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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.

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

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

From Suhit's professional profile.

Network2

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

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Suhit Gupta?
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.
Where does Suhit Gupta work?
Suhit Gupta is Managing Partner at Sparked Ventures.
What check size does Suhit Gupta write?
Suhit Gupta typically writes checks of $10K – $100K.
Where did Suhit Gupta go to school?
Suhit Gupta studied at Columbia University (PhD, Computer Science); Columbia University (MS, Computer Science); University of Oxford (Study Abroad, Computer Science and Math).

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Also attended Columbia University726

Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)

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Also attended University of Oxford990

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageBrad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index Ventures

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Also attended Adelphi University8

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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Also attended St. Vincent's High School4

Abhi DinkarAdvisor - Enterprise Technology at Augment VenturesHirak ParikhVenture Partner at Augment VenturesVaibhav DomkundwarInvestor at Better CapitalAlok GuptaInvestor at Keiretsu Forum

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 Associates116

Max NovendsternCo-founder of Tools for Humanity; founder of ManaCoen ArmstrongInvestor at Spark CapitalJared FriedmanYC Group PartnerAnkit GuptaGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorMark LurieVenture Partner at FJ LabsNicole FraenkelInvestor at Khosla Ventures

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Also worked at Microsoft1,188

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic

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