Rajesh Gupta

Associate at Goldcrest Seed Fund · Climate

Goldcrest Seed Fund

Kolkata, India · IST (UTC+5:30)

3+ years experience

Manipal Institute of Technology

English, Hindi, Bengali

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3 years around startups; now investing in climate. Backed 15 founders at pre-seed and seed. Led or co-led 22 investments, 8 of them now at Series B or later. Previously at Persistent Systems. Parent of two, so mostly sleep-deprived.

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venture capitalenergyhardwaredue diligenceclimate tech

AdvisingOpen to advising

closes in 3 months

Office hours for founders preparing a seed round: climate and due diligence

Topics: employment law, climate tech, due diligence
Format: Formal advisor role
Terms: Open to discuss
Capacity: One call a month
Best for: Seed to Series A teams

3 years of climate. Small equity or paid hours - flexible.

Kolkata, Indiahardwareenergyventure capital

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Experience

Associate
Nov 2024 - Present
Goldcrest Seed Fund · 1 yr 11 mo · Full-time · Kolkata, India
- Built the privacy programme for launches in 9 countries.
- Secured 4 payments licences.
Enterprise Account Executive
Oct 2023 - Nov 2024
Persistent Systems · 1 yr 1 mo · Full-time · Kolkata, India
- Signed 25 channel partners that now source 26% of pipeline.
- Shortened the public sector sales cycle from 7 months to 3.

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Education

Manipal Institute of Technology
B.Tech, Business Administration
2019 - 2023

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