Nakul Gupta
TanX | ex-Coinbase, BCG | Investing in Web3
San Francisco, California
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Min Investment:
$100,000.00Max Investment:
$5,000,000.00Target Investment:
$1,500,000.00
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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
2023
Venture Partner
2023
Lightspeed Faction is an independent blockchain-focused fund in a JV with Lightspeed.
2019
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.
2020 - 2021
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.
2015 - 2017
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