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Rishi Taparia

Investor

Co-founder and General Partner at Garuda Ventures

Orinda, CA

Writes $50K checks · typically $50K

About

Seasoned tech executive and investor with 15+ years in strategy, operations and finance. Previously SVP of Strategy and Operations at Legion, VP of Business Operations at Poynt (acquired by GoDaddy), and an investor at Matrix Partners (sourced Canva's seed) and Scale Venture Partners.

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Rishi Taparia @taps

"In one case, an agent left notes apparently for future versions of itself...The ‌notes, found in ⁠a part of OpenAI's infrastructure, laid out instructions for how agents could free themselves from OpenAI’s internal constraints," Great scoop @dseetharaman https://t.co/SbLoiIgA8R

Jul 24, 2026 · ♥ 1

Rishi Taparia @taps

Quick poll: You've been hacked. What would you least want divulged to the public?

Jul 22, 2026 · ♥ 1

Rishi Taparia @taps

Happy @SpaceX IPO day to those who celebrate! 🚀

Jun 12, 2026 · ♥ 8 · ⇄ 2

Experience

  1. Garuda VenturesCo-Founder and General Partnercurrent2018 — present
  2. Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and InnovationAdjunct Lecturer and Member of the Facultycurrent2025 — present
  3. University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessAdjunct Lecturer and Member of the Facultycurrent2025 — present
  4. EvergrowBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
  5. Legion TechnologiesStrategic Advisor2021
  6. Legion TechnologiesSVP, Strategy and Business Operations2019 — 2021
  7. PoyntVice President, Business Operations and Strategy2014 — 2019
  8. MatrixSenior Associate2012 — 2014
  9. Scale Venture PartnersAssociate2010 — 2012
  10. Merrill LynchAnalyst2008 — 2010
  11. AppleHigher Education Marketing2006 — 2008

Education

  1. Northwestern UniversityBA, Economics and Communications
  2. Jakarta Intercultural SchoolH.S.

Skills & more

Financial Modeling27Entrepreneurship36Venture Capital69Investments21Mergers3Private Equity8Connecting People2Mergers & Acquisitions35Marketing16Corporate Development7Start-ups28Valuation3
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Languages Hindi · Indonesian · Spanish

From Rishi's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Northwestern University301

Hannah KrootMarketing Lead at Intel CapitalMikowai AshwillInvestor at Spark CapitalNaomi Pilosof IonitaBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesEric OngInvestor at LightbankBill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankScott JacobsonManaging Director at Madrona Venture Group

+ 295 more

Also attended Jakarta Intercultural School12

Christal NgAssociate at Golden Gate VenturesRaunaq NanwaniVice President at Openspace VenturesNimesh ModakInvestor at BURNT ISLAND VENTURESDinesh GanesanPrincipal at ArcTern VenturesJohn YoonHealthtech Startup Advisor at Verge HealthTech FundAditi BabelInvestment Team at Meridian Health Ventures

+ 6 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Garuda Ventures2

Arpan PunyaniCo-founder and General Partner at Garuda VenturesJonathan M. KayeInvestor at Beliade

Also worked at Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation2

Dan BirminghamInvestor at Liquid VenturesJessica H. TanAssociate at Peak XV Partners

Also worked at Legion Technologies3

Bryan GertzogPartner at StripesRoss FubiniManaging Partner at XYZ Venture CapitalSean JacobsohnPartner at Norwest Venture Partners

Also worked at Matrix18

Sanjot MalhiPartner at NorthzoneAllen MillerPartner at Oak HC/FTStan ReissPartner at Matrix PartnersDana StalderPartner at Matrix PartnersAntonio RodriguezPartner at Matrix PartnersIlya SukharPartner at Matrix Partners

+ 12 more

Colleagues at Garuda Ventures

Arpan Punyani
Co-founder and General Partner at Garuda Ventures
James Richards
Co-founder and Venture Partner at Garuda Ventures