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Ipsita Roy

Investor

Investor at Sierra Ventures

Austin, Texas, United States

Writes $500K – $8M checks · typically $3M

About

Ipsita Roy is co-founder of Hopit, an AI-native infrastructure platform for fashion brands. She previously worked as a venture capitalist at an enterprise vertical software fund with $1.3B in assets under management.

Experience

  1. HopitCo-Foundercurrent2025 — present
  2. Career BreakPersonal goal pursuit2025
  3. Sierra VenturesInvestor2023 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Emerging Venture Capitalists Association (EVCA)Austin Chapter Lead2024 — 2025
  5. WAVE - Women's Association of Venture & EquityMember2022 — 2025
  6. Global Women in VCMember2022 — 2025
  7. Drypowder CapitalAdvisor2023 — 2025Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  8. ASTRALABSVenture Associate2022 — 2023Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  9. IdeaTrekVenture Analyst2021 — 2022Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  10. PendulumStrategy Consultant2021 — 2022
  11. Hangar9Strategy Consultant2020 — 2021
  12. National Stock Exchange of India LimitedAnalyst2017Mumbai Area, India
  13. JetSynthesys Pvt. Ltd.Business Analyst2016Pune
  14. Deep Griha Society - IndiaSocial Media Marketing2015Pune , India

Education

  1. Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of BusinessMaster of Science - MS, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  2. FLAME UniversityFinance, Digital Marketing

Skills & more

Deal Flow18Due Diligence15Venture Capital15Investor Relations2Research2Business Strategy1Market Research1Data Analytics1Financial Analysis1Presentation SkillsStart-up Consulting1Team Management7
+6 moreLeadershipTeamworkStrategic PlanningPublic SpeakingMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPoint
  • Venture Deals Spring 2022 — Techstars
  • Business Foundations Certification — Meredith College
  • Securities Operations and Risk Management Certification — National Institute of Securities Markets

From Ipsita's professional profile.

Colleagues at Sierra Ventures

Aaron Tong
Investor at Sierra Ventures
Adam Dawkins
Analyst at Sierra Ventures
Anne Gherini
Chief Marketing Officer at Sierra Ventures
Ashish Kakran
Partner at Sierra Ventures
Ben Yu
Investor at Sierra Ventures
Brendon Schmidt
Principal & Head of Business Development at Sierra Ventures
Daniel Paredes
Investor at Sierra Ventures
Dora Prado
Executive Assistant at Sierra Ventures

Network4

Aaron Tong
Investor at Sierra Ventures
Adam Dawkins
Analyst at Sierra Ventures
Ben Yu
Investor at Sierra Ventures
Tej Kanani
Investor at Sierra Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Ipsita Roy work?
Ipsita Roy is Investor at Sierra Ventures.
What check size does Ipsita Roy write?
Ipsita Roy typically writes checks of $500K – $8M.

Same school

Also attended Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business75

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Also attended FLAME University4

Malvika BhagwatOperating Partner and Head of Outcomes at Owl VenturesDiksha LaxmikanthInvestor Relations at PavestoneCharvi ChatterjeeFounder's Office (Brand Strategy) at IndigoEdgeAmay GangulyAnalyst, Capital Formation at Stride Ventures

Shared employers

Also worked at Sierra Ventures33

Mark FernandesManaging Partner at Sierra VenturesTim GuleriInvestor at Sierra VenturesBen YuInvestor at Sierra VenturesVignesh RavikumarInvestor at Sierra VenturesShomik GhoshEnterprise software enthusiast and taco bell aficionadoShashank SaxenaInvestor at Sierra Ventures

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Also worked at Emerging Venture Capitalists Association (EVCA)35

Chaya PatelPrincipal at Mission BiocapitalZoe van den BolInvestor at Alpha PartnersTyler FohrmanChief of Staff at Glasswing VenturesStefan SandovalPrincipal at SKY VCIan BalserAnalyst at Tech Square VenturesCasy van MaanenAssociate at GTMfund

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Also worked at WAVE - Women's Association of Venture & Equity3

Beverlee ValerioAssociate - Investor Relations at Marlin Equity PartnersNatasha AzarVice President Investor Relations at OMX VenturesNatasha AhmedVice President at Disruptive

Also worked at Global Women in VC190

Alexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North AmericaYusill ScribnerInvestments at Impact America FundMaya MatthewsSenior Associate at March Capital PartnersLaura HamiltonInvestor at GGV CapitalAnne GheriniChief Marketing Officer at Sierra VenturesDr Ruchi DanaPartner at MFV Partners

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