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Ashish Gupta
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Birth & Early Life
- Ashish Gupta specializes in identifying untapped problem areas to nurture startups from their initial stages to significant growth.
- Throughout his career, he has been associated with pioneering ventures, including Junglee, where he focused on unstructured data aggregation, and Daksh, a BPO firm that was later acquired by IBM.
- Ashish Gupta also played a key role in establishing the online travel sector in India through his involvement with MMYT.
- As a co-founder and active board member at Drishti, he contributes his expertise to guide the team in leveraging AI to empower factory workers, drawing from his previous experiences in building successful ventures.
Physical Status
Male
Education
Institution | Degree | Field |
|---|---|---|
Stanford University | PhD | Computer Science |
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur | B Tech | Computer Science |
careers
Position | Organization | Duration |
|---|---|---|
Managing Director and Co-founder | Helion Advisors Private Limited | 2005 - Present |
Independent Board member and investor | Helion Advisors Private Limited | Jan 2000 - Present |
Co-Founder | Artha School of Entrepreneurship | Jul 2021 - Present |
Co-founder and Board member | Drishti Technologies | Sep 2016 - Jun 2023 |
Venture Partner, Kauffman Fellow | Woodside Fund | 2002 - 2005 |
VP Shared services and Co-founder | Tavant Technologies | Sep 2000 - Mar 2004 |
Director of Engineering | Amazon.com | 1998 - 2000 |
VP Engineering and Co-founder | Junglee (acquired by Amazon) | 1996 - 1998 |
Software Engineer | Oracle | 1995 - 1996 |
Member of Research Staff | IBM | 1994 - 1995 |
Personal Details
Married
Events
Board and Advisor Roles
- Sahaj Software
- Advisor
- Jan 1, 2019
- Workspot
- Board Member
- Jul 2014
- Anantara Solutions Private Limited
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Drishti
- Co-Founder and Board Member
- Simplilearn
- Board Director
- Jivox
- Member of the Board of Directors
- IndiQube
- Advisory board
- PubMatic
- Member of the Board of Directors
- HyperTrack
- Board Of Director
- Komli Media
- Member of the Board of Directors
- MySmartPrice
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Kirusa
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Jungle Ventures
- Fund Advisor
- GupShup
- Member of the Board of Directors
Ashish Gupta Investments
Total no. of Investment
23
Ashish Gupta has made 23 investments.
| Date | Company | Sector | Round | Investments | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-23 | Business | Pre Seed Round - ProsParity | $ 2 M | ||
| 2024-03-10 | Education | Series B - PlanetSpark | ₹ 918 M | ||
| 2023-05-30 | Technology | Pre Seed Round - Alltius Inc. | $ 2.4 M | ||
| 2022-10-18 | Automotive | Series A - Drivetrain | $ 15 M | ||
| 2022-06-08 | Marketing | Series A - Pepper Content | ₹ 1.1 B | ||
| 2022-04-27 | Healthcare | Series B - Ayu Health | ₹ 1.6 B | ||
| 2022-04-06 | Real Estate | Series B - IndiQube | $ 30 M | ||
| 2021-12-07 | Education | Series B - PlanetSpark | $ 13.5 M | ||
| 2021-09-15 | Healthcare | Series A - Ayu Health | $ 6.3 M | ||
| 2021-09-14 | Business | Seed Round - GTM Buddy | $ 2 M | ||
| 2021-06-04 | Technology | Series A - ConverseNow | $ 15 M | ||
| 2021-05-31 | Healthcare | Seed Round - Breathe Well-being | $ 1 M | ||
| 2020-08-11 | Education | Seed Round - Terra.do | $ 1.4 M | ||
| 2020-04-18 | Technology | Series B - ITILITE | ₹ 1 B | ||
| 2020-01-20 | Artificial Intelligence | Seed Round - Samya.AI | $ 6 M | ||
| 2019-09-09 | Fitness | Seed Round - FITSO | $ 1.5 M | ||
| 2019-08-27 | Fintech | Seed Round - Recko (Acquired by Stripe) | $ 1 M | ||
| 2019-01-25 | Technology | Series A - ITILITE | $ 4.2 M | ||
| 2018-08-23 | Food & Beverage | Angel Round - Sattviko | $ 544 K | ||
| 2018-06-18 | Real Estate | Series A - IndiQube | $ 15 M | ||
| 2017-02-06 | Logistics | Pre Seed Round - HyperTrack | $ 1.5 M | ||
| 2016-05-30 | Sports | Seed Round - Play Your Sport | - | ||
| 2006-04-17 | Technology | Series A - Kaboodle | $ 3.6 M |