# Ishaan Jaffer

> Ishaan Jaffer is co-founder and CTO. LiteLLM on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-11-06

Co-founder and CTO.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reffajnaahsi/
- X: https://x.com/ishaan_jaff
- GitHub: https://github.com/ishaan-jaff

## What Ishaan builds

- [LiteLLM](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/litellm.md), graded B, 62.4/100, in Model APIs & inference. Open-source Python SDK and self-hosted AI gateway from BerriAI that puts 100+ model providers behind one OpenAI-compatible API, with virtual keys, spend tracking, budgets, fallbacks, guardrails and an MCP gateway. Co-founder and CTO, researched 2026-11-06.

## Works with

- [Krrish Dholakia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/krrish-dholakia/), Co-founder and CEO

## Backed by

- [Y Combinator](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/y-combinator/)
- [Gravity VC](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/gravity-vc/)
- [Pioneer Fund](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/pioneer-fund/)

## Questions

### Who is Ishaan Jaffer?

Ishaan Jaffer is co-founder and CTO.

### What does Berrie AI Incorporated (LiteLLM) make?

Anchor Terminal lists LiteLLM from Berrie AI Incorporated (LiteLLM). Open-source Python SDK and self-hosted AI gateway from BerriAI that puts 100+ model providers behind one OpenAI-compatible API, with virtual keys, spend tracking, budgets, fallbacks, guardrails and an MCP gateway.

### Who has invested in Berrie AI Incorporated (LiteLLM)?

The sources our research read name Y Combinator, Gravity VC and Pioneer Fund.

### How are Ishaan's tools graded?

LiteLLM is graded B, 62.4 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.litellm.ai/about
- https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/data_security.md
- https://www.litellm.ai/enterprise

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