About
Upal Basu is a Partner at NGP Capital, where he leads the US investment team, and has spent over 20 years in the mobile and software technology industry. He previously founded and served as CEO of Mformation Technologies, a mobile device management company acquired by Alcatel-Lucent, and worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company in New York and London, as well as leading product management at Risk Management Solutions (RMS). He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, an MS in Engineering from Stanford University, and an engineering degree from Imperial College, London.
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Board director at Indix
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Co-founders at Indix
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Sanjay ParthasarathyExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
Experience
- NGP CapitalGeneral Partner and Managing Membercurrent2008 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- NetBox LabsBoard Observercurrent2025 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Ati MotorsBoard Directorcurrent2025 — presentUnited States
- Xona Space SystemsBoard Observercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ArmorCode Inc.Board Observercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Platform9Board Directorcurrent2022 — presentSan Jose
- SecurityScorecardBoard Directorcurrent2017 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- BoostUp.aiBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco
- ZinierBoard Observercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ShadowfaxBoard Observercurrent2018 — presentIndia
- Observe.AIBoard Observercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SuperhumanInvestorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SuperhumanInvestor (acquired by Superhuman)2022 — 2025Mountain View, California, United States
- RouteThisInvestorcurrent2022 — presentGreater Toronto Area, Canada
- OloidInvestorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco
- privado.aiInvestorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- WorkFusionInvestorcurrent2015 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- RapidMiner, Inc.Board Director ( Acquired by Altair )2015 — 2022Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- KalturaBoard Observer (IPO)2014 — 2021New York, New York, United States
- Celect, Inc.Board Director (acquired by Nike)2018 — 2019Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- IndixBoard Director (acquired by Avalara)2015 — 2019Seattle, Washington, United States
- TeemBoard Director (acquired by WeWork)2018Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Digital LumensBoard Director (acquired by Osram)2014 — 2017Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Netmagic Solutions (An NTT Communications Company)Board Director (acquired by NTT)2010 — 2013India
- Mformation TechnologiesCo-Founder, CEO, Board Director (acquired by Nokia)2000 — 2008New York, United States
- McKinsey & CoEngagement Manager1997 — 2000London, New York City
- RMSProduct Manager1994 — 1996San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Strategy39Analytical SkillsManagement7Problem SolvingBusiness NetworkingLeadershipTeam LeadershipTeamworkCommunicationAction OrientedExecutive TeamPrivate Equity
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Colleagues at NGP Capital
Ann Rosenberg
Advisor at NGP Capital
Anna Teyssot
Advisor at NGP Capital
Anupam Rastogi
Managing Partner at EMERGENT VENTURES
Atte Honkasalo
Vice President, Data & Analytics at NGP Capital
Bo Ilsoe
Managing Partner at NGP Capital
Cathy Li
Manager, Post-Investment at NGP Capital
Christian Noske
Partner at NGP Capital
David Tang
Partner at Nokia Growth Partners
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Upal Basu?
- Upal Basu is a Partner at NGP Capital, where he leads the US investment team, and has spent over 20 years in the mobile and software technology industry. He previously founded and served as CEO of Mformation Technologies, a mobile device management company acquired by Alcatel-Lucent, and worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company in New York and London, as well as leading product management at Risk Management Solutions (RMS). He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, an MS in Engineering from Stanford University, and an engineering degree from Imperial College, London.
- Where does Upal Basu work?
- Upal Basu is Partner at NGP Capital and Board director at Indix.
- Where did Upal Basu go to school?
- Upal Basu studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Stanford University (Master of Science (M.S.), Engineering); Imperial College London (Bachelor in Engineering (Honours), Civil Engineering).
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