Vikram Gupta

Partner, Spinta Capital

Vik has 19 years of experience advising and financing growth businesses as a venture lender, venture capitalist, and board member of privately-held technology businesses. Vik is currently a Partner at Spinta Capital and a co-founder of a company targeting the healthcare vertical. In addition, he is a mentor at MuckerLab, an LA-based incubator/seed fund, and an angel investor in, and/or advisor to, a number of start-ups, including NeuroSave (medical devices for traumatic brain injury), Scripped (online marketplace for freelance written content), Wallaby Financial (financial technology) and Victrio (fraud detection software; acquired by Verint). Vik was previously a venture debt investor with Wellington Financial and Western Technology Investment (WTI); a venture capitalist with JPMorgan Partners, JPMorgan Chase & Co’s private equity and venture capital group; and an investment banker with Credit Suisse First Boston’s Leveraged Finance Group. Vik’s prior investments and/or board seats have included Aristos Logic (acquired by Adaptec), Catena Networks (acquired by Ciena), Health Guru Media (acquired by Kitara Media), Ikanos (IPO: IKAN), Maranti (acquired by EMC), Scripted (private), Sierra Logic (acquired by Emulex), Symphony Health Solutions (private), Tacit Networks (acquired by Packeteer), Victrio (acquired by Verint), and Wallaby Financial (acquired by Bankrate). Vik received a B.A. with Distinction in Quantitative Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.

Articles by Vikram Gupta

How to Keep Your Emails Landing in the Inbox with Google’s Updated Spam Policies with Daniel-wise Ojaide

In this Mucker Growth session, Daniel-wise Ojaide from Warmbox.ai delves into the changes to Google and Yahoo’s updated spam policies and how to ensure your emails and outbound campaigns are...

Best Customers, Best Results: Unlocking Retention-Driven B2C Growth with Julius Lai

In this Mucker Growth session, Julius Lai from ArtShare discusses customer retention, which is often overlooked but essential for startups facing growth challenges. The following content will provide practical recaps...

Leveraging a Financial Model for Fundraising Success with Steven Plappert

In this Mucker Growth Session, Steven Plappert, CEO and co-founder of Forecastr, tackles how to use your financial model to the best capacity when fundraising. Your financial model can be...

How to Nail Your Pitch Deck (and Avoid Mistakes Founders Make) with Matt Gore

Have you ever thought of the average attention span per slide when an investor is going through your pitch deck? What kind of pitch deck are investors expecting? Our recent...

How Startups Can Develop a Positioning Strategy To Create a Lasting Brand with Rosabel Tao

In this Mucker Growth session, Rosabel Tao from Fire & Bridge delves into the critical field of startup positioning strategy and its crucial role in shaping enduring brands. Rosabel also...

SaaS Startup Pricing Mistakes (and How to Fix Them) with Kyle Poyar

In this Mucker Growth session, Kyle Poyar from OpenView delves into the critical topic of pricing for SaaS startups, aiming to rectify prevailing mistakes in your pricing strategies. Optimizing SaaS...