Gaurav Tewari
InvestorManaging Partner at Omega Venture Partners · Board director at Elemental Machines
San Francisco, California
Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $1M
About
Gaurav Tewari has over two decades of venture capital experience and previously held operating roles at major technology companies. Before Omega, he was Managing Director at Citicorp Ventures leading technology investing and a Principal at Highland Capital, and earlier held roles in corporate strategy and product management at Microsoft, engineering and R&D at IBM, and consulting at McKinsey & Company. He earned an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Computer Science from MIT and the MIT Media Lab, and advises the U.S. Department of State on AI and AI policy.
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Invests in
AI & Machine Learning
Board director at Elemental Machines
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Co-founders at Elemental Machines
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Sridhar IyengarExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- Omega Venture PartnersManaging Partnercurrent2020 — presentPalo Alto, CA
- U.S. Department of StateExpert Advisor on AI and AI Policy to the U.S. Department of Statecurrent2025 — present
- CitigroupManaging Director, Global Venture Investing & Innovationcurrent2015 — presentGlobal (based in Palo Alto, CA)
- SAP VenturesManaging Director2012 — 2015Palo Alto, CA
- Highland Capital PartnersPrincipal2006 — 2011
- Microsoft CorporationCorporate Strategy2005
- McKinsey & CompanyAssociate2001 — 2004
- Microsoft CorporationProduct Manager2000
- IBMSoftware Engineer, Inventor and Prototype Developer1998 — 1999San Jose, CA
- BTRChief Operating Officer (via Highland Capital)2010 — 2011
Skills & more
Artificial Intelligence (AI)4Growth Investing3Venture Capital50E-commerce29Entrepreneurship27Start-ups31Product Management16Private Equity17Analytics12Corporate Development12Mobile Devices8Business Strategy13
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Strategic PartnershipsCompetitive AnalysisBusiness DevelopmentOnline MarketingManagement ConsultingExecutive ManagementInvestmentsSocial MediaSaaSEnterprise SoftwareStrategyLeadershipLanguages English · Hindi
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Colleagues at Omega Venture Partners
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Colin Vergilio
Investor at Omega Venture Partners
Geoffrey Smith
Founder / Managing Partner at Digitalis Ventures
Jeff Klemens
Partner at Sageview Capital
Thomas Malone
Investor at Omega Venture Partners
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Gaurav Tewari?
- Gaurav Tewari has over two decades of venture capital experience and previously held operating roles at major technology companies. Before Omega, he was Managing Director at Citicorp Ventures leading technology investing and a Principal at Highland Capital, and earlier held roles in corporate strategy and product management at Microsoft, engineering and R&D at IBM, and consulting at McKinsey & Company. He earned an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Computer Science from MIT and the MIT Media Lab, and advises the U.S. Department of State on AI and AI policy.
- Where does Gaurav Tewari work?
- Gaurav Tewari is Managing Partner at Omega Venture Partners and Board director at Elemental Machines.
- What does Gaurav Tewari invest in?
- Gaurav Tewari invests in AI & Machine Learning.
- What check size does Gaurav Tewari write?
- Gaurav Tewari typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
- Where did Gaurav Tewari go to school?
- Gaurav Tewari studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (SB, MEng); The Wharton School (MBA); Cairo American College ((High School) International Baccalaureate, Valedictorian).
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