Rohan Gupta — TenOneTen Ventures

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Rohan is an investor with TenOneTen Ventures. Prior to joining the TenOneTen team, Rohan spent five years in venture capital investing in both early-stage companies and funds. Most recently, he was an investor at Next Legacy Partners. Rohan started his career in management consulting at Dean & Company and holds a B.S. in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering from Johns Hopkins University.

Hometown + Education

Auburn, AL, Johns Hopkins University

What areas are you focused on as an investor?

Before TenOneTen

Investor at Next Legacy Partners

Earliest lesson learned about business?

Think long-term when building relationships

Nerdiest thing about you?

I once wrote a 60-page paper on databases for fun!

Most “LA” thing you’ve done?

What brought you to LA?

Lessons on mentorship?

What tech gets you endlessly excited?

AI & data-intensive products

What tech or invention did you think of first?

Calling it here now: DJing software + recommendation engine

Any instant deal breakers during a pitch?

Best piece of advice you've ever gotten

Some of the most important decisions in your life will be made in rooms without you in them

How do you spend time outside of work?

Love to stay active (basketball, skiing, running, yoga), listen to music and spend quality time with friends and family

Standout moment from your founder experience?

What founder traits that get you most excited?

A unique insight, clarity of thought and deep sense of purpose

What are the greatest and hardest parts about being a founder?

Early lesson you learned about investing?

How many pets do you actually have?

Why did you join TenOneTen?

To work with a humble, high integrity and sharp team (and, selfishly, learn from brilliant founders)

Rohan

Gupta

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