Sri Muppidi
Reporting at Business Insider
United States
Overview
Work Experience
Reporting
2024 - Current
Focus on startups and venture capital. Reachable at smuppidi@insider.com & privately via Signal at srimuppidi.13
1 minute view of the world as it happens
Early-Stage Venture
2022 - 2024
Invested in pre-seed to Series B companies across AI, future of work, and edtech
Emerson Collective strengthens schools, secures rights for immigrants, and restores relationship between humanity and nature.
Product
2021 - 2022
Launched Capchase's first software product-- Capchase Analytics. Promoted from New Business Manager
Capchase is a fintech company that provides financial solutions to startups by allowing access to funds as they grow.
Raised $1,068,593,510.00 from Deutsche Bank and i80 | Group.
Early-Stage Venture
2020 - 2021
Invested in pre-seed to Series A companies across enterprise SaaS, AI, infrastructure, and edtech
Sierra Ventures is an early-stage venture firm investing globally with a focus on next generation enterprise and emerging technologies.
Reporting
2019 - 2019
Reported on business, tech, & finance out of the London office as Marjorie Deane Fellow. Portfolio: srimuppidi.journoportfolio.com
The Economist Group is the leading source of analysis on international business and world affairs.
CEO & Cofounder
2018 - 2019
Tried building an AI writing co-pilot-- labeling data was a pain. Incubated out of Stanford's d.school.
Research for 26th US National Security Advisor
2018 - 2019
Conducted research on emerging technologies for Gen. H.R. McMaster
Threshold Ventures (DFJ) Fellow
2018 - 2019
Threshold is an early-stage venture capital firm that focuses on conviction investment strategy.
Gap Year
2017 - 2018
Traveled, wrote a book draft, consulted, and made coffees at a cafe
Short Term Consultant
2016 - 2016
The World Bank Group provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries.
Raised $81,000,000.00 from Northern Trust, QBE Insurance Group, NSW Treasury Corporation, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, SAFA, Aware Super and Treasury Corporation of Victoria.