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Vishal Tripathi

Investor

Investor at Plexo Capital

Berkeley, California

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Vishal Tripathi is an Investment Director at Olive Partners Management. He previously held investor roles at Next Legacy and Legacy Venture, and served as Portfolio Manager at Plexo Capital. His background includes financial engineering training from UC Berkeley, three years as a commodities desk quantitative analyst, and experience in alternative risk premia strategies at JP Morgan's macro investable indices desk.

Experience

  1. Olive Partners ManagementInvestment Directorcurrent2025 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  2. Next Legacy PartnersSenior Investment Associate2023 — 2025Palo Alto, California, United States
  3. Legacy VentureSenior Investment Associate2022 — 2023Palo Alto, California, United States
  4. Plexo CapitalPortfolio Manager2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  5. CitadelGlobal Quantitative Strategies (GQS)2020Berkeley, California, United States
  6. J.P. MorganAssociate, Quantitative Research2017 — 2020
  7. LEAP, BITS PilaniCo-Founder & Co-Convener2015 — 2017Pilani
  8. Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, BITS PilaniSenior Executive Member2013 — 2017Pilani
  9. Bharat Petroleum Corporation LimitedSummer Intern2016Mumbai Metropolitan Region
  10. Youth4work.comWinter Analyst2015 — 2016Greater Delhi Area
  11. century rayonSummer Intern2015Mumbai Metropolitan Region
  12. Expo Gas Containers Ltd.Summer Intern2014Kolkata
  13. Berger PaintsWinter Intern2013 — 2014Kolkata

Education

  1. University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessMasters, Financial Engineering2020 — 2021
  2. Birla Institute of Technology and Science, PilaniBachelor of Engineering (BEng), Chemical Engineering2013 — 2017
  3. Birla Institute of Technology and Science, PilaniMinor, Finance2013 — 2017
  4. Delhi Public School, Ruby Park, Kolkata2009 — 2013

Skills & more

Start-ups21Social Entrepreneurship14Entrepreneurship6Venture Capital3Economics3Competitive Intelligence2Technology TransferSimulations1SAS ProgrammingBusiness Strategy1EnergyData Analysis5
+12 moreStatisticsQuantitative AnalyticsBig DataProgrammingStrategic LeadershipMarket ResearchMicrosoft OfficeCC++JavaRMatlab

Languages Bengali · English · Hindi · Sanskrit · Spanish

  • VC University ONLINE — VC University
  • Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level 1 — CFA Institute
  • Machine Learning — Coursera

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Colleagues at Plexo Capital

Lo Toney
Founding Managing Partner at Plexo Capital
Sam Toney
Analyst at Plexo Capital

Frequently asked questions

Where does Vishal Tripathi work?
Vishal Tripathi is Investor at Plexo Capital.
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Vishal Tripathi typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

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