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Vik Gupta

Growth/Venture Debt Advisory

San Francisco Bay Area

Overview 

Vik Gupta is a Growth/Venture Debt Advisory professional based in the San Francisco Bay Area, with a background in Venture Capital, Private Equity, and Business Development. With experience at companies like Spinta Capital and Green Street Global Advisors, he has excelled in providing advisory services in venture debt and making strategic investments in various industries like fintech and cannabis tech. Gupta's notable career highlights include serving as a Managing Member at Green Street Global Advisors and being an Angel Investor in companies such as Vertical Finance and Wallaby Financial, showcasing his expertise in leveraging finance and making impactful investments in emerging sectors.

Work Experience 

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Spinta Capital

  • Advisor - Venture Debt Advisory

    2018 - Current

    Serving the debt capital needs of growth businesses in the innovation economy

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Vertical Finance

  • Angel Investor - Fintech

    2019

    FinTech startup by the founders of Wallaby Financial (acquired by Bankrate)

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Headset

  • Seed Investor - Cannabis Tech

    2016

    Data for the legal cannabis industry

Green Street Global Advisors

  • Managing Member

    2007

    Angel investments across various industry verticals

Stabilitas is now part of OnSolve

  • Angel Investor - Security & Risk Mitigation

    2016

    Angel investor in start-up focused on travel assurance and risk management founded by U.S. Special Forces veterans.

Maui Dental Group

  • Co-founder

    2014

    Co-founded this family business with my sister and had a tremendous amount of fun operating a “real” business.

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MuckerLab

  • Mentor

    2012

    MuckerLab is a mentorship-driven startup accelerator focused on serving Internet software, services and media entrepreneurs in Los Angeles and broader Southern California. MuckerLab's partners and mentors work side-by-side with the region’s best entrepreneurs, enabling them to build, launch, and raise financing for exceptional businesses.

MuckerLab is the operating and acceleration platform of Mucker Capital.

muckercapital.com

NeuroSave

  • Advisor

    2011 - 2016

    Advisor to stealth-mode medical device start-up

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Scripted.com

  • Advisor

    2011 - 2015

    Advisor to start-up providing a marketplace for freelance written content. Company is backed by Crosslink, Redpoint and Storm.

Scripted provides freelance writing services for small businesses.

Raised $14,500,000.00 from Redpoint, Crosslink Capital and Storm Ventures.

scripted.com

Wallaby Financial

  • Angel Investor - FinTech

    2012 - 2014

    Angel investor in financial technology start-up (acquired by Bankrate; NYSE: RATE) which helps consumers maximize rewards/loyalty points - www.walla.by. Investors include Muckerlab, former Green Dot execs and Founders Fund.

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