Pranav Gupta

About Pranav Gupta

Pranav is passionate about investing, partnering with entrepreneurs, and actively participating in growth ventures. He started his career with an entrepreneurial stint, following it up with operating roles at fast-growing ventures backed by global VCs (later acquired by global strategics). Pranav subsequently moved into a principal investing role and later on helped set up an investment platform. He has over 13 years of leadership experience in PE/VC investments, portfolio value creation, capital raising, and fund operations.Functional experience: Private equity/venture capital investments; Co-built venturesSectoral themes recently invested in: Consumer, Tech-enabled B2B services

Experience

1. Board Member, Biryani Blues

   Carpediem Capital Partners

   Jan 2025 — Present

Education

• CFA Institute, Virginia

  CFA Level 1, Investment Analysis

  2008

• Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

  Bachelor of Technology (BTech)

  2005

• London Business School

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Private Equity

  2011 — 2013

• The Wharton School

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Entrepreneurship

  2013 — 2013

Skills

• Financial Modeling
• Team Leadership
• Financial Analysis
• Private Equity
• Analysis
• Investment Banking
• Entrepreneurship
• Start-Ups
• Valuation
• Infrastructure
• Corporate Communications
• Venture Capital
• Business Planning
• Due Diligence
• Business Strategy
• Corporate Finance
• Team Building
• Start-Up Ventures
• Asset Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Strategy
• Management Consulting
• Emerging Markets
• Investments
• Leadership
• Energy
• Managing Start-Ups
• Real Estate
• Business Development