# Hirsh Jain

> Hirsh Jain is the co-founder and CEO of Percepta, a General Catalyst Transformation Company that embeds AI engineers, researchers, and product managers directly inside large enterprises to move them past pilots and into AI-native operations. He spent seven years at Palantir Technologies as a senior vice president leading its healthcare and civilian-government business, and previously worked at Google, Jane Street, and the U.S. Department of Defense. A Harvard computer-science and mathematics graduate and published machine-learning author, he launched Percepta in 2025 with General Catalyst CEO Hemant Taneja and a founding team drawn from Palantir, MIT, Meta FAIR, Google, and Citadel. Shortly after launch, Palantir sued him and other former employees, putting the New York startup at the center of one of the year's most-watched AI talent fights.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Percepta
- **Organizations:** Percepta, General Catalyst, Palantir Technologies, Google, Jane Street, U.S. Department of Defense
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Computer Science and Mathematics, Harvard University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Percepta and serves as its CEO, Reached Senior Vice President at Palantir Technologies, leading its healthcare and civilian-government business, Published machine-learning author

## Career timeline

- **2017** — Joined Palantir Technologies, eventually serving as Senior Vice President leading the healthcare and civilian government business
- **2024** — Departed Palantir in August after roughly seven years
- **2025** — Co-founded and launched Percepta, a General Catalyst Transformation Company, with GC CEO Hemant Taneja
- **2025** — Palantir filed suit (Palantir v. Jain, SDNY) accusing him and other ex-employees of non-solicitation and confidentiality breaches
- **2026** — Judge J. Paul Oetken found likely breaches but denied Palantir's request to bar the founders from working at Percepta

## Achievements

- Co-founded Percepta and serves as its CEO
- Reached Senior Vice President at Palantir Technologies, leading its healthcare and civilian-government business
- Published machine-learning author
- Held technology roles at Google, Jane Street, and the U.S. Department of Defense
- Assembled a founding team spanning Palantir, MIT, Meta FAIR, Google, and Citadel
- Secured strategic partnerships with Anthropic and AWS for Percepta

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Publicly launched Percepta, announced partnerships with Anthropic and AWS, and began hiring in NYC and Europe
- **2025-12** — Named as lead defendant in Palantir's lawsuit over alleged talent poaching and confidentiality breaches
- **2026-02** — Federal judge declined to bar Jain and co-founders from working at Percepta, though found likely contract breaches

## Links

- Website: https://percepta.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hirshjain/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/hirshjain
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/perceptaai/

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Last updated: 2026-06-24