Vik Gupta
Growth/Venture Debt Advisory
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Work Experience
Advisor - Venture Debt Advisory
2018 - Current
Serving the debt capital needs of growth businesses in the innovation economy
Angel Investor - Fintech
2019
FinTech startup by the founders of Wallaby Financial (acquired by Bankrate)
Seed Investor - Cannabis Tech
2016
Data for the legal cannabis industry
Managing Member
2007
Angel investments across various industry verticals
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.
Co-founder
2014
Co-founded this family business with my sister and had a tremendous amount of fun operating a “real” business.
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.
Advisor
2011 - 2016
Advisor to stealth-mode medical device start-up
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.
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.