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Nakul Gupta

TanX | ex-Coinbase, BCG | Investing in Web3

San Francisco, California

Invests in

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Skills

Strategy
Management Consulting
Financial Modeling
Statistical Data Analysis
Due Diligence
Financial Analysis
Corporate Finance
Business Process Improvement
Internal Audit
Business Planning
Capital Markets
Financial Services
Management
Team Management
Big Data Analytics

Education

Work Experience

2023

  • CBO

    2023

    We are on a mission to become the leading DeFi ecosystem for institutions and traders TanX is world's first cross-chain orderbook DEX for traders crafted by traders Gasless | Instant | Multi-Chain | Secure | Trustless | Powered by StarkWare Also launching SafeGate where you can access DeFi with the most secure institutional-grade MPC & account abstraction wallet

  • Venture Partner

    2023

    Lightspeed Faction is an independent blockchain-focused fund in a JV with Lightspeed.

  • Writer & Angel Investor

    2019

    Cryptechie brings perspectives and deep drives around crypto, fintech and growth investing in US and emerging markets Select portfolio (focusing on fintech, B2B SaaS & crypto infrastructure): 1. Phyllo (seed): Plaid for creator economy. Led by Nexus Venture Partners. 2. Kalagato (seed): Sell Your Mobile App Within 30 Days. Led by 9Unicorns 3. Neo.tax (seed+): Embedded B2B taxes for early-stage startups. Led by Infinity Ventures. 4. Quidli (seed): Crypto micro-rewards. Future of Work token. 6. 3Box Labs, Ceramic (Series A): a decentralized open-source data platform for web3 dapps. Co-led by USV and Multicoin. 7. Goldfinch: Decentralized credit platform for crypto loans without collateral. Led by a16z 8. Anfin (pre-seed): YC W22; Robinhood for Vietnam 9. Yummy (seed): YC 21; 'super app of Venezuela' now expanding to 15+ cities 10. Copper (seed+): Banking for Teens 11. Chainalysis (Series A) 12. Ridian: Automated crypto investing 13. Xalts - Crypto ETF products for institutiona 14. Invisible Universe: Pixar for Web 3 15. Kyd Lab: NFT ticketing platform 16. Authentic: blockchain-powered asset management 17. DAOLens (seed): Onboarding for DAOs 18. Harbor: Building production-ready staging environments for web3.0 companies 19. Magna: Carta for Web3 (TokenOps platform) 20. Stan: Rarible for e-sports in India 21. Frontier: Mobile-first DeFi aggregation platform 23. Brygde: Bridging, swapping, and buying bundled into one click. Others Gitlab (2015 seed; YC fund W15) Uala (late stage): Argentine personal finance management app Ziina (seed) Kidato (seed) Mulberry Technology (Series A) Outschool Grin (seed): Influencer Marketing Software Platform Ontop.ai (seed) Lob Mulberry MarketFeed Synctera Umba SuperPlastic Accern Sugar Cosmetic (exited)

2021 - 2023

  • Product Lead, Institutional Growth

    2021 - 2023

    Leading growth, partnerships & onboarding initiatives for Coinbase Prime. Key clients include retail (HNI), institutional (hedge fund, VC, family offices) and commerce (custodial merchants) Managing a team of PMs, designers, engineers and Ops to unify customer experiences and externalise through APIs the Coinbase suite of products including Prime Broker, Private Client, Exchange and Custody for US and international markets

2021 - 2022

  • Limited Partner

    2021 - 2022

    Rally Cap is a global venture collective of operators, founders and VCs collaboratively sourcing, investing in and advising early stage Fintechs in emerging markets Venture Partner at APAC Fund helping emerging entrepreneurs in Asia-Pacific region. Key investments: Koshex (seed): YC(S21): Wealthfront of India. Building a B2C + B2B enterprise solution to enable other companies offer fintech products Gilded (seed): Building the infrastructure for blockchain powered businesses to effortlessly accept payments, pay team members, and deliver on financial reporting requirements. Co-investing with Bonfire Ventures. Sat.ws (seed): Fintech SaaS tool used primarily by lenders to access permissioned tax data from the Mexican tax authority (the SAT)

2019 - 2021

  • Senior Product Manager

    2020 - 2021

    Working on launching Venmo Crypto with Paxos. 0 to 1 built a two-sided community between casual sellers and Venmo consumers (business profiles)

  • Biz Ops Lead

    2019 - 2020

    Responsible for the P&L, revenue growth & business execution at Venmo. Collaborated with various teams to ensure successful adoption, performance and scale of emerging product lines such as Venmo Credit Card, and managing 3rd party data aggregator & vendor relationships such as Plaid, Twilio, Kount, Identity providers etc.

  • Advisor

    2020 - 2021

    Mentoring fintech and enterprise SaaS startups in Batch 12 & 13 Selection Day

2018 - 2019

  • Product Manager

    2018 - 2019

    ShipBob is a tech-enabled fulfillment service helping companies that don't have substantial resources or funding to achieve "Amazon-scale" logistics. Shipbob raised $40m in Series C funding in 2018, and is backed by Bain Capital Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Y Combinator and others.

2017 - 2019

  • Founder

    2017 - 2019

    Recognized among '75 Top Illinois EdTech Companies and Startups of 2021' We are on a mission to break down barriers to top higher-education programs and careers through on-demand mentoring. MyMBACircle is a leading platform for job and education applicants to find affordable mentorship support with over 120 students and alumni from top 25 global b-schools and companies. This platform connects curated mentors from the top of their field with applicants who are seeking guidance throughout their career and education journey but lack the network or finances to get support.

  • Consultant

    2015 - 2017

    As part of BCG's consulting team, I helped large Financial Institutions in India design and implement fintech lending practices through partnerships with tech players such as Uber, Amazon and leading retail franchisors