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Kashish Gupta

Founder

Founder at Hightouch

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedHightouch Β· YC

30 Under 30 2023 Β· Enterprise Technology

About

Founder of Hightouch, a data activation platform that integrates with enterprise data infrastructure to help marketing and business teams activate customer data at scale.

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kashish @kashgupta_

hey @bankrbot claim fees for 0x239cf99329ed442f00a482c63bdf89eccbef8ba3

Jun 9, 2026 Β· β™₯ 6 Β· ⇄ 1

kashish @kashgupta_

So proud to announce that @HightouchData has raised a 150M Series D, led by @GoldmanSachs and @BainCapVC, valuing the company at $2.75B! https://t.co/HixU9Pv9J6

Apr 29, 2026 Β· β™₯ 178 Β· ⇄ 22

kashish @kashgupta_

Let's normalize reporting MRR for companies where there is no annual commitment. 12x MRR is not ARR https://t.co/3FXpRribBb

Apr 25, 2026 Β· β™₯ 4

Founder at HightouchYC S19

Intro paths

YC

Kashish went through Y Combinator (Summer 2019) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer β€” the partner who ran Hightouch's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Kashish can intro founders to Hightouch's investors below.

Hightouch's investors Β· 18

Allison Pickens VenturesAmplify PartnersBain Capital VenturesDash VCDorm RoomEarl Grey CapitalGeodesic CapitalHubSpot VenturesHumba VenturesNewView CapitalNFXSabrina Hahn FundSapphire VenturesThe MBA FundVintage Investment PartnersWorklife VenturesY CombinatorZero Prime Ventures

Co-founders at Hightouch

TMTejas Manohar
Tejas ManoharFounder
JCJoshua Curl
Joshua CurlFounder

Experience

  1. HightouchCo-Founder and Co-CEOcurrent2018 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Bessemer Venture PartnersVenture Capital Investor2017New York City Metropolitan Area
  3. Mama's Cookin'Founder and CEO2015 β€” 2016Greater Philadelphia
  4. LYNKProduct Manager2016Hong Kong SAR
  5. Tree LineHedge Fund Analyst2016Hong Kong SAR
  6. Implantable Provider Group (IPG)Data Science2015Atlanta, GA
  7. Small World LearningFounder/President2013 β€” 2015Atlanta, GA
  8. NanoLumensMarketing Intern2012 β€” 2013Atlanta, GA

Education

  1. University of PennsylvaniaM.S.E., Machine Learning
  2. The Wharton SchoolB.S., Economics and Computer Science
  3. The Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology (GSMST)

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship95Venture Capital64Machine Learning54Startups17Marketing30Business Planning18Nonprofits17Finance5Statistics6Research20Social Media Marketing15Social Media12
+10 moreMarketing CommunicationsStart-upsJavaPowerPointSQLPublic SpeakingFundraisingEnglishPythonMS Excel Pivot Tables

Languages English Β· Hindi Β· Spanish

From Kashish's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of Pennsylvania666

Dasha MaggioPartner at Felicis Ventures, writer on venture capital and founder psychologyNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesEghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC PartnersAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJames KuklinskiInvestor at Spark CapitalKerry KilleenAssociate General Counsel at Revolution

+ 660 more

Also attended The Wharton School1,419

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures

+ 1,413 more

Also attended The Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology (GSMST)4

Vibhor KhannaVice President at Coatue ManagementRoland SaavedraFounder at MarkItJoseph ZhangFounder at CatchBack CardsSophia KimFounder at CatchBack Cards

Shared employers

Also worked at Hightouch14

Tristan HandyFounder, dbt Labs at Amplify PartnersDavid BeyerPartner at Amplify PartnersLenny PrussGeneral Partner at Amplify PartnersSri PangulurInvestor at Mayfield FundKevin ZhangPartner at Bain Capital VenturesRak GargPartner at Bain Capital Ventures

+ 8 more

Also worked at Bessemer Venture Partners145

Sarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkHans TungManaging Partner at Notable CapitalByron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystTiffany SpencerHead of Marketing at Menlo Ventures

+ 139 more

Also worked at LYNK5

Martha NotarasGeneral Partner at Brewer Lane VenturesRaghav GuptaVice President at Endiya PartnersEvan WijayaPrincipal at Touring CapitalWisiani WijayaInvestment & Portfolio Coordinator at UNSW Founders 10xAnvesh RamineniVenture Partner at Endiya Partners

Also worked at Implantable Provider Group (IPG)2

Michael DixonInvestor at TRANSFORMATION CAPITALJ. Todd ShermanManaging Partner at Camden Partners