About
Financial industry veteran with 22 years across Asia, Europe, and North America who led equity trading at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Hong Kong and Tokyo. Now an active early-stage investor in deep tech, healthcare, and AI.
Experience
- CLAI VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Starshot CapitalVenture Advisorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- NZVCPartnercurrent2021 — present
- Angel Investorcurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute (DCI)Fellow2022 — 2024Stanford, California, United States
- Propel(x)Advisor2019 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- NomuraManaging Director, Head of Equity Trading2013 — 2015Hong Kong
- Merrill LynchManaging Director, Head of Equity Trading1998 — 2013Tokyo, Hong Kong
- UBSDirector1993 — 1998Zurich, NY, Singapore
Skills & more
Start-upsEquitiesEquity TradingEquity DerivativesInvestmentsFinancial MarketsInformation TechnologyLeadershipAngel InvestingAstronomyStart-up Ventures
Languages English · German · Hindi · Japanese
- Venture Deals — Kauffman Fellows Academy
- CFA
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ajay Gupta?
- Financial industry veteran with 22 years across Asia, Europe, and North America who led equity trading at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Hong Kong and Tokyo. Now an active early-stage investor in deep tech, healthcare, and AI.
- Where does Ajay Gupta work?
- Ajay Gupta is General Partner at NZVC.
- Where did Ajay Gupta go to school?
- Ajay Gupta studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute (DCI); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS).
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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,387
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Also attended Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute (DCI)1
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Shared employers
Also worked at NZVC4
Also worked at Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute (DCI)4
Also worked at Propel(x)2
Also worked at Nomura154
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