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Dhruv Kapoor

Finance & Strategy at Instawork

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Overview 

Dhruv Kapoor is currently working as the Finance and Strategy lead at Instawork in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, with previous roles in prominent investment firms like TCG, Five Elms Capital, and Wilshire. He has a strong background in finance and strategy, with expertise in investment banking, financial analysis, and team building, and has successfully invested in various sectors including Entertainment & Sports, Media/Content, and Consumer Internet, focusing on Series B, Series A, and Seed stage companies.

Work Experience 

  • Finance & Strategy

    2023 - Current

    Instawork is the leading online marketplace connecting businesses with skilled professionals, backed by TCV, Benchmark, Spark Capital, Craft Ventures, Greylock Capital, Google Ventures, Y Combinator, and more.

Instawork is an on-demand staffing app for gig workers and hospitality businesses.

Raised $148,000,000.00 from Spark Capital, Larry Fitzgerald, 9Yards Capital, Benchmark, Greylock, Craft Ventures and TCV.

  • Consumer Investor

    2022 - 2023

    The Chernin Group (TCG) is a multi-stage investment firm focusing on consumer, media, and entertainment businesses with over $3 billion in assets under management. Transaction experience includes $263 million investment in Funko (NASDAQ: FNKO), a consumer business producing and selling pop culture collectibles.

TCG is a multi-stage investment firm that seeks to invest in and build these best-in-class companies.

  • Software Investor

    2020 - 2022

    Five Elms Capital is a growth equity firm investing in fast-growing SaaS and tech-enabled businesses with over $2.4 billion in assets under management. Transaction experiences include $8.5 million Series A and $15 million Series B investments in Tagger Media (acquired by Sprout Social NYSE: SPT) and $25 million Series B investment in Playvox.

  • Private Markets Investor

    2019 - 2019

    Wilshire Associates is an investment management and advisory firm with over $73 billion in assets under management. Responsibilities as a member of the private markets investment team included building research and due diligence materials for prospective fund investments, co-investments, and secondaries.

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