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Apoorva Ruparel

Former Partner at Venture Rock

San Francisco, California

Writes $500K – $1M checks · typically $750K

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About

Apoorva Ruparel is the Founding GTM Leader at Daxa, Inc and a lecturer in the Lean Startup Program at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business. With over 20 years of experience, Ruparel has worked in venture capital, consulting, enterprise sales, and corporate strategy, including the financing of early-stage startups. Areas of technical focus include ML, AI Ops, and GenAI architectures.

Experience

  1. Daxa, IncFounding GTM Leadercurrent2025 — present
  2. LAUNCH: The University of California's Startup AcceleratorCo-Faculty at University of California Launch Acceleratorcurrent2025 — presentCalifornia, United States
  3. University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessFaculty Lecturercurrent2025 — presentBerkeley, California, United States
  4. Lyzr AIFounding CRO2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Advantage Point FundInvestment Committee2023 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  6. venturerockPartner2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Sapien StudioVenture Investor2014 — 2021Singapore
  8. SubtraCo-Founder & CEO2020 — 2021Singapore
  9. Arraystorm Lighting Pvt Ltd ( RR Global Company)Founder CEO2013 — 2015Bangalore & Mumbai
  10. iGATE Global SolutionsLead Consulting2012 — 2013Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  11. Cleanray ( Acquired by WIPRO Lighting & Consumer Care)CoFounder & CEO2010 — 2012
  12. AirMe IncCo-Founder & VP Growth Strategy2007 — 2009
  13. Juniper NetworksHead-IT/ITES & Manufacturing Verticals2005 — 2007
  14. NortelSales Manager2003 — 2005Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  15. Accenture in IndiaTechnology Consulting2001 — 2003Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Skills & more

Analytical Skills1Strategy97Management35Team Management30Leadership17Microsoft PowerPoint8Microsoft Office2Microsoft Excel1Enterprise Software21SaaS9University Lecturing3Lean Startup3
+12 moreBusiness Model CanvasCustomer Segmentation Strategyfund raisingGrowth StrategiesFundraisingEngineeringCustomer SuccessManagement ConsultingFinanceFinancial ModelingFinancial AnalysisEarly Stage Ventures

Languages English · Gujrati · Hindi · Marathi

From Apoorva's professional profile.

Network6

Elad GilScout
Solo general partner investing through Gil Capital
Brian BellScout
Founder & Managing Partner at Team Ignite
Brandon Gath
Managing Partner at Kraken Ventures
Brett Calhoun
General Partner at Redbud VC
Louis Beryl
Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
Sandeep Nailwal
Co-Founder at Symbolic Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Apoorva Ruparel?
Apoorva Ruparel is the Founding GTM Leader at Daxa, Inc and a lecturer in the Lean Startup Program at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business. With over 20 years of experience, Ruparel has worked in venture capital, consulting, enterprise sales, and corporate strategy, including the financing of early-stage startups. Areas of technical focus include ML, AI Ops, and GenAI architectures.
What check size does Apoorva Ruparel write?
Apoorva Ruparel typically writes checks of $500K – $1M.
Where did Apoorva Ruparel go to school?
Apoorva Ruparel studied at The Wharton School (Postgraduate Program, Artificial Intelligence); ITM Group of Institutions (Masters, Computer Information Systems); Mumbai University Mumbai (Bachelor of Commerce - BCom).

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