Where does Rishi Taparia work?

Rishi Taparia is Co-founder and General Partner at Garuda Ventures.

What check size does Rishi Taparia write?

Rishi Taparia typically writes checks of $50K.

Where did Rishi Taparia go to school?

Rishi Taparia studied at Northwestern University (BA, Economics and Communications); Jakarta Intercultural School (H.S.).

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.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

r•••@garuda.vcreveal

Experience

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

Skills & more

Financial Modeling27Entrepreneurship36Venture Capital69Investments21Mergers3Private Equity8Connecting People2Mergers & Acquisitions35Marketing16Corporate Development7Start-ups28Valuation3

+9 more

Due DiligenceInvestment BankingCorporate FinanceEnterprise SoftwareSmall BusinessStrategic PartnershipsStartupsBusiness StrategyFundraising

Languages Hindi · Indonesian · Spanish

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Colleagues at Garuda Ventures

Arpan Punyani

Co-founder and General Partner at Garuda Ventures

James Richards

Co-founder and Venture Partner at Garuda Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Rishi Taparia?: 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.
Where does Rishi Taparia work?: Rishi Taparia is Co-founder and General Partner at Garuda Ventures.
What check size does Rishi Taparia write?: Rishi Taparia typically writes checks of $50K.
Where did Rishi Taparia go to school?: Rishi Taparia studied at Northwestern University (BA, Economics and Communications); Jakarta Intercultural School (H.S.).