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Sumeet Gajri

Investor

Managing Partner at Original Capital

San Francisco, California

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

30 Under 30 2021 · Venture Capital

About

Raised in the Scottish countryside, he attended NYU and began his career at Insight Partners sourcing Series A deals. He later became Chief Strategy Officer at Carta, scaling it from under $5M to over $100M ARR, and made early investments in Ramp, Aven, Front, Qualia, and Instabase.

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Experience

  1. Original CapitalManaging Partnercurrent2017 — presentMiami, Florida, United States
  2. InstabaseChief Strategy Officer2020 — 2024
  3. InstabaseAdvisor2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  4. CartaChief Strategy Officer2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  5. CartaChief Of Staff2017San Francisco, California
  6. Insight PartnersInvestor2012 — 2016Greater New York City Area
  7. TeleperformanceOutbound Sales Representative2010Greater Glasgow Area
  8. Jan StoresShop Assistant1999 — 2009Cranhill, United Kingdom

Education

  1. New York UniversityBA, Economics2009 — 2013
  2. Lenzie Academy2003 — 2009

Skills & more

Venture Capital24Founder/Executive Adviser2Entrepreneurship12Start-ups13Corporate Development6Private Equity15Investments16Due Diligence11Emerging Markets9Strategy12Management2Valuation8
+9 moreBusiness DevelopmentEconomicsBusiness StrategyMergers & AcquisitionsGrowth CapitalStrategic PartnershipsVegetarian CookingSales ManagementAngel Investing

Languages English · Punjabi

From Sumeet's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended New York University281

Gabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystAndrea EchstenkamperVP of Marketing at HeavybitRami BranitzkyPartner at Sapphire VenturesZach WhiteInvestment Team at 8VCAnkita TiwariPrograms Manager at StartXUri LopatinInvestor at Khosla Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Original Capital1

Ramnik AroraGeneral Partner at FTX Fund

Also worked at Instabase3

Karina El BazeInvestor at Khosla VenturesJerry ChenPartner at Greylock PartnersPete SonsiniFounder and General Partner at Laude Ventures

Also worked at Carta55

Mischa VaughnHead of Content at Felicis VenturesJane AlexanderPartner at CapitalGErica WaichmanHead of People & Community at Canvas VenturesEmily KramerVenture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpSpencer FoustManaging Director at Sozo VenturesQuinton PeppinSenior Associate, Valuations & Operations at K5 Global

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Also worked at Insight Partners190

Molly AlterPartner at NorthzoneScott MaxwellInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersBonnie LewisInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersAndrew YingInvestor at GreycroftMadeleine GoldbergInvestor at Lerer HippeauRebecca MancusiInvestor at Third Rock Ventures

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Colleagues at Original Capital

James McGillicuddy
Venture Partner at Original Capital
Kais Khimji
Venture Partner at Original Capital
Ramnik Arora
Founder/GP at Original Capital
Ryan Snow
Finance Lead at Original Capital

Network1

Amit Sharma
Founder/GP at Black Jays Ventures

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