Gayatri Sarkar
InvestorFounder and CEO at Advaita Capital
Boston, Massachusetts
Writes $100K β $5M checks Β· typically $1.5M
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About
Founder and CEO of Advaita Capital and founder of the She-VC podcast platform highlighting women and diverse investors. Previously worked at Hewlett Packard, IBM, Goldman Sachs and as a Federal Reserve Bank manager; she is a Physics graduate of University of Calcutta with a Harvard degree in Economics, Finance and Game Theory.
ContactΒ· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- Advaita CapitalFounder and CEOcurrent2020 β present
- The Earthshot PrizeOfficial nominator of Earthshot Prizecurrent2021 β present
- She-VCFounder π2017 β 2023
- TMT VC (Sold)General Partner2018 β 2019
- Federal Reserve Bank of BostonSr. Manager2015 β 2016
- CareerCarmaFounder and CEO2015
- U.S. Department of the TreasuryConsultant2013
- IBMConsultant2010 β 2013
- Goldman SachsConsultant2007 β 2009
- Hewlett Packard EnterpriseEngineer2005 β 2007
Skills & more
Venture Capital54Strategy48Board of Director37Investment Strategies5venture capital3Enterprise Software2Management24Start-up Ventures4Start-ups12Private Equity4Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)1Alternative Investments1
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Colleagues at Advaita Capital
Anand Radhakrishnan
Venture Partner at Advaita Capital
Ashish Kumar
Advisor at Advaita Capital
Cameron DeWitt
Chief Financial Officer at Advaita Capital
Felix Sosa
Investment Team Member at Advaita Capital
Jun Ren
Advisor at Advaita Capital
Justin Pirzadeh
Partner at Canvas Ventures
Nichin Sreekantaswamy
Due Diligence and Technical Analysis at Advaita Capital
Saup D.
Venture Partner at Advaita Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Gayatri Sarkar?
- Founder and CEO of Advaita Capital and founder of the She-VC podcast platform highlighting women and diverse investors. Previously worked at Hewlett Packard, IBM, Goldman Sachs and as a Federal Reserve Bank manager; she is a Physics graduate of University of Calcutta with a Harvard degree in Economics, Finance and Game Theory.
- Where does Gayatri Sarkar work?
- Gayatri Sarkar is Founder and CEO at Advaita Capital.
- What check size does Gayatri Sarkar write?
- Gayatri Sarkar typically writes checks of $100K β $5M.
- Where did Gayatri Sarkar go to school?
- Gayatri Sarkar studied at Harvard University (Masters, Game Theory); Harvard Kennedy School (Behavioral Finance and Economics); The Wharton School (Private Equity (Philadelphia Campus)).
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