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Anupam Rastogi

Investor

Managing Partner at EMERGENT VENTURES

San Francisco Bay Area

About

Anupam Rastogi is an engineer-turned-venture investor who has contributed to over 20 venture investments globally across early to expansion stage, with multiple IPO and M&A outcomes. At Emergent Ventures he focuses on Enterprise AI, partnering with founders early across modern AI, cloud infrastructure, data, security, vertical SaaS, and developer tools. He previously founded NX Partners and held investing roles at NGP Capital, where he led the Intelligent Enterprise team and built its marketplaces practice; he holds Computer Science degrees from IIT Delhi and UT Austin and an MBA from Wharton.

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Anupam Rastogi @anupamr

Here's a deeper dive into the drivers, a look at relevant parallels, and what that might mean for frontier lab IPOs: https://t.co/Uh2BeUK2By

Jun 3, 2026

Anupam Rastogi @anupamr

Model API revenue is in a period of low predictability and spiky growth. The exploding inference growth is real. But the revenue line may be far less smooth than the AI adoption curve. That is the distinction public markets will soon underwrite.

Jun 3, 2026

Anupam Rastogi @anupamr

So a 10x task volume growth in a year can mean 3x revenue growth for a frontier model, or a 67% decline. Major swing, depending on how much the tech improved that year, open weight penetration, and other competition.

Jun 3, 2026

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Experience

  1. Emergent VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2018 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. vClusterSeed Investorcurrent2021 β€” present
  3. PrezentSeed Investorcurrent2021 β€” present
  4. DelightreePre-Seed Investor and Board Directorcurrent2020 β€” present
  5. Trener RoboticsSeed Investor and Board Directorcurrent2024 β€” present
  6. Privado AISeed Investor and Board Observercurrent2022 β€” present
  7. Astra SecuritySeed Investor and Board Directorcurrent2023 β€” present
  8. OLOIDSeed Investor and Board Directorcurrent2020 β€” present
  9. Observe.AIAngel Investorcurrent2018 β€” present
  10. NX PartnersFounder2017 β€” 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  11. ngp capitalPrincipal | Thematic Lead - Intelligent Enterprise (AI, IoT) investments2015 β€” 2017Palo Alto, CA
  12. NGP CapitalIndia Director2013 β€” 2015Greater Delhi Area
  13. NGP CapitalPrincipal | Thematic lead - Local Marketplaces2011 β€” 2015
  14. NGP CapitalVice President, Associate2009 β€” 2011
  15. MerakiProduct Management2008San Francisco Bay Area
  16. Altman Vilandrie & CompanyManagement Consultant2006 β€” 2007Boston, MA
  17. Winphoria Networks / MotorolaProduct Manager2005 β€” 2006Greater Boston Area
  18. VerizonSystems Architect/Program Manager2002 β€” 2005Greater Boston Area
  19. AT&T Labs - ResearchResearcher (Intern)2001Middletown, NJ
  20. IBM ResearchResearcher (Intern)2000New Delhi Area, India

Education

  1. Indian Institute of Technology, DelhiBachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science and Engineering1996 β€” 2000
  2. The Wharton SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA2007 β€” 2009
  3. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyGraduate Fellow, Entrepreneurship & Innovation2003 β€” 2004
  4. The University of Texas at AustinMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science2000 β€” 2002

Skills & more

Strategy4Strategic Planning1Management2Venture Capital30Business Strategy17Analytics19Mergers & Acquisitions6Start-ups24Product Management25Finance5Due Diligence4E-commerce1
+12 moreProduct DevelopmentNew MediaBusiness DevelopmentMobile TechnologyCompetitive AnalysisConsultingMobile DevicesInformation TechnologyEntrepreneurshipCorporate GovernanceMarketing StrategyEnterprise Software

From Anupam's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi79

Navin ChaddhaManaging Partner at MayfieldAshu GargInvestor at Foundation CapitalNeeraj AroraCEO India, MENA & Managing Director at General CatalystNitin SethChief Executive Officer (Incedo) at Mission HoldingsApoorva PandhiInvestor at Zetta Venture PartnersAnkur JainManaging Partner at EMERGENT VENTURES

+ 73 more

Also attended The Wharton School1,323

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures

+ 1,317 more

Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology849

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda

+ 843 more

Also attended The University of Texas at Austin247

Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalTodd KleinManaging Partner, Revolution Growth at RevolutionSapna MehtaInvestor at RevolutionAaron LiuPrincipal at NorthzoneAndrew ScottSenior Finance Manager at GreycroftMichael HsuSenior Associate at Sapphire Ventures

+ 241 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Trener Robotics6

Jim CohenCo-Founder and General Partner at Fitz Gate VenturesMark PoagCo-Founder and General Partner at Fitz Gate VenturesPeter ShannonFounder, Managing Director at Radius Capital VenturesLuka TomljenovicPartner at Radius Capital VenturesYvonne LutschInvestment Director at Lam CapitalJim LockheedPrincipal at JetBlue Ventures

Also worked at Observe.AI10

Sunil ChhayaFounder at Kearny JacksonSwapnil JainCEO, Observe.AI at EMERGENT VENTURESLak AnanthGlobal Managing Partner at Next47Upal BasuPartner at NGP CapitalJishnu BhattacharjeeManaging Director at Nexus Venture PartnersAnand ChandrasekaranManaging Partner at Celesta Capital

+ 4 more

Also worked at Winphoria Networks / Motorola71

Joseph RuscioI build scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems.Genping LiuGeneral Partner at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Kip McClanahanGeneral Partner at Silverton PartnersAnshu AgarwalGeneral Partner at ConvergeJean SiniGeneral Partner at Partech VenturesSTEVE HOROWITZPartner at Alpha Edison

+ 65 more

Also worked at Verizon42

Tony WellsVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalEllen RubinPartner at Glasswing VenturesTiana PidgeonSenior Associate at American Family VenturesDanny KleinGrowth Partner at JLL Spark Global VenturesAmelia HayInvestor at AgeTech CapitalJudah DiamentInvestor at Maccabee Ventures

+ 36 more

Deals Β· 3

Delightree Inc.Board seat

via EMERGENT VENTURES Β· filed Dec 2025 Β· $14M raise

Rockfish Data, Inc.Board seat

via EMERGENT VENTURES Β· filed Oct 2024 Β· $6M raise

BuyerAssist.io, Inc.Board seat

via EMERGENT VENTURES Β· filed Apr 2022 Β· $3.7M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at EMERGENT VENTURES

Ankur Jain
Managing Partner at EMERGENT VENTURES
Anshul Sadana
CEO, Nexthop AI at EMERGENT VENTURES
Emrecan Dogan
VP of Tech & Platform, Glean at EMERGENT VENTURES
Indra Singhal
Operating Partner at EMERGENT VENTURES
Katie Passalacqua
Head of Finance at EMERGENT VENTURES
Lukas Gentele
CEO, vCluster at EMERGENT VENTURES
Marc Manara
Head of Startups, OpenAI at EMERGENT VENTURES
Niha Gottiparthy
Investor at EMERGENT VENTURES

Network5

Fabrice GrindaScout
Co-founder & Managing Partner at FJ Labs
Reed SturtevantScout
General Partner at The Engine Ventures
Tom StaffordScout
Co-founder at DST Global
Bo Ilsoe
Managing Partner at NGP Capital
Gaurav
Investor at WestWave Capital

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