Principal
Karan Gupta
"The startup ecosystem thrives on innovation, resilience and hands on operations. Having been an entrepreneur myself, I resonate to the challenges faced by founders across different domains of business and personal life and have a passion towards a hands-on approach. The Auxano team associates with the portfolio founders as a co-pilot and enables them to navigate through the entreperneurial journey across strategy, growth and personal & professional development enabling them to emerge as the leaders of tomorrow."
Biography
Karan, currently Principal at Auxano, brings over 10 years of startup and VC experience. An MBA graduate from NMIMS, Mumbai, he has been active in the startup ecosystem since 2015 and previously ran his own e-commerce startup.
In 2018, Karan became the city lead (NCR) for Headstart Network Foundation, India's largest early-stage startup community, mentoring startups and collaborating with investors, accelerators, and incubators. He joined Auxano in 2019 and has since evaluated 1000+ early/growth stage businesses and engaged with 250+ entrepreneurs.
Karan's entrepreneurial background (2014-2019) gives him a deep understanding of the ecosystem, making him the go-to person for portfolio founders on growth hacking, product strategy, business development, team building, and fundraising. His expertise spans across portfolio management, due diligence, along with the legal and regulatory aspects of fundraising.