Jai Shah
Co-Founder at Orangutan
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Summary
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Top SchoolJai Shah is a Mumbai-based entrepreneur and educator with 11 years of experience building and scaling ventures as co-founder of Orangutan, ApeLabs, and Apecity. He blends practical startup leadership with academic engagement, serving as visiting faculty at multiple institutions while mentoring early-stage founders and students. His background spans operations, research, and business strategy across roles from project manager to market researcher, giving him a hands-on grasp of product-market fit and go-to-market execution. Trained in entrepreneurship at the University of Bath and ISME, he pairs formal study with real-world startup building and community mentorship. An understated strength is his ability to switch between high-level strategy and daily operational detail, which has helped him launch complementary companies and educational initiatives simultaneously.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Msc in Entrepreneurship and Management Management and Entrepreneurship, Msc in Entrepreneurship and Management Management and Entrepreneurship at University of BathICSE Science, ICSE Science at Activity High SchoolBusiness Management and Entrepreneurship Management and Entrepreneurship, Business Management and Entrepreneurship Management and Entrepreneurship at Indian School of Management & EntrepreneurshipBachelor of Commerce - BCom Business, Bachelor of Commerce - BCom Business at University of Mumbai
Github Skills (62)
mcfunction9
minecraft8
reloaded7
loader7
paper-plugin6
vscode6
localization6
vscode-extension6
spigot6
toml6
analyzer6
plugin5
bukkit5
translation5
script4
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
OrangeUtan/Hats
Jul 2019 - Jan 2022
Hats datapack for minecraft
Contributions:1 release, 4 PRs, 87 pushes in 2 years 7 months
minecraftdatapackhats
MichaelBrunn3r/WeltkulturerbeBambergApp
May 2015 - Jan 2016
Contributions:8 PRs, 67 pushes, 18 branches in 8 months
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