# Sambhav Jain

> Sambhav Jain is the Bengaluru-based co-founder of Fam, the company behind FamApp by Trio, formerly FamPay. An IIT Roorkee graduate, he built a campus dining app with Kush Taneja before launching a payments business for teenagers in 2019. His work centres on digital access, product experience and helping young users manage money as they move into adulthood.

- **Role:** Co-founder at Fam
- **Organizations:** Fam (formerly FamPay), Y Combinator Summer 2019
- **From:** Chandrapur, India
- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Education:** Bachelor of Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
- **Known for:** Co-built a dining app that became IIT Roorkee’s official dining app., Co-founded a company selected for Y Combinator Summer 2019., Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2021 alongside Kush Taneja.

## Career timeline

- **2017** — Worked with Kush Taneja on Appetizer, a campus dining app.
- **2019** — Graduated from IIT Roorkee, co-founded FamPay and joined Y Combinator’s Summer 2019 batch.
- **2020** — FamPay announced $4.7 million seed funding in March and launched publicly in July.
- **2021** — FamPay announced a $38 million Series A in June; Jain and Taneja appeared on Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia.
- **2023** — FamPay’s April release notes announced its transition to FamApp.
- **2025** — Jain announced bank-account linking through Fam’s UPI 2.0 launch.

## Achievements

- Co-built a dining app that became IIT Roorkee’s official dining app.
- Co-founded a company selected for Y Combinator Summer 2019.
- Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2021 alongside Kush Taneja.
- FamPay won Best on Campus at the Economic Times Startup Awards 2021.
- Fam won Most Innovative Fintech Product at IFTA 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — Announced Fam’s UPI 2.0 launch, allowing users to link bank accounts.
- **2025-12** — India FinTech Forum announced Fam as the IFTA 2025 Most Innovative Fintech Product winner.
- **2026-01** — A Fam team member’s 2025 retrospective reported 6.5 million-plus first UPI experiences and 2 billion-plus successful transactions; these are company-side claims.

## Links

- Website: https://www.famapp.in/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sambhavanandjain
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/_SambhavJain_

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