Alka Gupta
Former Venture Partner at Fin Capital
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $5K – $25K checks · typically $10K
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Experience
- NBH BankBoard Director, Audit and Risk Committee & Compensation Committeecurrent2021 — presentNYSE: NBHC
- Digital FrontiersChairperson of the Board, Board Directorcurrent2019 — present
- DwollaBoard Director, Chair of Risk Committeecurrent2023 — present
- MoneyGram International (Nasdaq: MGI)Board Director, Risk and Compliance Committee2021 — 2023
- Fin CapitalVenture Partner2021 — 2023
- GlobaliDCo-Founder, CEO2016 — 2022
- eBay / PayPal (Nasdaq: EBAY)Head Of Strategy2010 — 2015
- Retrevo (Acq: BN)Vice President, Business Development2006 — 2009
- Lycos Media (Nasdaq: LCOS, Acq: TEF)Vice President, Bus Dev, Corp Dev & Strategy; General Manager, Products1998 — 2005
Skills & more
Digital TransformationStrategic Partnerships24Start-ups35Product Management16Business Development11Entrepreneurship9E-commerce7Product Marketing5Marketing4Mergers & Acquisitions2Business Strategy1Competitive Analysis1
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Corporate DevelopmentMobile DevicesOnline AdvertisingDigital StrategyAnalyticsVenture CapitalOnline MarketingDigital MarketingLeadershipStrategyStrategic PlanningManagement- NACD Master Class®: Technology & Innovation Oversight — NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors)
- Stanford Directors' College — Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University
- National Association of Corporate Director.DC — NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors)
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alka Gupta?
- Angel
- What check size does Alka Gupta write?
- Alka Gupta typically writes checks of $5K – $25K.
- Where did Alka Gupta go to school?
- Alka Gupta studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Case Western Reserve University (B.S.).
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