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'''Asha Jadeja Motwani''' is an American public figure and [[philanthropist]] based in [[Silicon Valley]], [[California]]. She is the founder of the [[Motwani Jadeja Foundation]] and a founding stakeholder in [[Google]] alongside her late husband [[Rajeev Motwani]].[{{cite web |title=Why this early Google investor is funding think tanks in the U.S. and India |url=https://fortune.com/2025/07/23/asha-jadeja-china-india/ |website=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |last=Brady |first=Diane |date=July 23, 2025 |access-date=April 21, 2026}}][{{cite web |title=Silicon Valley investor Asha Jadeja pledges $1 million seed fund for non-profit start-up accelerator |url=https://venturebeat.com/business/silicon-valley-investor-asha-jadeja-pledges-1-million-seed-fund-for-non-profit-start-up-accelerator/ |website=[[VentureBeat]] |last=Takahashi |first= |date=September 9, 2020 |access-date=April 21, 2026}}][{{cite web |title=Asha Jadeja |url=https://milkeninstitute.org/events/global-conference-2024/speakers/asha-jadeja |website=[[Milken Institute]] |date=2024 |access-date=April 21, 2026}}] |
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'''Asha Jadeja Motwani''' is an American public figure and [[philanthropist]] based in [[Silicon Valley]], [[California]]. She is the founder of the [[Motwani Jadeja Foundation]] and a founding stakeholder in [[Google]] alongside her late husband [[Rajeev Motwani]].[{{cite web |title=Why this early Google investor is funding think tanks in the U.S. and India |url=https://fortune.com/2025/07/23/asha-jadeja-china-india/ |website=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |last=Brady |first=Diane |date=July 23, 2025 |access-date=April 21, 2026}}][{{cite web |title=Silicon Valley investor Asha Jadeja pledges $1 million seed fund for non-profit start-up accelerator |url=https://venturebeat.com/business/silicon-valley-investor-asha-jadeja-pledges-1-million-seed-fund-for-non-profit-start-up-accelerator/ |website=[[VentureBeat]] |last=Takahashi |first= |date=September 9, 2020 |access-date=April 21, 2026}}][{{cite web |title=Asha Jadeja |url=https://milkeninstitute.org/events/global-conference-2024/speakers/asha-jadeja |website=[[Milken Institute]] |date=2024 |access-date=April 21, 2026}}] |
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In 2025 and 2026, she donated approximately $5.1 million to [[MAGA Inc.]], a [[super PAC]] supporting [[Donald Trump]], making her one of its largest individual donors.[{{cite web |title=A New Generation of MAGA Megadonors Is Emerging — And ]They’re Swamping Democrats |url=https://www.notus.org/money/maga-megadonors-donald-trump-super-pac |website=[[NOTUS (website)|NOTUS]] |last=Giorno |first=Taylor |date=February 19, 2026 |access-date=April 21, 2026}}[{{cite web |title=Trump's MAGA SPAC gets $102 mn: Indian-American Asha Jadeja Motwani emerges 4th largest donor |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/world/us/story/trumps-maga-spac-gets-102-mn-indian-american-asha-jadeja-motwani-emerges-4th-largest-donor-509271-2026-01-03 |website=[[Business Today]] |date=January 3, 2026 |access-date=April 21, 2026|last=Agarwal|first=Mehak}}] |
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In 2025 and 2026, she donated approximately $5.1 million to [[MAGA Inc.]], a [[super PAC]] supporting [[Donald Trump]], making her one of its largest individual donors.[{{cite web |title=A New Generation of MAGA Megadonors Is Emerging — And They're Swamping Democrats |url=https://www.notus.org/money/maga-megadonors-donald-trump-super-pac |website=[[NOTUS (website)|NOTUS]] |last=Giorno |first=Taylor |date=February 19, 2026 |access-date=April 21, 2026}}][{{cite web |title=Trump's MAGA SPAC gets $102 mn: Indian-American Asha Jadeja Motwani emerges 4th largest donor |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/world/us/story/trumps-maga-spac-gets-102-mn-indian-american-asha-jadeja-motwani-emerges-4th-largest-donor-509271-2026-01-03 |website=[[Business Today]] |date=January 3, 2026 |access-date=April 21, 2026|last=Agarwal|first=Mehak}}] |
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== Biography == |
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Jadeja Motwani earned a bachelor’s degree in [[civil engineering]] from [[Central University of Gujarat]]. She later completed a master’s degree in [[urban planning]] at the [[University of Southern California]] and a master’s degree in civil engineering at the [[University of California, Berkeley]].[{{Cite web |title=Impact Investing and Scaling Social Ventures in South Asia – US-Asia Technology Management Center |url=https://asia.stanford.edu/course/entrepreneurship-in-asian-high-tech-industries/2014-entrepreneurship-in-asian-high-tech-industries/ms-asha-jadeja-motwani-ms-radhika-shah/ |access-date=2026-04-21 |language=en-US}}][{{Cite web |date=2025-09-17 |title=Motwani Jadeja Foundation funds India experts-in-training |url=https://gpsnews.ucsd.edu/india-studies-high-school-program/ |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=GPS News |language=en-US}}] |
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Jadeja Motwani earned a bachelor's degree in [[civil engineering]] from [[Central University of Gujarat]]. She later completed a master's degree in [[urban planning]] at the [[University of Southern California]] and a master's degree in civil engineering at the [[University of California, Berkeley]].[{{Cite web |title=Impact Investing and Scaling Social Ventures in South Asia – US-Asia Technology Management Center |url=https://asia.stanford.edu/course/entrepreneurship-in-asian-high-tech-industries/2014-entrepreneurship-in-asian-high-tech-industries/ms-asha-jadeja-motwani-ms-radhika-shah/ |access-date=2026-04-21 |language=en-US}}][{{Cite web |date=2025-09-17 |title=Motwani Jadeja Foundation funds India experts-in-training |url=https://gpsnews.ucsd.edu/india-studies-high-school-program/ |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=GPS News |language=en-US}}] |
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Jadeja Motwani was [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] for 30 years before switching to the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. In 2016, she donated $33,400 to [[Hillary Clinton]]’s joint fundraising committee. |
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Jadeja Motwani was [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] for 30 years before switching to the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. In 2016, she donated $33,400 to [[Hillary Clinton]]’s joint fundraising committee. |
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In 2025 and 2026, she donated approximately $5.1 million to MAGA Inc., a super PAC supporting Donald Trump.[{{cite web |title=Did Asha Jadeja Motwani shape ]Trump’s new H-1B stand? |url=https://americanbazaaronline.com/2025/11/18/did-asha-jadeja-motwani-shape-trumps-new-h-1b-stand-470184/ |website=The American Bazaar |last=Chowdhury |first=Shubhangi |date=November 18, 2025 |access-date=April 21, 2026}} In August 2025, she publicly urged Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] to contact Trump directly to resolve a tariff dispute between the two countries.[{{cite web |title=Biggest Indian American GOP Donor Urges PM Modi to Call President Trump to Resolve U.S.-India Tariff Dispute |url=https://southasianherald.com/indian-american-biggest-gop-donor-urges-pm-modi-to-call-president-trump-to-resolve-u-s-india-tariff-dispute/ |website=South Asian Herald |date=August 7, 2025 |access-date=April 21, 2026|last=Jayaraman|first=T. Vishnudatta}}][{{cite web |title=GOP megadonor Asha Motwani offers to help India understand Trump |url=https://www.newindiaabroad.com/english/news/gop-megadonor-asha-motwani-offers-to-help-india-understand-trump |website=New India Abroad |date=August 9, 2025 |access-date=April 21, 2026|last=Choudhary|first=Malvika}}] |
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In 2025 and 2026, she donated approximately $5.1 million to MAGA Inc., a super PAC supporting Donald Trump.[{{cite web |title=Did Asha Jadeja Motwani shape Trump's new H-1B stand? |url=https://americanbazaaronline.com/2025/11/18/did-asha-jadeja-motwani-shape-trumps-new-h-1b-stand-470184/ |website=The American Bazaar |last=Chowdhury |first=Shubhangi |date=November 18, 2025 |access-date=April 21, 2026}}] In August 2025, she publicly urged Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] to contact Trump directly to resolve a tariff dispute between the two countries.[{{cite web |title=Biggest Indian American GOP Donor Urges PM Modi to Call President Trump to Resolve U.S.-India Tariff Dispute |url=https://southasianherald.com/indian-american-biggest-gop-donor-urges-pm-modi-to-call-president-trump-to-resolve-u-s-india-tariff-dispute/ |website=South Asian Herald |date=August 7, 2025 |access-date=April 21, 2026|last=Jayaraman|first=T. Vishnudatta}}][{{cite web |title=GOP megadonor Asha Motwani offers to help India understand Trump |url=https://www.newindiaabroad.com/english/news/gop-megadonor-asha-motwani-offers-to-help-india-understand-trump |website=New India Abroad |date=August 9, 2025 |access-date=April 21, 2026|last=Choudhary|first=Malvika}}] |
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Asha Jadeja Motwani founded the [[Motwani Jadeja Foundation]] (MJF) in 2012. The foundation is named after her late husband, Rajeev Motwani, who was a professor at [[Stanford University]] and had early involvement with Google.[{{Cite web |title=Asha Jadeja Motwani |url=https://www.thegeforum.com/speakers/asha-jadeja-motwani |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=Greenwich Economic Forum |language=en}}][{{Cite web |date=2014-05-27 |title=Impact Investing & Scaling Social Ventures in South Asia |url=https://shc.stanford.edu/stanford-humanities-center/events/impact-investing-scaling-social-ventures-south-asia |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=Stanford Humanities Center |language=en}}][{{Cite web |title=Asha Jadeja Motwani |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-conclave/2024/speaker-profile/2510216 |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=India Today |language=en}}][{{Cite news |last=Helft |first=Miguel |date=2009-06-11 |title=Rajeev Motwani, Guide in the Creation of Google, Dies at 47 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/11/business/11motwani.html |access-date=2026-04-21 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}] The foundation aims to foster ties between the United States and India through support for education, innovation, and business training. In 2020, the foundation organized an India Pavilion at [[CES (trade show)|CES 2020]] for Indian startups. |
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Asha Jadeja Motwani founded the [[Motwani Jadeja Foundation]] (MJF) in 2012. The foundation is named after her late husband, Rajeev Motwani, who was a professor at [[Stanford University]] and had early involvement with Google.[{{Cite web |title=Asha Jadeja Motwani |url=https://www.thegeforum.com/speakers/asha-jadeja-motwani |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=Greenwich Economic Forum |language=en}}][{{Cite web |date=2014-05-27 |title=Impact Investing & Scaling Social Ventures in South Asia |url=https://shc.stanford.edu/stanford-humanities-center/events/impact-investing-scaling-social-ventures-south-asia |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=Stanford Humanities Center |language=en}}][{{Cite web |title=Asha Jadeja Motwani |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-conclave/2024/speaker-profile/2510216 |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=India Today |language=en}}][{{Cite news |last=Helft |first=Miguel |date=2009-06-11 |title=Rajeev Motwani, Guide in the Creation of Google, Dies at 47 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/11/business/11motwani.html |access-date=2026-04-21 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}] The foundation aims to foster ties between the United States and India through support for education, innovation, and business training. In 2020, the foundation organized an India Pavilion at [[CES (trade show)|CES 2020]] for Indian startups. |
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MJF also runs the Motwani Women Entrepreneurs Fellowship in partnership with [[TiE]] Silicon Valley, supporting women founders from India, the Middle East, and Africa.[{{cite web |title=Empowering Women Entrepreneurs and Scaling ]India’s Global Startups |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/business/tie-women-mjf-asha-jadeja-on-building-inclusive-startup-ecosystems-1908469 |website=Deccan Chronicle |date=October 7, 2025 |access-date=April 21, 2026|last=Reshmi|first=A R}} |
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MJF also runs the Motwani Women Entrepreneurs Fellowship in partnership with [[TiE]] Silicon Valley, supporting women founders from India, the Middle East, and Africa.[{{cite web |title=Empowering Women Entrepreneurs and Scaling India's Global Startups |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/business/tie-women-mjf-asha-jadeja-on-building-inclusive-startup-ecosystems-1908469 |website=Deccan Chronicle |date=October 7, 2025 |access-date=April 21, 2026|last=Reshmi|first=A R}}] |
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