# AJ Jain

> AJ Jain, also known as Abhishek Jain, is the San Francisco-based co-founder and CEO of Broccoli AI, which builds AI agents for plumbing, HVAC, electrical, and other home-service businesses. A BITS Pilani computer-science graduate and former Adobe engineer, Jain first built the YC-backed electric-vehicle software company Telematica with longtime collaborator Aditya Ketkar. The pair later pivoted, spent months learning from contractors in person, and built Broccoli around the costly operational gap between a ringing phone and a booked job. In July 2026, the company announced a $25 million Series A led by Khosla Ventures; Y Combinator now says Broccoli serves more than 800 contractors.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Broccoli AI
- **Organizations:** Broccoli AI, Telematica, Adobe, Y Combinator, BITS Pilani
- **Education:** Computer Science, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani - Goa Campus, Winter 2022 batch (Telematica), Y Combinator
- **Known for:** Co-founded two Y Combinator-linked companies with Aditya Ketkar: Telematica and Broccoli AI., Raised $1.5 million for Telematica, according to Y Combinator's Broccoli profile., Built Broccoli AI from direct customer discovery with more than 100 contractors.

## Career timeline

- **2020** — Completed a software-engineering internship at Adobe.
- **2021** — Worked as a software engineer at Adobe, then co-founded Telematica with Aditya Ketkar.
- **2022** — Telematica joined Y Combinator's Winter 2022 batch and built API and energy-management software for electric-vehicle operators and utilities.
- **2024** — Began leading Broccoli AI after the founders pivoted toward AI tools for home-service contractors.
- **2025** — Broccoli became an official ServiceTitan technology partner and expanded its AI voice-agent offering.
- **2026** — Broccoli announced a $25 million Series A led by Khosla Ventures; Y Combinator reported more than 800 contractors and a team of 85.

## Achievements

- Co-founded two Y Combinator-linked companies with Aditya Ketkar: Telematica and Broccoli AI.
- Raised $1.5 million for Telematica, according to Y Combinator's Broccoli profile.
- Built Broccoli AI from direct customer discovery with more than 100 contractors.
- Expanded Broccoli AI to more than 800 contractor customers in under two years, according to Y Combinator.
- Announced a $25 million Series A for Broccoli AI led by Khosla Ventures in July 2026.
- Built a Broccoli team reported by Y Combinator at 85 people in August 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Broccoli AI announced a $25 million Series A led by Khosla Ventures.
- **2026-06** — Jain publicly celebrated the Broccoli sales team and wrote about the role of employees' families in the company community.
- **2026-03** — Jain appeared on the Born For The Trades podcast at EPIC 2026 to discuss missed calls, lead response, and AI adoption by contractors.

## Links

- Website: https://www.broccoli.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhishek-jain9925
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/abhishekjain25

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Last updated: 2026-08-17