Kavita Gupta
General Partner at Delta Blockchain Fund and FintechTV
Kavita Gupta
General Partner at Delta Blockchain Fund and FintechTV
New York, New York
Overview
Work Experience
Founder & General Partner
2020 - Current
Kavita Gupta is the esteemed Founder and General Partner at Delta Blockchain Fund, bringing an impressive track record with over 18 years in investment, particularly through her roles at The World Bank, IFC, and within the Eric Schmidt Family Office. A pioneer in the blockchain investment space, Kavita established ConsenSys Ventures, one of the first blockchain-focused early-stage funds, alongside the accelerator Tachyon. She boasts a portfolio with initial investments in industry-shaping entities, including Polygon, Starkware, Quantstamp, and Sorare, contributing to the growth of over 100 companies. Her academic engagement includes serving as a visiting scholar at Stanford University, where she imparts her knowledge on blockchain in the "Beyond Bitcoin" course. Kavita is also a dedicated advisor to several esteemed organizations, such as the Hus Institute, UNICEF's Giga project, Katapult investment fund, and the International Emmys. Her contributions to innovative financial instruments were globally recognized when she received the UN Innovation Award in 2015 for her role in the development of green and social impact bonds.
Board of Advisor
2021
Visiting Scholar
2019
Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer & Host
2020
Sr. Advisor
2020
Advisory Venture Partner
2019
Executive chair - Board member
2019 - 2020
Founding Managing Partner
2017 - 2019
Investing in Blockchain focus technologies accelerating impact and solving problems with more transparency using decentralization economy.
Investment Specialist
2016 - 2017
Director - Impact Investments
2015 - 2016