Deepak Gupta

Deepak Gupta Deepak is a Managing Partner at Blue Bear Ventures (BVB), a seed fund investing in Applied Biology and Sustainable Economy startups emerging out of top-tier research universities in the US. He is also a startup leadership coach and coaches’ founders through their entrepreneurial journey. As a trusted advisor, he helps individuals with functional expertise in every facet of startup operations, from C-level support to finance and accounting, from fundraising to culture development, and everything else in between. We talk about What milestones should a company hit before going out for an A round? What is Venture Debt? How has deep tech changed in the last 20 years? How does an investor plan out their milestones? And much more... Connect with Deepak Gupta @DGuptaSF deepak.gupta@bbv.io linkedin.com/in/deepaksgupta

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Episode #54: Deepak Gupta, an advisor in startups and venture capital in the Career Management Group at Berkeley Haas, joins us today to talk about the Berkeley startup ecosystem. He shares how the startup ecosystem has evolved throughout the year, where students and alumni can find the resources they need and what they can do in order to build their startup companies, and Haas' mission as a leader in entrepreneurship.He discusses cross-college collaboration as one of the key resources that students and alumni can tap into and also reaching out to other startup advisors and mentors via CMG/Entrepreneurship Center.Episode Quote:"The goal is to get the skills while you're at Haas that even 5 years down, 10 years down, when you're ready to start a company, you know where to come, you know what resources you have."Show Links:LinkedInBerkeley BeginCareer Management GroupSkydeckCITRIS FoundryHouse VCLAUNCHBerkeley Entrepreneurs AssociationStEPSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/onehaas/donations

H@H: Ep 31 – Deepak Gupta, an advisor in entrepreneurship at Berkeley Haas, joins us today to talk about the Berkeley entrepreneurship ecosystem. He shares how the entrepreneurship ecosystem has evolved throughout the year, where students and alumni can find the resources they need and what they can do in order to build their start-up companies, and Haas' mission as a leader in entrepreneurship.He discusses cross-college collaboration as one of the key resources that students and alumni can tap into and also reaching out to other entrepreneur advisors and mentors via CMG/Entrepreneurship Center.Episode Quote:"The goal is to get the skills while you're at Haas that even 5 years down, 10 years down, when you're ready to start a company, you know where to come, you know what resources you have."Show Links:LinkedInBerkeley BeginCareer Management GroupSkydeckCITRIS FoundryHouse VCLAUNCHBerkeley Entrepreneurs AssociationStEPSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/here-at-haas/donations

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In this episode, Hall welcomes Deepak Gupta, Managing Partner at Blue Bear Ventures. Blue Bear Ventures (BBV) engages founders working on the frontiers of science and technology with the potential to solve some of the most pressing challenges we face in the world today. Their founders are scientists and engineers from the top research institutions in the world. They have founded some of the most promising deep technology startups in deep software & AI, synthetic biology, energy and gene therapy. BBV is comprised of a team of investors, entrepreneurs and technologists, who are driven to help entrepreneurs build world-changing companies from their ground-breaking discoveries. Building on their success from operating the CITRIS Foundry startup accelerator at UC Berkeley since 2013, they’ve moved to found BBV because of the incredible technology and talent they have seen in the UC Berkeley community. Through their unique relationship with the University, they’re excited to provide a smoother startup path and expert guidance to deep tech entrepreneurs. Deepak advises entrepreneurs at the UC Berkeley Haas Business school and is a mentor at various accelerators in Silicon Valley. He has 10 years of venture investing experience across 3 institutional funds. Prior to investing, he was part of 4 medical startups as either an entrepreneur or in management roles, having an exit with Cepheid (NASDAQ:CHPD), a molecular diagnostic company. Deepak discusses some of the challenges startups face and the company’s investment thesis. He speaks about the state of investing, particularly during this COVID era, and mentions some current opportunities in the sector. You can visit Blue Bear Ventures at .      Deepak can be contacted via LinkedIn at , via Twitter at , and via email at info@bbv.io.

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Deepak’s investment journey started with him joining Intel Capital in early 2000, where he spent 14 years managing global investments, mergers & acquisitions. In 2015, he started Equitycrest, which identified and worked with early-stage startups and assisted them in engaging with investors to realize their funding needs.After gaining over 17 years of investing experience and managing acquisitions, in 2017 he founded WEH Ventures.Some popular startups in its portfolio - Trell, Pratilipi, and smallcase among others.In this podcast, Deepak shares his experience of investing during the 2000 & 2008 crash and what he expects now. Notes - 00:43 - Joining Intel Capital & starting WEH Ventures03:05 - Successful exits from Telecom, Consumer Internet startups05:07 - Working at Intel Capital & understanding fundamentals of Venture capital06:57 - Investing during previous downturns of 2000 & 200809:27 - Investing in Pratilipi - Crucial to India’s vast vernacular landscape13:08 - Investing in smallcase - Simplifying investing in Stocks by creating thematic bundles16:31 - Overall approach to finding & adding portfolio companies18:45 - Advice for Startups in tailwind sector - Being semi-aggressive20:15 - Advice for Startups in badly hit sectors - Cut down cost & preserve your runway22:22 - Distinct qualities of entrepreneurs who survive & thrive during such crisis 28:06 - Impact of Covid-19 on upcoming investments (Series A & Series B) in 2020 & early-2021Also, try out a 30-day free trial of Zoho Payroll, and simplify your Payroll journey as an entrepreneur! https://zoho.to/zoho-payroll

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