Gans Subramaniam
InvestorManaging Partner at Hourglass Venture Partners
San Francisco, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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246 people in our graph share verified history with Gans — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Arsalan TavakoliunlockedGans: together at Databricks (2018–2019)
×7Gans: together at Databricks
×2Gans: together at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
×2Gans: together at Infosys Technologies
Experience
- FirstCapital.vcFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2025 — presentHanover, New Hampshire, United States
- UPTIQInvestor and Board Membercurrent2026 — present
- CapConnect+Board Member2022 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Profit.coInvestor2022 — 2025
- Kloze.AiInvestor2020 — 2025
- CoreStackChief Revenue Officer2019 — 2020Palo Alto, CA
- DatabricksRegional Director (US Western Region)2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Califta, IncFounder & CEO2007 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Infosys TechnologiesEngagement Manager2002 — 2007
- Qwest CommunicationsDirector, Engineering1997 — 2002
- Hewlett-PackardConsulting Software Engineer1996 — 1997
- Distributed Computing Research Lab, IIT MadrasSystems Architecture1992 — 1996
- Applied Automation SystemsSystems Engineering1990 — 1992
Skills & more
E-commerce65Cloud Computing56Product Management41Business Strategy28Business Development48
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Gans Subramaniam?
- Managing Partner at Hourglass Venture Partners
- Where does Gans Subramaniam work?
- Gans Subramaniam is Managing Partner at Hourglass Venture Partners.
- What check size does Gans Subramaniam write?
- Gans Subramaniam typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Gans Subramaniam go to school?
- Gans Subramaniam studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (MS, Computer Science); PSG College of Technology (Master's, Appled Mathematics & Computer Science); Coimbatore Institute of Technology (BS, Applied Sciences).
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Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Madras201
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Also attended PSG College of Technology16
Mylswamy AnnaduraiVP, TN State council for Science and Tech at SeafundAnand ChandrasekaranManaging Partner at Celesta CapitalArun SadhanandhamInvestor at OrbiMedLaks SriniFounder/CTO at ZenefitsAarthi RamamurthyFounder/CEO at LumoidHarikrishna NarayananFounder at Expent Inc
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Shared employers
Also worked at Profit.co1
Also worked at CoreStack5
Also worked at Databricks101
Ali GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksSangeen ZebInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Arsalan TavakoliInvestor at Foundation CapitalAshu GargInvestor at Foundation CapitalEryk DobrushkinInvestor at Index VenturesJules GsellInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
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Also worked at Infosys Technologies140
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