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Piyush Jain

Chief Executive Officer at Kubbly

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Overview

Piyush Jain serves as Chief Executive Officer at Kubbly [1][3], a company addressing messaging-based customer engagement [2]. Jain holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University [11][12], completed between 2016 and 2023 [5], with a concurrent visiting research position at Harvard University [6]. Prior to founding Kubbly in April 2024 [3], Jain was a Runway Startup Postdoc at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute from September 2023 to August 2025 [4]. Jain's earlier experience includes research internships and leadership roles in student organizations, including Secretary of the Electronics Club at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur [10] and Council Head of the Science and Technology Council at the same institution [7].

Profile introduction
Source excerptLinkedIn [2]

The messaging inbox is becoming the most valuable real estate on the phone. People live inside messaging apps. Brands want to meet customers there, but current tools make it difficult to engage in ways that feel helpful, branded, and trustworthy. Most SMS marketing feels like spam. It comes from a random phone number or a 5-digit code. It contains random URLs that opens some page, force logins, or push app downloads. What should be the most personal, highest-conversion channel instead creates frustration, annoyance, and lost trust. Kubbly helps brands become a verified contact on customers’…

Career history

  1. Chief Executive OfficerApr 2024 to presentKubbly
  2. Runway Startup PostdocSep 2023 to Aug 2025Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute
  3. PHD Graduate StudentAug 2016 to Jun 2023Cornell University
  4. Visiting Research ScientistAug 2019 to Dec 2019Harvard University
  5. Council HeadMay 2015 to Jun 2016Science and Technology Council, IIT Kanpur
  6. Research InternMay 2015 to Jul 2015University of Toronto
  7. CoordinatorMar 2014 to Jul 2015Tinkering Labs
  8. Secretary, Electronics ClubMar 2012 to Jun 2013Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

Education

  1. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)2019 - 2023Cornell University
  2. Master of Science - MS, Mechanical EngineeringAug 2016 - Sep 2019Cornell University
  3. Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Mechanical EngineeringJun 2012 - May 2016Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

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