Vineeth Gopalan

Associate at Teak Partners · Fintech

Teak Partners

Chennai, India · IST (UTC+5:30)

3+ years experience

Amity University

English, Hindi, Tamil

Investing Advising

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Overview

I invest in fintech at Teak Partners, usually at pre-seed and seed. Sit on 7 boards. Backed 48 founders at pre-seed and seed. Previously at Persistent Systems. I tinker with 3D printers.

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Founders building in fintech regulation
Advice on fintech regulation
Second opinions on due diligence decisions
Questions about fintech regulation

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venture capitaldue diligenceinfrastructureboard work

InvestingLooking to invest

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Writing $25k cheques into seed fintech in India and SEA

Cheque size: $25k
Stages: Series A
Sectors: Fintech regulation
Geographies: Europe
Lead or follow: Any
Decision time: Within a month
How I help: Hiring the first ten people

Typically lead or co-lead. Portfolio support on pricing and enterprise sales.

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AdvisingOpen to advising

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Open to advising pre-seed teams on fintech

Topics: fintech regulation, venture capital, board work
Format: Async reviews
Terms: Open to discuss
Capacity: One advisory role at a time
Best for: Teams scaling past 50 people

3 years of fintech. Can review plans, decks and hiring loops.

Chennai, Indiainfrastructureventure capitalboard work

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Experience

Associate
Jul 2024 - Present
Teak Partners · 2 yr 3 mo · Full-time · Chennai, India
- Negotiated 369 commercial agreements a year.
- Secured 3 payments licences.
- Built the privacy programme for launches in 18 countries.
Sales Manager
Oct 2023 - Jul 2024
Persistent Systems · 9 mo · Full-time · Chennai, India
- Shortened the enterprise sales cycle from 11 months to 4.
- Closed 151% of quota two years running.

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Education

Amity University
B.Tech, Finance
2018 - 2022

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