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Suhit Gupta

Investor

Managing Partner at Sparked Ventures

New York, New York

Writes $10K – $100K checks · typically $50K

About

Suhit Gupta is founder and CEO of Sparked Ventures. He brings over 20 years of technology management experience across IT transformation, engineering, operations, and application development, with particular expertise in organizational design, solutions architecture, and enterprise strategy. His background includes leadership roles at Microsoft, Maverick Capital, and Bridgewater Associates, where he directed large-scale technology programs spanning infrastructure, workplace technologies, and search optimization, and he holds a PhD in Computer Science from Columbia University.

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Experience

  1. Sparked VenturesFounder & CEOcurrent2024 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. CevicheInvestor & Advisorcurrent2025 — present
  3. Onyxia CyberInvestor & Advisorcurrent2024 — present
  4. The LegalTech FundFund Advisorcurrent2024 — present
  5. NatomaAdvisorcurrent2024 — present
  6. SwiftlaneInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  7. AiFlow (YC W23)Advisorcurrent2023 — present
  8. Adelphi UniversityMember Board of Trusteescurrent2020 — presentGarden City, New York, United States
  9. 1KosmosAdvisorcurrent2020 — present
  10. 150BondAdvisorcurrent2020 — present
  11. General AtlanticChief Information Officer (CIO)2020 — 2024Greater New York City Area
  12. The Carlyle GroupChief Information Officer (CIO), Solutions2014 — 2019Greater New York City Area
  13. Mapt TechnologiesChief Technology Officer (CTO) and Principal2013 — 2014Greater New York City Area
  14. Maverick CapitalChief Technology Officer (CTO)2012 — 2013Greater New York City Area
  15. Bridgewater AssociatesTechnology Manager2009 — 2012Westport, CT
  16. Bridgewater AssociatesManagement Support to the CTO2008 — 2009Westport, CT
  17. MicrosoftProgram Manager2005 — 2008Redmond, WA
  18. Columbia UniversitySystems Administrator and Lab Manager2000 — 2005
  19. GoogleSoftware Engineer Intern2005
  20. Adelphi UniversitySystems Administrator1997 — 2000Garden City, NY

Education

  1. Columbia UniversityPhD, Computer Science2001 — 2005
  2. Columbia UniversityMS, Computer Science2000 — 2001
  3. University of OxfordStudy Abroad, Computer Science and Math1999 — 2000
  4. Adelphi UniversityB.S., Computer Science and Math1996 — 2000
  5. St. Vincent's High School1992 — 1996

Skills & more

Emerging Technologies4Information Technology14Machine Learning2Strategy18Project Planning5Software Development40Agile Methodologies9Scalability4Cloud Computing15Software Engineering10Computer Science2Data Mining
+12 moreAgile Project ManagementSoftware Project ManagementEnterprise ArchitectureIT StrategySQLTechnology ManagementTechnology Enabled Business TransformationInformation RetrievalEnterprise SoftwareLinuxVirtualizationData Center

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Also attended Columbia University498

Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Erica VanInvestment Director at Intel Capital

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Also attended University of Oxford688

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageBrad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures

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Also attended Adelphi University7

David WeingardT1D Moonshot Impact Board at StartUp HealthScott KellyMarketing Partner at 7BC Venture CapitalLuke CooperOperating Partner at Preface VenturesZach NaglieriOperator at M13Himalaya RaoGeneral Partner at The BFM FundTal SheynfeldInvestor at Energy Impact Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at 1Kosmos2

Ernie BioManaging Director at ForgePoint CapitalAlberto YépezCo-Founder and Managing Director at ForgePoint Capital

Also worked at 150Bond1

Hannah DalySenior Media & Communications Manager at AlbionVC

Also worked at Bridgewater Associates83

Coen ArmstrongInvestor at Spark CapitalJared FriedmanGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorAnkit GuptaGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorCaitlinChief of Staff at Hummingbird VenturesMark LurieVenture Partner at FJ LabsNicole FraenkelInvestor at Khosla Ventures

+ 77 more

Also worked at Microsoft626

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesQuentin ClarkInvestment Team at General CatalystViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista Capital

+ 620 more

Network2

Charlie FedermanScout
Venture Advisor at Alpha Partners
Ethan AustinScout
Founding Partner at Outside VC

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