About
Kaushik Subramanian is a Partner at EQT Ventures, where he invests primarily in product-led technology businesses with a bias toward fintech. His career began in consumer goods in Asia, where he learned sales and marketing at L'Oreal, before moving into Silicon Valley product leadership. At Stripe he built a multi-billion-dollar FX/multicurrency business and led product teams across Stripe Connect, invoicing, and monetization, and at Meta he grew the company's ad network into a multi-billion-dollar business. He studied computer engineering and marketing, later earned an MBA, and spent time at McKinsey.
Beyond investing
- Education
- Studied computer engineering and marketing. Earned an MBA. Studied at INSEAD (MBA) Studied at <UNKNOWN> (undergraduate degree, computer engineering)
- More
- Kaushik Subramanian supported a variety of startups as an angel investor and advisor, helping them with product management and strategy.
From Kaushik's own website — common ground for a warm intro.
Experience
- EQT Ventures & GrowthPartnercurrent2023 — presentGreater London
- PayrailsBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentBerlin, Germany
- PaidBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- StacksBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentAmsterdam
- BesideBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
- Various CompaniesAdvisor + Angel Investorcurrent2019 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- Entrepreneur FirstAdvisorcurrent2022 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- GriffinMember Board of Directors2024 — 2026London Area, United Kingdom
- StripeProduct Management Lead2021 — 2023London Area, United Kingdom
- SeedcampMentor2020 — 2023London, England, United Kingdom
- CREDProduct Advisor2021 — 2023
- CATALYST by Winchester CollegeAdvisor to Chief Executive Officer2021 — 2022London Area, United Kingdom
- MetaProduct Lead2018 — 2021London, United Kingdom
- McKinsey & CompanyConsultant2016 — 2018London, United Kingdom
- L'OréalMarketing/Brand Management/Innovation2010 — 2015Mumbai, Singapore
- Vistaar TechnologiesIntern2009
Education
- INSEADMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Strategy
- Pune UniversityBachelor of Engineering, Computer
- MICA | The School of IdeasPGDM, Brand Management
Skills & more
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Market AnalysisManagementLeadershipMarketing CommunicationsStrategyLanguages English · Hindi · Marathi · Tamil
From Kaushik's professional profile.
Deals · 2
StacksLed round
via EQT Ventures · filed Feb 2026
PayrailsLed round
via EQT Ventures
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Led
Paid.ai
Investor
BesideFermatOteraPaid.aiPayflowsRelayStacks.ai
Sources: the investor's own website · curated public sources.
Podcasts & interviews
featuring Kaushik SubramanianCrafting successful products - Techstars Amsterdam/Stockholm
Kaushik Subramanian
Missionaries, not Mercenaries - How to Build Empowered Product Teams?
Blume Ventures
Navigating a Career in Tech ft. Kaushik Subramaniam, Product Leader - Stripe Europe
Indian Silicon Valley by Jivraj Singh Sachar
EP 112 - Building Products for Scale - Kaushik Subramanian (Product Leader)
The Startup Operator
Colleagues at EQT Ventures
Network6
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Investors connected to Kaushik in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kaushik Subramanian?
- Kaushik Subramanian is a Partner at EQT Ventures, where he invests primarily in product-led technology businesses with a bias toward fintech. His career began in consumer goods in Asia, where he learned sales and marketing at L'Oreal, before moving into Silicon Valley product leadership. At Stripe he built a multi-billion-dollar FX/multicurrency business and led product teams across Stripe Connect, invoicing, and monetization, and at Meta he grew the company's ad network into a multi-billion-dollar business. He studied computer engineering and marketing, later earned an MBA, and spent time at McKinsey.
- Where does Kaushik Subramanian work?
- Kaushik Subramanian is Partner at EQT Ventures.
- What check size does Kaushik Subramanian write?
- Kaushik Subramanian typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
- What companies has Kaushik Subramanian invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Paid.ai, Payrails, Stacks, Beside, Fermat, Otera, Paid.ai, Payflows, Payrails, Relay, Stacks.ai.
- Where did Kaushik Subramanian go to school?
- Kaushik Subramanian studied at INSEAD (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Strategy); Pune University (Bachelor of Engineering, Computer); MICA | The School of Ideas (PGDM, Brand Management).
- Does Kaushik Subramanian lead rounds?
- Yes — Kaushik Subramanian has led 3 tracked investments.
Same school
Also attended INSEAD776
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Also attended Pune University6
Also attended MICA | The School of Ideas8
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Shared employers
Also worked at EQT Ventures & Growth26
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