Samay Jain

Samay Jain is the Co-Founder and CEO of Better Opinions, a Y Combinator-backed startup that operates in the prediction market space.14 Here are some key details about Samay Jain:

Professional Background

• Founded Better Opinions in 2021 along with co-founder Soumyajit Das34
• Previously worked at Gojek as a Product Manager for over 2 years, progressing from Product Manager I to Product Manager III5
• Held roles at Abbott as a Business Intelligence Manager and at Essex Lake Group as a Business Analyst5

Education

• Graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur with a Bachelor of Technology degree5
• Participated in Y Combinator's accelerator program in 2022 with Better Opinions5

About Better Opinions

Better Opinions is an app that allows users to trade their opinions on events in various categories like cricket, cryptocurrency, politics, and entertainment.1 The platform aims to make trading more accessible and relatable while improving users' financial literacy.3

Fundraising

Under Samay's leadership, Better Opinions has successfully raised funds:

• In July 2022, the company raised $2.5 million from investors including Metaplanet VC and Goldwater Capital1
• Previously raised over $1 million in a pre-seed round in February 202224

Samay Jain's vision for Better Opinions includes creating a "stock market of opinions" and building a social platform where users can trade and engage.1