VG

Vik Gupta

Growth/Venture Debt Advisory

San Francisco Bay Area

Work Experience

  • Advisor - Venture Debt Advisory

    2018

    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)

2016

  • 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.

2012

  • 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.

2011 - 2016

  • Advisor

    2011 - 2016

    Advisor to stealth-mode medical device start-up

2011 - 2015

  • Advisor

    2011 - 2015

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

2012 - 2014

  • 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.