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Ujjwal Gupta

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Founder at BenchPrep

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedBenchPrep

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Kelly DonovanunlockedUjjwal: together at Penn State University (2004–2006)
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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.

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BenchPrep's investors · 7

ETS Strategic CapitalPrincetonJump CapitalChicagoLightbankChicago · $500K – $5M checksNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checksNewView CapitalBurlingameOwl VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checksRevolutionWashington, D.C. · $100K – $1M checks

Co-founders at BenchPrep

ARAshish Rangnekar
Ashish RangnekarFounder

Experience

  1. Synthetiq LabsCofounder & CEOcurrent2025 — present
  2. BenchPrepCofounder, Board Member & Chief Product Officercurrent2020 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  3. BenchPrepChief Operating Officer & Cofounder2015 — 2020Greater Chicago Area
  4. BenchPrepCofounder & Chief Technology Officer2011 — 2015Chicago
  5. SIIA (Software & Information Industry Association)Judge @SIIA CODiE Awards 20182018 — 2024Greater Chicago Area
  6. Ignite JourneysAdvisor & Investor2017 — 2020Greater Chicago Area
  7. NYU Steinhardt Edtech Accelerator, Powered by StartEdMentor2016 — 2018New York City Metropolitan Area
  8. TechstarsMentor2013 — 2015Greater Chicago Area
  9. The Pennsylvnia State UniversityGraduate Assistant2004 — 2009

Skills & more

Venture Capital37E-Learning11Entrepreneurship93Research5Teaching1Chemistry1Science6Instructional Design3Nanotechnology4Technology Evaluation1StartupsMarketing14
+12 moreSEOTeam BuildingProduct ManagementUX/UIStart-upsCompetitive AnalysisBusiness StrategySocial MediaAnalysisStrategic PlanningStrategyPublic Speaking

Languages English · Hindi

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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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