About
Ujjwal Gupta is Cofounder and CEO of Synthetiq Labs, and previously cofounded BenchPrep, a test prep management platform, where he served as Chief Product Officer and remains a board member. At BenchPrep, which he began building in 2010, he helped raise over $8 million from investors including NEA, Lightbank, and Revolution, and established partnerships with education publishers such as McGraw-Hill and Pearson. He holds a PhD in Chemistry from Pennsylvania State University and a BS/MS from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, and earlier founded companies in nanotechnology, rural technology, and events management.
Founder at BenchPrep
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Experience
- Synthetiq LabsCofounder & CEOcurrent2025 — present
- BenchPrepCofounder, Board Member & Chief Product Officercurrent2020 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- BenchPrepChief Operating Officer & Cofounder2015 — 2020Greater Chicago Area
- BenchPrepCofounder & Chief Technology Officer2011 — 2015Chicago
- SIIA (Software & Information Industry Association)Judge @SIIA CODiE Awards 20182018 — 2024Greater Chicago Area
- Ignite JourneysAdvisor & Investor2017 — 2020Greater Chicago Area
- NYU Steinhardt Edtech Accelerator, Powered by StartEdMentor2016 — 2018New York City Metropolitan Area
- TechstarsMentor2013 — 2015Greater Chicago Area
- The Pennsylvnia State UniversityGraduate Assistant2004 — 2009
Skills & more
Venture Capital37E-Learning11Entrepreneurship93Research5Teaching1Chemistry1Science6Instructional Design3Nanotechnology4Technology Evaluation1StartupsMarketing14
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ujjwal Gupta?
- Ujjwal Gupta is Cofounder and CEO of Synthetiq Labs, and previously cofounded BenchPrep, a test prep management platform, where he served as Chief Product Officer and remains a board member. At BenchPrep, which he began building in 2010, he helped raise over $8 million from investors including NEA, Lightbank, and Revolution, and established partnerships with education publishers such as McGraw-Hill and Pearson. He holds a PhD in Chemistry from Pennsylvania State University and a BS/MS from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, and earlier founded companies in nanotechnology, rural technology, and events management.
- Where does Ujjwal Gupta work?
- Ujjwal Gupta is Founder of BenchPrep.
- What companies did Ujjwal Gupta found?
- Ujjwal Gupta founded BenchPrep.
- Where did Ujjwal Gupta go to school?
- Ujjwal Gupta studied at Penn State University (PhD, Chemistry); Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (MS (integrated), Chemistry).
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