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Vivek Subramanian

Investor

Partner at Goodwater Capital

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $500K – $5M checks · typically $2.5M

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Yibo NianunlockedVivek: together at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (2011–2012)
Vivek: together at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
×8Vivek: together at Oracle Corporation
Vivek: together at Zepto

About

Vivek Subramanian is an Investing Partner and Chief Product Officer at Goodwater Capital, where he focuses on India and eCommerce investments and oversees the in-house software and data science teams building the firm's investing platform. He previously helped scale Sonder's hospitality business internationally and served as Head of Product at Coupang, where he supported its shift from a daily deals site to a vertically integrated eCommerce and delivery business. He also co-founded CalmSea, a marketing SaaS company later acquired by Coupang.

Invests in

E-commerce

Experience

  1. Goodwater CapitalPartner & Chief Product Officercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. ZeptoInvestor & Board Observercurrent2023 — presentIndia
  3. Weee!Investor & Board Membercurrent2021 — present
  4. Pocket FMInvestor & Board Membercurrent2021 — present
  5. SeekhoInvestor and Board Observercurrent2025 — present
  6. MEGAInvestor and Board Membercurrent2021 — present
  7. STAGEInvestor & Board Membercurrent2024 — present
  8. TeachmintInvestor & Board Observercurrent2021 — presentIndia
  9. ReframeInvestor & Board Membercurrent2022 — present
  10. Sonder Inc.SVP Product and Engineering2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  11. CoupangSr Vice President / Head of Product2013 — 2017Seoul, South Korea
  12. CalmSea IncCo-Founder, Vice President of Products2009 — 2013Mountain View, California
  13. Oracle CorporationSenior Principal Product Manager2006 — 2009
  14. Oracle CorporationSenior Software Engineer2003 — 2006
  15. InventesSoftware Engineer2002 — 2003Austin, Texas
  16. INRIA Research Labs, Sophia Antipolis, FranceResearch Intern2001

Skills & more

Strategy7Big Data7Product Management27Predictive Analytics9Enterprise Software34Go-to-market Strategy10Social Media Marketing5CRM15Marketing Automation6Business Intelligence14SaaS27Analytics18
+10 moreCloud ComputingEntrepreneurshipDistributed SystemsProduct MarketingMobile ApplicationsOnline MarketingScalabilityProduct DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsE-commerce

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Investments

Investor

HappyCreditMegaTeachmintZepto

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Goodwater Capital

Chi-Hua Chien
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Goodwater Capital
Clarissa Barquist
Investor at Goodwater Capital
Coddy Johnson
Partner at Goodwater Capital
Eric Kim
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Goodwater Capital
Gaelen Hendrickson
Investor at Goodwater Capital
Jaeson Ma
Investor at East West Ventures EWV
Jin Oh
Partner at Goodwater Capital
Jon McNeill
Investor at DVx Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Vivek Subramanian?
Vivek Subramanian is an Investing Partner and Chief Product Officer at Goodwater Capital, where he focuses on India and eCommerce investments and oversees the in-house software and data science teams building the firm's investing platform. He previously helped scale Sonder's hospitality business internationally and served as Head of Product at Coupang, where he supported its shift from a daily deals site to a vertically integrated eCommerce and delivery business. He also co-founded CalmSea, a marketing SaaS company later acquired by Coupang.
Where does Vivek Subramanian work?
Vivek Subramanian is Partner at Goodwater Capital.
What does Vivek Subramanian invest in?
Vivek Subramanian invests in E-commerce.
What check size does Vivek Subramanian write?
Vivek Subramanian typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.
What companies has Vivek Subramanian invested in?
Investments tracked here include HappyCredit, Mega, Teachmint, Zepto.
Where did Vivek Subramanian go to school?
Vivek Subramanian studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (MBA, Entrepreneurship and Strategy); The University of Texas at Austin (M.S, Computer Science); Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (B.E (Hons), Computer Science & MSc(hons) Chemistry).

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Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business978

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Also attended The University of Texas at Austin892

Michael DellFounder & CEO of Dell TechnologiesViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalTodd KleinManaging Partner, Revolution Growth at RevolutionSapna MehtaInvestor at RevolutionAnish AggarwalInvestor at LightbankAndrew ScottSenior Finance Manager at Greycroft

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Also attended Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani273

SomnathTechnology Partner and Chief Data Scientist at Clear VenturesSanjot MalhiPartner at NorthzoneRishabh KaulVenture Partner at Hoxton VenturesAnirvan ChowdhuryDirector at Qualcomm VenturesSanjeev KumarVenture Partner at FusionYash SankrityayanManaging Partner, Southeast Asia at Jungle Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Pocket FM7

Sankalp GuptaManaging Partner at Tanglin Venture PartnersDev KharePartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersHrishit TambiCOO at Aule SpaceAnkur JhaveryCOO & Co-founder at BachattMayank AgarwalCTO & Co-founder at BachattShubh BansalCo-Founder & CEO at Reelsaga

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Also worked at MEGA1

Wayne HuPartner at SignalFire

Also worked at Sonder Inc.15

Nabeel HyattInvestor helping founders and working on AI that enables human creativity and agencyCecilia NgPartner, Talent & People at MVP VenturesMatt MocharyInvestor at Fortius VenturesRon HirsonVenture Partner at Founders Circle CapitalKate CorySenior Director of Community and Public Affairs at Radical VenturesAmber Love WestphalOffice Manager & Executive Assistant at Lowercarbon

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Also worked at Coupang20

Pedro FranceschiCo-founder & CEO of BrexDavid FrankelSeed Stage Venture Capital in the United StatesBrad KotanskyVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalCindy PadnosFounder and Managing Partner at Illuminate VenturesJai ChoiCo-founder and Managing Partner of Tekton VenturesDing ZhouHead of Content Engineering at Snap, Inc. at SignalFire

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