Kearny Jackson
Kearny Jackson is an early-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2018 by Sriram Krishnan and Sunil Chhaya. The firm focuses on pre-seed and seed-stage investments, primarily in technology sectors such as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Infrastructure, and FinTech. Kearny Jackson is known for its founder-first approach, offering hands-on support, operational guidance, and strategic mentoring to entrepreneurs. The firm manages multiple funds, having raised $14 million for its second fund in 2023 and $65 million for its third fund. Kearny Jackson typically inves
Investing activity
Kearny Jackson appears in 4 AI deals tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $40M, and led 2 of them. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $10M and the largest at $40M. The most recent are Decimal AI (Seed, $4M, Sep 2026), Ellis (Seed, $10M, Jul 2026) and Cara (Seed, $8M, Apr 2026).
Kearny Jackson most often invests alongside Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Atlassian Ventures and Rimple Patel, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Kearny Jackson
What AI companies has Kearny Jackson invested in?
Kearny Jackson's AI investments include Decimal AI, Ellis, Cara and Sandstone. The 4 rounds on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Kearny Jackson based?
Kearny Jackson is based in San Francisco, California, United States.
What stage does Kearny Jackson invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Kearny Jackson has invested at Seed, with a median round of $10M. Kearny Jackson led 2 of those rounds.
Who does Kearny Jackson co-invest with?
Kearny Jackson's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are Khosla Ventures (2 deals), Sequoia Capital (2 deals), Atlassian Ventures (1 deal), Rimple Patel (1 deal) and Weekend Fund (1 deal).
How can founders reach Kearny Jackson?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Kearny Jackson's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Kearny Jackson to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.