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.
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Experience
- Working with various startups and platformsAngel investor, Startup advisorcurrent2012 — present
- Full-timeOn a break. Not in stealth mode—just in sloth mode.2026Digital Nomad
- Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellow, Class 25 at Kauffman Fellows2020 — 2026Global Program
- Avaana CapitalPartner2022 — 2026Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Forplanet IngredientsInvestor2025 — 2026
- EnliteInvestor2025 — 2026
- Dreamfly InnovationsInvestor2024 — 2026
- Phyx44 LabsInvestor2024 — 2026
- KazamInvestor2023 — 2026
- Qualcomm VenturesDirector2014 — 2022Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- ZuddlInvestor2021 — 2022India, USA
- Locus.shInvestor, Board Observer2021 — 2022India, USA
- ShadowfaxInvestor, Board Observer2018 — 2022Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Stellapps Technologies Private LimitedInvestor,Board Observer2018 — 2022India
- Tonbo ImagingInvestor2017 — 2022
- NinjacartInvestor, Board observer2016 — 2022Building the largest F&V supply chain for India
- FabHotels.comInvestor, Board Observer2015 — 2022Greater Delhi Area
- attuneInvestor, Board Observer2015 — 2022Greater Chennai Area
- MoveInSyncInvestor, Board Observer2014 — 2022Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Reverie Language TechnologiesInvestor, Board Observer2015 — 2019Bangalore
- Ernst & YoungSenior Associate, Investment Banking2011 — 2014Mumbai, Delhi, Bengalaru
- Vodafone India LimitedCorporate Finance Specialist2009 — 2011Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Skills & more
Financial ModelingValuationMergers & AcquisitionsInvestment BankingCorporate FinanceBusiness ValuationEmerging Markets
Languages Bengali · English · Hindi
From Swapna's professional profile.
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
Kalpana Nimgaonkar
Executive Assistant at Avaana Capital
Kashmira Contractor
Executive Assistant at Avaana Capital
Nishi Bopanna
Executive Assistant to the Partner at Avaana Capital
Param Bafna
Manager at Avaana Capital
Network1
Investors connected to Swapna in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Swapna Gupta?
- 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.
- Where does Swapna Gupta work?
- Swapna Gupta is Partner at Avaana Capital.
- What check size does Swapna Gupta write?
- Swapna Gupta typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Swapna Gupta go to school?
- Swapna Gupta studied at Faculty of Management Studies - University of Delhi (MBA, Finance); Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (B.Tech, ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS); CFA Institute, United States (CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Level III Candidate, Finance).
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Also attended Faculty of Management Studies - University of Delhi11
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Also attended Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology4
Shared employers
Also worked at Kauffman Fellows382
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
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