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Sumeet Surana

Investor

Partner at Cypher Capital

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

About

Sumeet Surana is an entrepreneur turned investor who joined Cypher Capital in 2022, with a background spanning investment banking, technology startups, and private investments. He began his career at JPMorgan covering the technology sector, later worked at an early-stage tech startup, and founded an ed-tech startup. He holds a degree from IIT Kharagpur and an MBA from INSEAD.

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Invests in

Crypto & Web3

Experience

  1. Cypher CapitalPartner - AI and New venturescurrent2025 — presentDubai, United Arab Emirates
  2. Cypher CapitalInvestment Director2024 — 2025Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  3. Cypher CapitalInvestment Professional2022 — 2023Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  4. Nest StudioCo-Founder2024 — 2025Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  5. Flat6LabsStartup Mentor2021 — 2022Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  6. Mana VenturesImpact2020 — 2021
  7. TutorLineCo-Founder2019 — 2020
  8. Greatest Common Factor (Acquired by Narayana Group)Product and Analytics (Employee#1)2017 — 2018Bangalore
  9. Haitong SecuritiesTechnology Equity Research Associate2015 — 2017Mumbai
  10. J.P. MorganTechnology Equity Research Analyst2012 — 2015Mumbai Area, India

Education

  1. INSEADMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Entrepreneurship and Finance2018 — 2019
  2. Indian Institute of Technology, KharagpurB.Tech (Honours) and MBA2007 — 2012
  3. CFA InstitutePassed CFA Level 2 in 2016

Skills & more

Analytical Skills1Strategic Planning1Problem Solving1Communication1Interpersonal Skills1Relationship Building1Negotiation1Leadership1Management1Deals2Early Stage Ventures1Startups1
+12 moreVenture studiozero to oneDeal ExecutionDeal SourcingInvestment StrategiesVenture CapitalOriginationsInvestment ManagementInvestment BankingDue DiligenceEquity ResearchFinancial Analysis

Languages English · French · Hindi

From Sumeet's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended INSEAD668

Patrick ClaessenPartner at Cottonwood Technology FundChris BischoffInvestment Team at General CatalystJan HammerInvestor at Index VenturesSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesMahesha SubramaniamHead of Client Relations at Golden Gate VenturesElena PantaziPartner & Head of Platform at Northzone

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Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur65

Deep NisharInvestment Team at General CatalystSomnathTechnology Partner and Chief Data Scientist at Clear VenturesMoiz SaifeePartner, Analytics at Correlation VenturesIndra SinghalOperating Partner at EMERGENT VENTURESVasu MurthyCPO Fellow at Mighty CapitalAntra SaxenaAssociate at Kae Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Cypher Capital7

Bijan AlizadehFounder at Cypher CapitalArash SaidiGeneral Partner at Cypher CapitalFarbod NassiriChief Financial Officer at Cypher CapitalMax FedinChief Technology Officer at Cypher CapitalKaran GandhiPartner, CFA at Cypher CapitalHarsh AgarwalInvestment Director at Cypher Capital

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Also worked at Nest Studio1

Max FedinChief Technology Officer at Cypher Capital

Also worked at Flat6Labs12

Fahed QteishatAssociate Director at Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)Ahmed El AlfiFounder, Sawari Ventures at Flat6LabsDina El ShenoufyChief Investment Officer at Flat6LabsHany Al SonbatyFounder and Chairman, Sawari Ventures at Flat6LabsRamez El-SerafyCEO at Flat6LabsEyad AlbayoukPartner, GCC at F6 Ventures

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Also worked at J.P. Morgan689

Rishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesNaseem MoumeneVice President at NorthzoneFranklin BiGeneral Partner at Pantera CapitalMegan LightcapPartner, Creator Fund at Slow VenturesNatalie SchmitkeManaging Director Capital Networks at Burda Principal Investments

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Investments

Led

BouncebitCarvLayerzeroMysten Labs (Sui)Particle NetworkPeaq NetworkSei NetworkzkPass

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Cypher Capital

Arash Saidi
General Partner at Cypher Capital
Bijan Alizadeh
Founder at Cypher Capital
Farbod Nassiri
Chief Financial Officer at Cypher Capital
Harsh Agarwal
Investment Director at Cypher Capital
Karan Gandhi
Partner, CFA at Cypher Capital
Karan Gandhi, CFA
Partner at Cypher Capital
Kim Wong
Chief Investment Officer at Cypher Capital
Linda Lin
Director of Capital Formation at Cypher Capital