Fundraising Fox

Swapna Gupta

Investor

Partner at Avaana Capital

India

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

About

Swapna Gupta is an investor and startup advisor with over two decades of experience in venture capital and corporate finance. She has held investment roles at Avaana Capital and Qualcomm Ventures, focusing on deep-tech sectors including semiconductors, defense, mobility, energy, and biotech, and is a member of the Kauffman Fellows program. Her background includes positions at Ernst & Young's investment banking team and Vodafone India, along with an engineering degree from NIT Nagpur and an MBA in finance from FMS Delhi.

LinkedIn ↗

Experience

  1. Working with various startups and platformsAngel investor, Startup advisorcurrent2012 — present
  2. Full-timeOn a break. Not in stealth mode—just in sloth mode.2026Digital Nomad
  3. Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellow, Class 25 at Kauffman Fellows2020 — 2026Global Program
  4. Avaana CapitalPartner2022 — 2026Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  5. Forplanet IngredientsInvestor2025 — 2026
  6. EnliteInvestor2025 — 2026
  7. Dreamfly InnovationsInvestor2024 — 2026
  8. Phyx44 LabsInvestor2024 — 2026
  9. KazamInvestor2023 — 2026
  10. Qualcomm VenturesDirector2014 — 2022Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  11. ZuddlInvestor2021 — 2022India, USA
  12. Locus.shInvestor, Board Observer2021 — 2022India, USA
  13. ShadowfaxInvestor, Board Observer2018 — 2022Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  14. Stellapps Technologies Private LimitedInvestor,Board Observer2018 — 2022India
  15. Tonbo ImagingInvestor2017 — 2022
  16. NinjacartInvestor, Board observer2016 — 2022Building the largest F&V supply chain for India
  17. FabHotels.comInvestor, Board Observer2015 — 2022Greater Delhi Area
  18. attuneInvestor, Board Observer2015 — 2022Greater Chennai Area
  19. MoveInSyncInvestor, Board Observer2014 — 2022Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  20. Reverie Language TechnologiesInvestor, Board Observer2015 — 2019Bangalore

Education

  1. Faculty of Management Studies - University of DelhiMBA, Finance2007 — 2009
  2. Visvesvaraya National Institute of TechnologyB.Tech, ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS2003 — 2007
  3. CFA Institute, United StatesCFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Level III Candidate, Finance

Skills & more

Financial ModelingValuationMergers & AcquisitionsInvestment BankingCorporate FinanceBusiness ValuationEmerging Markets

Languages Bengali · English · Hindi

From Swapna's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Faculty of Management Studies - University of Delhi7

Kanwaljit SinghFounder & Managing Partner at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpYash SankrityayanManaging Partner, Southeast Asia at Jungle VenturesRaja GopalakrishnanGeneral Partner at SenseAI VenturesNeelam DhawanTech Industry Trailblazer at SenseAI VenturesAjay MahajanManaging Director & Partner at Silicon Road VenturesAnil GuptaInvestor at 3Lines Venture Capital

+ 1 more

Also attended Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology4

Shyam MenonCo-Founder and Partner at Bharat FundPulkit DakAssistant Vice President at PavestoneUjwal SutariaFounder & General Partner at TDV PartnersPraneeta PakalapatiInvestor at Climentum Capital

Shared employers

Also worked at Kauffman Fellows365

Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaTobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesRoi Bar-KatManaging Director at Intel CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalNick WashburnSenior Managing Director, Intel Capital (North America)Vinnie LauriaFounding Partner at Golden Gate Ventures

+ 359 more

Also worked at Forplanet Ingredients4

Rishubh MalpaniSenior Associate at Avaana CapitalAastha PaliwalAssociate at Avaana CapitalDr. Aastha PaliwalAssociate at Avaana CapitalVikas VermaPartner at Avaana Capital

Also worked at Enlite1

Rishubh MalpaniSenior Associate at Avaana Capital

Also worked at Locus.sh3

Karthika AnandSenior Marketing Manager at RTP GlobalAkihiko OkamotoInvestor at HeadlineRishabh BardiaInvestor at Premji Invest

Colleagues at Avaana Capital

Aastha Paliwal
Associate at Avaana Capital
Anami Roy
Advisor at Avaana Capital
Anjali Bansal
Founder at Avaana Capital
Archit Bhargava
Investment Analyst at Avaana Capital
Dr. Aastha Paliwal
Associate at Avaana Capital
Kalpana Nimgaonkar
Executive Assistant at Avaana Capital
Kamal Lath
Venture Partner at Avaana Capital
Kashmira Contractor
Executive Assistant at Avaana Capital

Network1

Anjali Bansal
Founder at Avaana Capital

Investors connected to Swapna in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.