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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.

  • Visiting Scholar

    2019

  • Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer & Host

    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

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