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Piyush Gupta

Managing Partner atSuvan VenturesCupertino
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Piyush Gupta is a managing partner and serial tech entrepreneur who founded companies sold to Ariba and IBM. He has held roles at IBM, Helion Ventures, and serves on multiple boards.

What Piyush can write

Writes checks of$100K to $500K
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedMostly follows a lead
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Suvan Ventures writes $100K to $500K checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Cloud Lending · Board of Advisors
  2. ZafeSoft · Board of Advisors
  3. SpeeDEV · Board of Advisors
  4. Evolko · Board
  5. iNDx Technology · Advisory Board
  6. InvariaTech · Advisory Board
  7. WujiTech · Advisory Board
  8. Suvan Ventures Fund I, LP · Manager of the General Partner of the Issuer
  9. Suvan Ventures · Managing Partner
    Now

Companies founded

LiquidPrice/Promeria SoftwareExeros

Investments named in public bios

EvolkoiNDx TechnologyInvariaTechWujiTechSirion LabsWaterline DataiNDx LifecareLinguaNextNumerifyBityotaCloud LendingZafeSoftSpeeDEV

Focus

esourcing softwareinformation integrationbig datadatabase & warehousingventure capital

Education

IIT Kanpur, B.Tech (EE)UT Austin, Masters (CS)Columbia Business School, MBA

Also at Suvan Ventures

Radhesh KanumuryManaging Partner
Chaitanya Innamuru
Chaitanya InnamuruEntrepreneur in Residence

Partners like Piyush

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Zach CoeliusCoelius Capital
Jessica ArnoldGeneral Partner, 20Sales
Alex DavidovGeneral Partner, Abstract Ventures
Yashwanth Hemaraj
Yashwanth HemarajCo-Founder & Partner, Arka Venture Labs
Rafael CorralesFounder & Managing Partner, Background Capital
Karin KleinFounding Partner, Bloomberg Beta

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Questions

Who is Piyush Gupta?

Piyush Gupta is a managing partner and serial tech entrepreneur who founded companies sold to Ariba and IBM. He has held roles at IBM, Helion Ventures, and serves on multiple boards.

How much does Piyush Gupta invest?

Piyush Gupta invests through Suvan Ventures, which writes checks of $100K to $500K at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Piyush Gupta?

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

What did Piyush Gupta do before Suvan Ventures?

Board of Advisors at Cloud Lending; Board of Advisors at ZafeSoft; Board of Advisors at SpeeDEV; Board at Evolko; Advisory Board at iNDx Technology; Advisory Board at InvariaTech; Advisory Board at WujiTech; Manager of the General Partner of the Issuer at Suvan Ventures Fund I, LP.

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