Vinita Jain

Entrepreneur in Residence

Vinita Jain is a strategic product management and business transformation leader with over 17 years of experience driving innovation and revenue growth across hardware and software technologies. As the founder of SwiftDay, an AI-powered productivity platform, she brings firsthand entrepreneurial expertise to her role as Entrepreneur-in-Residence at iStartValley.

During her 15-year tenure at Intel Corporation, Vinita rose to Director of Product Management & Marketing, where she led the Thunderbolt product line to 90% market adoption and transformed the business from hardware-focused to a software-centric model delivering double-digit growth. Her expertise spans business transformation, product strategy, go-to-market excellence, and operational leadership, with a proven track record of managing $40M+ P&Ls and capturing significant market share in competitive segments.

Vinita holds an MBA from The Wharton School with distinction, an MS in Circuit Design from the University of Texas, and serves as a Board Advisor for multiple tech startups. As an Entrepreneur-in-Residence, she is passionate about mentoring the next generation of founders, sharing her expertise in product-market fit, business model transformation, and scaling operations in both enterprise and consumer markets.