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Gaurav Gupta
InvestorPartner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $25K – $20M checks · typically $15M
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About
Gaurav, former VP who scaled Splunk and Elastic to IPOs, targets bottoms-up, viral adoption in observability, data infrastructure and AI, shares investment frameworks and invites founders to brainstorm by email.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtech
Beyond investing
- More
- Before joining Lightspeed, Gaurav Gupta was an advisor and angel investor to over a dozen startups.
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Deals · 2
HasuraBoard seat
via Lightspeed Venture Partners · filed Apr 2022 · $105M raise
Stability AIQuoted
via Lightspeed Venture Partners · filed Sep 2022
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Investor
ArceoBlamelessClick HouseExabeamGrafana LabsGrafana LabsGrip InvestImpiraPantherPolar SignalsPonderSelect StarSmart HRVerkada
Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Gaurav Gupta?
- Gaurav, former VP who scaled Splunk and Elastic to IPOs, targets bottoms-up, viral adoption in observability, data infrastructure and AI, shares investment frameworks and invites founders to brainstorm by email.
- Where does Gaurav Gupta work?
- Gaurav Gupta is Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners.
- What does Gaurav Gupta invest in?
- Gaurav Gupta invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech.
- What check size does Gaurav Gupta write?
- Gaurav Gupta typically writes checks of $25K – $20M.
- What boards does Gaurav Gupta sit on?
- Gaurav Gupta holds tracked board seats at Hasura.
- What companies has Gaurav Gupta invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Arceo, Blameless, Click House, Exabeam, Grafana Labs, Grafana Labs, Grip Invest, Hasura, Impira, Panther, Polar Signals, Ponder, and 4 more.
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