Where does Vik Thapar work?

Vik Thapar is Managing Director at Cypress Growth Capital.

What check size does Vik Thapar write?

Vik Thapar typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.

What companies has Vik Thapar invested in?

Investments tracked here include HANDLE Global, PFA Solutions, Privy Pro.

Where did Vik Thapar go to school?

Vik Thapar studied at SMU Cox School of Business (MBA); Naveen Jindal School of Management, UT Dallas.

Vik Thapar

Investor

Managing Director at Cypress Growth Capital

Dallas, Texas

Writes $1M – $5M checks

Find your path to Vik

116 people in our graph share verified history with Vik — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Bryan ChambersunlockedVik: together at Venture Dallas (2019–2025)

×6Vik: together at Lockheedmartin

Vik: together at Venture Dallas

Vik: together at SMU Cox School of Business

About

Appeared on the How to SaaS Podcast discussing how founders can evaluate whether non-dilutive, royalty-based growth capital is right for scaling without giving up equity.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

v•••@cypressgrowthcapital.comreveal

Experience

Cypress Growth CapitalManaging Directorcurrent2021 — presentDallas, Texas, United States
Cypress Growth CapitalPartner2017 — 2021Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
Cypress Growth CapitalPrincipal2014 — 2017Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
Cypress Growth CapitalVenture Partner2012 — 2014Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
Venture DallasCo-Founder & Board Member2019 — 2025Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
North Texas Regional Center for Innovation & Commercialization (RCIC)Director, Venture Capital2009 — 2012
Entrepreneurs for North TexasBusiness Development Consultant (Volunteer), Non-Profit2009
Lone Star New Markets LPMBA Associate (Internship), Private Equity2009
SMU Cox School of BusinessMBA Student2007 — 2009
BEST CROSSMARK (a CROSSMARK Company)Business Application Delivery Manager, Information Technology Consulting2006 — 2009
BEST CROSSMARK (a CROSSMARK Company)Project Manager, Information Technology Consulting2000 — 2005
Univesco IncCorporate Network Manager, Information Technology1999 — 2000
ZaleSummer Associate, Information Technology1999
Lockheed MartinSummer Associate, Information Technology1998

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship99Start-ups91Mergers53Financial Analysis23Venture Capital98Due Diligence35Business Planning60Private Equity28Mergers & Acquisitions99Contract Negotiation9Consulting24Business Development99

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Product DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsProject ManagementProduct ManagementNew Business DevelopmentFinanceExecutive ManagementBusiness StrategyStrategyStrategic PlanningManagementLeadership

From Vik's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

HANDLE GlobalPFA SolutionsPrivy Pro

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Cypress Growth Capital

Barton Goodwin

Co-Founder and Managing Director at Cypress Growth Capital

Cliff Sentell

Partner at Cypress Growth Capital

Ed Mello

Co-Founder and Managing Director at Cypress Growth Capital

Emily Hyde

Associate at Cypress Growth Capital

Pat McCaffrey

Partner at Cypress Growth Capital

Sean Ferguson

Analyst at Cypress Growth Capital

Vincent Hsieh

Managing Director at Cypress Growth Capital

Vincent Hsieh, CFA

Managing Director at Cypress Growth Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Vik Thapar?: Appeared on the How to SaaS Podcast discussing how founders can evaluate whether non-dilutive, royalty-based growth capital is right for scaling without giving up equity.
Where does Vik Thapar work?: Vik Thapar is Managing Director at Cypress Growth Capital.
What check size does Vik Thapar write?: Vik Thapar typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.
What companies has Vik Thapar invested in?: Investments tracked here include HANDLE Global, PFA Solutions, Privy Pro.
Where did Vik Thapar go to school?: Vik Thapar studied at SMU Cox School of Business (MBA); Naveen Jindal School of Management, UT Dallas.

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Also attended SMU Cox School of Business132

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Also attended Naveen Jindal School of Management, UT Dallas13

Jovelyn CastellanosDirector of Strategic Initiaves and Public Affairs at Health Wildcatters Sarah RomankoAssociate at Geek Ventures Joe ParkerInvestor at Positive Sum Capital Steve MacDonaldBoard Member & Investment Committee at Florida Funders Ryan SadighianVice President at Teamworthy Ventures Sepi EbrahimController, Financial Reporting at Lead Edge Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Venture Dallas4

Bryan ChambersCo-Founder & President at Capital Factory Aaron PiercePartner at Perot Jain Philip CarsonPartner at Cubit Capital Joe BeardPartner at Perot Jain

Also worked at North Texas Regional Center for Innovation & Commercialization (RCIC)1

Tom HalboutyVenture Partner, Industrials at Builders VC

Also worked at BEST CROSSMARK (a CROSSMARK Company)2

Derek HoStrategy at Tidal Ventures Curtis RhineExecutive Officer at RS BioTherapeutics

Also worked at Zale3

Eric KwongDirector, Finance/Ops at FINTOP Capital Lara BrooksOperating Partner, GTM at Act One Ventures William E. McLaughlinDirector at Fuse Medical