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Ankit Jain

Founder of Pathloom

San Francisco Bay Area

Overview 

Ankit Jain is a VC-backed Founder and CEO at Pathloom, where he is leading the development of the future of outdoor access. With a strong background in engineering and advisory roles, he has successfully invested in and advised various startups in the San Francisco Bay Area, including RapidClaims, Empower Sleep, and Resilient Lifescience.

Work Experience 

  • Founder & CEO

    2019 - Current

    Pathloom is helping hikers, campers and other outdoor recreation users discover unique outdoor places and more easily plan their outdoor trips. We're on a mission to get more people outdoors, more often by reimagining the way you discover the outdoors! Discover more at https://www.pathloom.com/.

Pathloom is the first all-in-one app designed to help hikers, campers, and outdoor recreation users more easily plan their outdoor trips.

Raised $500,000.00 from The Long Beach Accelerator and Sunstone Management.

  • Community Advisor

    2021

  • Advisor

    2020

  • Space Systems

    2018 - 2020

    Moon Navigational Services - http://www.lunarstation.net/

  • Project Consultant

    2019 - 2019

    Methane monitoring via micro-satellites - http://bluefield.co/

Bluefield Technologies provides precise, always-on methane leak detection of greenhouse gas emissions via microsatellites.

Raised $2,500,004.00 from Nat Turner, Ground Squirrel Ventures, CP Ventures and Unshackled Ventures.

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant

    2016 - 2017

    -Courses: Spacecraft Attitude Controls, Aerospace Systems Design (Senior Capstone Design). -Provided tutorial and academic support services for students. -Provided lectures. -Held office hours to facilitate student questions. -Coordinated with online students to facilitate their respective questions and needs. -Created and provided solutions for the coursework (i.e. homework and exams).

  • Tutor

    2013 - 2014

    -Courses: Statics, Space Mechanics, Solid Mechanics, Dynamics, Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics & Controls, Aerospace Structures I, Signal & Linear System Analysis, and Linear Circuit Analysis I. -Provided tutorial and academic support services for students. -Organized, facilitated, and tracked tutorial sessions.

  • Teacher's Assistant

    2013 - 2014

    -Course: Digital Circuits Laboratory. -Organized the physical components that the students needed for the respective labs. -Provided explanations when students had questions about the respective labs. -Assisted students in the debugging process of software and hardware components.

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