RilianArtificial Intelligence · since 2026
- Artificial Intelligence · since 2018
- Software & SaaS · since 2018
- Biotech & Life Sciences
- Software & SaaS
- Mobility & Logistics
- Software & SaaS
- HealthTech
- Artificial Intelligence
- HealthTech
- Artificial Intelligence
- Mobility & Logistics
- Cerno HealthHealthTech
- Fintech
- Listed under the portfolio page's "Fund" category
- Software & SaaS
- HealthTech
- HealthTech
- HealthTech
- EarlySenseHealthTech
- Listed under the portfolio page's "Fund" category
- Farcast
- Fintech
- Grata
- HealthTech
- Artificial Intelligence
- Artificial Intelligence
- Real Estate & PropTech
- Software & SaaS
- Artificial Intelligence
- Mobility & Logistics
- Deep Tech
- Mobility & Logistics
- HealthTech
- Software & SaaS
- Software & SaaS
- Deep Tech
- HealthTech
- Software & SaaS
- Artificial Intelligence
- Deep Tech
- Listed under the portfolio page's "Fund" category
- Listed under the portfolio page's "Fund" category
- Listed under the portfolio page's "Fund" category
- Listed under the portfolio page's "Fund" category
- Listed under the portfolio page's "Fund" category
- Listed under the portfolio page's "Fund" category
- Listed under the portfolio page's "Fund" category
- Listed under the portfolio page's "Fund" category
- Listed under the portfolio page's "Fund" category
- Listed under the portfolio page's "Fund" category
- Listed under the portfolio page's "Fund" category
People
Classification
Family-anchored Fund. Started with one family's capital but now also manages money for third parties. How family capital is classified →
FAQ
Perot Jain is a family-anchored fund based in Dallas, the United States, founded in 2014.
Perot Jain invests on behalf of the Perot (Ross Perot Jr.) family (Perot family interests in real estate, oil and gas and financial investments, managed by The Perot Group).
Perot Jain invests directly in companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes venture capital and funds (as lp).
Perot Jain invests at Seed stage in Software & SaaS, Mobility & Logistics, Real Estate & PropTech, Artificial Intelligence, HealthTech and Deep Tech.
Key people at Perot Jain include Ross Perot Jr. (Co-Founder; Chairman of The Perot Group), Anurag Jain (Co-Founder and Managing Partner), Aaron Pierce (Partner) and Andrew Minick (Associate).
Perot Jain's holdings and investments include Skydio, Apptronik, Gatik, Rilian, Immunai, Noteefy, Pickup and Spacee, among others.
The most recent publicly reported investment by Perot Jain is Rilian (Seed and seed extension (USD 17.5M, led by 8VC, First In and Tamarack Global; Perot Jain participated)), announced in Apr 2026.