Vikram Gupta
Founder and Managing Partner
Overview
Vikram Gupta is the Founder and Managing Partner of IvyCap Ventures, a leading USD 600 million venture capital firm, recognized as one of India's largest homegrown VC funds. IvyCap Ventures backs over 50 innovative companies across diverse sectors, including HealthTech, ConsumerTech, DeepTech, FinTech, EdTech, AgriTech, and EV. The portfolio includes some of India's most notable emerging brands like Bluestone, Purplle, Biryani By Kilo, Miko, FtCash, Snitch, Celcius Logistics, Dhruva Space, and Beatoven, showcasing IvyCap's commitment to fostering growth in both tech and consumer-driven markets.
Under Vikram's leadership, IvyCap pioneered India’s first Endowment Fund at IIT Delhi, launched in 2019 by the Honorable President of India. This initiative exemplifies IvyCap’s distinctive approach, reinvesting a portion of its profits into seeding of endowment funds across various educational institutes of India including IITs and IIMs. The idea of these funds is to strengthen the educational ecosystem of the country and to produce many entrepreneurs, innovators and intellectual property from India. IvyCap's governance framework, supported by distinguished industry experts and IIT/IIM faculty on its Board of Advisors, ensures robust decision-making and value creation for its portfolio companies.
Through IvyCap's alumni and mentorship network, Vikram also emphasizes hands-on support, providing critical guidance to help startups achieve sustainable growth and success. Prior to IvyCap, Vikram was the founding member of the Piramal-sponsored USD 100 million Healthcare-focused Private Equity Fund, which he successfully raised during the 2008 economic downturn. He holds a B.Tech. from IIT Delhi, where he was awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award, and an MBA from Case Western Reserve University, USA, where he has been honoured with the Distinguished Hall of Fame award.
A relationship built on encouragement,
trust and endless support
“ What drives us is our passion to build the Endowment ecosystem across Educational Institutions in India which would further fuel the cycle of innovation and entrepreneurship across the college campuses. We are now seeing this dream becoming a reality with our Funds already starting to give back part of the profits to the Endowments.”
— Vikram Gupta
Founder and Managing Partner
Other Founders
Investing with Purpose: Driving Impact
Through the SDG Lens
Our Commitment to Responsible Investment
At IvyCap, we believe in aligning financial goals with social and environmental responsibility. Our investment decisions are guided by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ensuring that our portfolio companies not only achieve strong financial performance but also contribute to meaningful global change. We actively work with our companies to integrate ESG practices and measure their impact across various SDG indicators.
Enabling Impact through Strategic Partnerships
We collaborate with global and local stakeholders to amplify the impact of our investments. Through partnerships with industry leaders, academic institutions, and policy makers, we foster ecosystems that empower entrepreneurs and innovators. These partnerships enhance our ability to deliver scalable, sustainable solutions that address critical societal challenges aligned with the SDG framework.