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Birth & Early Life
Sumit Gupta is a serial entrepreneur and investor with a track record of successful exits and investments in over 100 startups, including Discord, Filecoin, and G2 eSports.
He founded and led several companies, including Bash Gaming, which he grew into a global gaming studio and sold to Sony/GSN for $170M.
Prior to Bash Gaming, he was the founder and CEO of BitRhymes Apps, a top 10 app developer in the social space.
Sumit was also part of the founding team at Business Signatures, which was acquired by Entrust for $55M.
He has extensive experience in product development across various industries, having iterated over 20 products in gaming, mobile, social, web consumer, and enterprise SaaS.
As a growth hacker, he has acquired over 120M users worldwide, leveraging viral loops and word-of-mouth strategies.
Sumit is passionate about startups, gaming, frontier tech, and working with entrepreneurs, providing guidance on product-market fit, business models, growth strategies, user acquisition, marketing, and team building.
Currently, he serves as the Co-Founder and CEO of Midnight Society and is involved in various advisory and board roles in the tech and gaming industry.
Sumit holds a Master of Science from the University of Missouri and a Bachelor of Science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.
Physical Status
Male
Education
Institution | Degree | Duration |
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Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi | Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) | 1991 - 1995 |
careers
Position | Company | Duration |
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Co-Founder & CEO | Midnight Society | Dec 2021 - Present |
Founder & CEO | Boom.tv | Jan 2017 - Present |
Member of Board, Investor | G2 Esports | Aug 2017 - Present |
Founding Investor / Strategy | nOps.io | 2017 - Present |
Angel Investor | InvestidorAnjo.net | Jan 2013 - Present |
Founder | Piazza Ventures | Jan 2015 - Present |
Advisor | Boom Entertainment | Aug 2015 - Present |
Advisor | Rolocule | Sep 2014 - Present |
Founder and CEO | Bash Gaming | Aug 2010 - Oct 2014 |
Founder and CEO | BitRhymes Apps | Feb 2008 - Aug 2010 |
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