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Gyan Kapur

Investor

Managing Partner at Surface Ventures

New York, New York

Writes $250K – $2M checks · typically $2M

About

Gyan Kapur has served as co-Managing Partner of Surface Ventures, a seed-stage fund, since 2020. He previously led Bayes Ventures, an early-stage fund with a comparable investment focus, and before that was a Vice President at Activate Venture Partners, the first investor in Medidata. He has also invested as an angel.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesPropTechSaaS

Experience

  1. Surface VenturesCo-Managing Partnercurrent2020 — presentNew York, United States
  2. Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellow (Class 27)current2022 — present
  3. Bayes VenturesManaging Director, Family Officecurrent2015 — presentGreater New York City Area
  4. Activate Venture PartnersVice President2016 — 2019Greater New York City Area
  5. Gather HealthSenior Business Analyst2014 — 2015
  6. CitiAssociate-FX Options Trading2009 — 2013

Education

  1. The Wharton SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA2015 — 2017
  2. Columbia University2005 — 2009
  3. Princeton Day School

Skills & more

Venture Capital

From Gyan's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

BleximoDataDogDrChronoEllipsis HealthGlidianMix Lab

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Colleagues at Surface Ventures

Dimitri Boguslavsky
Co-Managing Partner at Surface Ventures
Yash Rohera
Partner at Surface Ventures

Network2

Ben GormanScout
Principal at F-Prime Capital Partners
Brett MartinScout
Investor at Charge VC

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Gyan Kapur work?
Gyan Kapur is Managing Partner at Surface Ventures.
What does Gyan Kapur invest in?
Gyan Kapur invests in AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, Medical Devices, PropTech, SaaS.
What check size does Gyan Kapur write?
Gyan Kapur typically writes checks of $250K – $2M.

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