Harsh Govil

Harsh Govil

Partner, Venture atMotive VenturesNew York

Harsh Govil is a Partner at Motive Partners, focusing on payments, AI, and vertical applications. He joined in 2023 after co-founding Embedded/Capital, which was acquired by Motive.

What Harsh can write

Writes checks of$1M to $10M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Motive Ventures writes $1M to $10M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Morgan Stanley · Investment Banking Division
  2. FinLeap · Principal
  3. Embedded/Capital · Founding Member
  4. Motive Partners · Partner, Venture
    Now
  5. Morgan Stanley

Companies founded

Embedded/Capital

Investments named in public bios

ZocksAlphastreamKorrHeroNelly

Focus

paymentsaivertical applicationsfinancial technology

Education

INSEAD, MBAStanford University, MA in Public Policy

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Questions

Who is Harsh Govil?

Harsh Govil is a Partner at Motive Partners, focusing on payments, AI, and vertical applications. He joined in 2023 after co-founding Embedded/Capital, which was acquired by Motive.

How much does Harsh Govil invest?

Harsh Govil invests through Motive Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $10M at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Harsh Govil?

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

What did Harsh Govil do before Motive Ventures?

Investment Banking Division at Morgan Stanley; Principal at FinLeap; Founding Member at Embedded/Capital; Morgan Stanley.

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