Arvind Gupta

Partner atMayfield FundCalifornia

Arvind Gupta is a Partner at Mayfield Fund focusing on planetary health. He previously founded IndieBio and served as a Design Director at IDEO.

What Arvind can write

Writes checks of$500K to $10M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Mayfield Fund writes $500K to $10M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. IDEO · Design Director
  2. IndieBio · Founder
  3. IndieBio · Venture Advisor
  4. Mayfield Fund · Partner
    Now

Companies founded

IndieBio

Investments named in public bios

GeltorSynthexPrime RootsNotCoPrellisNew CultureDNA LiteCatalogMemphis Meats

Focus

Planetary Healthbiotechfood systemclimate changetherapeutics

Education

UCSB, B.S. in Genetic Engineering

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Questions

Who is Arvind Gupta?

Arvind Gupta is a Partner at Mayfield Fund focusing on planetary health. He previously founded IndieBio and served as a Design Director at IDEO.

How much does Arvind Gupta invest?

Arvind Gupta invests through Mayfield Fund, which writes checks of $500K to $10M at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Arvind Gupta?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Arvind in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Mayfield Fund backed works better.

What did Arvind Gupta do before Mayfield Fund?

Design Director at IDEO; Founder at IndieBio; Venture Advisor at IndieBio.

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