Dhiraj Gupta
Senior Investment Manager
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- Full Name
- Dhiraj Gupta
- Firm
- VenturEast
- Firm Type
- Venture capital fund manager
- Investment Stage
- Seed, pre-Series A, Series A, pre-Series B
- Check Size
- $3 million to $8 million
- Target Company Profile
- Rapidly growing businesses with clearly defined competitive moats, differentiated approaches to large unmet needs in the Indian market
- Sector Focus
- Deeptech, climate, industry, mobility, energy, agri, enterprise software, SaaS, developer tools, data, AI, GenAI applications, B2B supply-chain digitization, e-commerce enablers, fintech, consumer tech, health
- Geographic Focus
- India, with some India and overseas investing noted for the Proactive Fund II
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Background
I could not verify a current or archived public biography for Dhiraj Gupta at VenturEast from primary sources or reliable indexed public sources. VenturEast’s current team page does not list Dhiraj Gupta among its current partners, advisors, investment professionals, or finance staff, so the stub title of “Senior Investment Manager” should be treated as unverified unless supported by an internal record or older source.
The firm associated with the stub, VenturEast, is one of India’s longest-standing venture capital fund managers. Its website says it has been investing since 1997, has made more than 100 investments, and manages approximately $325 million or more. The firm’s current public positioning is as an early-stage technology investor.
VenturEast is headquartered at 9/2-1 Museum Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, India 560001. Its current publicly listed firm phone is +91-80-2998 6994 and its general submission/contact email is [hidden]; I did not find public verification for the stub’s Dhiraj-specific email or phone number.
Investment Thesis & Focus
- VenturEast says it backs “game changers” and looks for “a differentiated approach to solving a large unmet need in the Indian market.”
- The firm focuses on early-stage technology companies, especially in DeepTech, Product Software, B2B, and “Middle India” themes.
- Public firm materials describe sector focus across climate, industry, mobility, energy, agri, enterprise SaaS, developer tools, data, AI, GenAI applications, supply-chain digitization, e-commerce enablers, fintech, consumer tech, and health.
- VenturEast’s public news page cites a December 18, 2023 VCCircle item stating that the firm invests $3 million to $8 million in seed, pre-Series A, Series A, and pre-Series B companies.
- The firm states that it focuses on rapidly growing businesses with clearly defined competitive moats and describes itself as hands-on.
Notable Investments
- LOHUM: Battery materials and recycling company; listed by VenturEast as a marquee portfolio company.
- Kissht: Consumer and merchant lending fintech; VenturEast-backed company that raised $2 million from Endiya Partners and Ventureast in 2017 and later raised a $30 million Series C in 2018.
- MoEngage: Customer engagement and marketing automation platform; VenturEast co-led a $9 million Series B with Matrix Partners in 2018.
- Infinite Uptime: Industrial IoT predictive-maintenance company; raised $5.15 million in Series B funding led by VenturEast in 2020 and later secured $18.85 million in additional funding led by Tiger Global in 2023.
- Acko: Digital insurance company; listed by VenturEast as one of its marquee investments.
- VideoVerse: SaaS video-editing platform; received growth capital from Bluestone Equity Partners in 2023.
- Zaggle: Corporate expense-management and fintech company; VenturEast exited through Zaggle’s public-market listing and 2024 block deals.
- Richcore Lifesciences: Biotech company acquired by Laurus Labs.
- Sresta / 24 Mantra Organic: Organic food company acquired by ITC.
- Little Eye Labs: Mobile app performance startup; VenturEast lists it as Facebook’s first acquisition in India.
- Seclore: Data-centric security company; VenturEast exited after backing the company at seed and Series A, with a reported 17.5x seed-round return.
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