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Rishi Taparia

General Partner at Garuda Ventures

Orinda, California

Overview

Work Experience

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Garuda Ventures

  • Co-Founder and General Partner

    2018 - Current

    We invest up to $1M behind founders getting started on their journeys. Check out our full portfolio at garuda.vc

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Evergrow

  • Board Observer

    2021

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Legion Technologies

  • Strategic Advisor

    2021 - 2021

  • SVP, Strategy and Business Operations

    2019 - 2021

    Legion is on a mission to turn hourly jobs into good jobs. We have built a workforce management platform for businesses that employ hourly workers. Using machine learning and artificial intelligence, we’re forecast what needs to get done, which employees are best suited to complete the tasks, and automagically match employees to the work. The platform provides flexible, efficient ways for employers and employees to engage with one another, and does so in a fair, compliant, and efficient manner to boot. We work with customers that employ between 500 to 500,000 people. We're backed by investors including Norwest, First Round Capital, XYZ Ventures and Webb Investment Network.

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Poynt

  • Vice President, Business Operations and Strategy

    2014 - 2019

    Acquired by GoDaddy. Joined as the company's 7th employee and first non-technical hire, responsible for scaling Poynt’s business and operations globally. Have worn many hats while the company has shipped product to customers on three continents, signed deals with global financial institutions, raised over $150m in financing, and built a team of 140+ across four countries.

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Matrix

  • Senior Associate

    2012 - 2014

    Responsible for identifying and evaluating early-stage investments and helping portfolio companies scale operations. Companies included Canva, ApartmentList and Bugsnag.

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Scale Venture Partners

  • Associate

    2010 - 2012

    Investment associate at Scale, focused on investments across the technology portfolio including internet, mobile, and enterprise software.

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Merrill Lynch

  • Analyst

    2008 - 2010

    Analyst in the Financial Institutions Group in New York and Senior Analyst in the Technology Mergers and Acquisitions Group at Merrill Lynch in Palo Alto.

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Apple

  • Higher Education Marketing

    2006 - 2008

    Strategically marketed and promoted the Apple brand at to colleges and universities across the Midwest at the grassroots level to students, parents and institutions.

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