Gaurav Garg Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Status
  • Active

  • Professionals
  • 1

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 14

  • Portfolio
  • 3

  • Exits
  • 10

Exits

Gaurav Garg General Information

Description

Mr. Gaurav Garg is a Co-Founder and serves as Partner at Wing Venture Capital. Mr. Garg serves as Chairman at Cohesity. He serves as Board Member at Findem. He serves as a Board Member at Vevo Therapeutics. He also serves as Board Member at BedRock Systems, Cogniac, and Obsidian Security. He served as Board Member at Avalanche Technology. He also serves as a Board Member at Clear Labs and Expressive. He has led investments in a number of early-stage technology companies and currently serves on the boards of Ruckus Wireless (NYSE: RKUS), FireEye (Nasdaq: FEYE), MobileIron (Nasdaq: MOBL), Jasper, Shape Security, Instart Logic, Apprity, and previously Netscaler (acquired by CTXS). He has helped build Ruckus and FireEye for over 10 years each from incubation into public companies and he incubated Jasper and Instart Logic from the concept stage. He was a partner at Sequoia Capital from 2001 to 2010 and a Special Limited Partner from 2010-2012. He worked extensively with Sequoia Capital's investments in Aruba Networks (Nasdaq: ARUN), Jawbone (aka Aliph), and RingCentral (NYSE: RNG). Prior to joining Sequoia Capital, he founded Redback Networks (Nasdaq: RBAK) in 1996 and served as a board member and Senior Vice President of Product Management. Prior to Redback Networks, he held various engineering positions at SynOptics and Bay Networks. He holds a BS and MS in Electrical Engineering and a BS in Computer Science, all from Washington University in St. Louis. He also serves as a Board Member at Slash Next. He is also an Angel Investor.

Business Details

Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Corporate Office
  • Atherton, CA
  • United States

Gaurav Garg Investments (14)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Kristal 10-Apr-2018 Seed Round Financial Software Generating Revenue
Instart 12-May-2015 Buildings and Property Generating Revenue
NetSpeed Systems 05-Nov-2014 Application Specific Semiconductors Generating Revenue
Jawbone 26-Sep-2014 Electronics (B2C) Out of Business
RingCentral 01-Jul-2013 Communication Software Generating Revenue/Not Profitable
Tempo AI 20-Jun-2013 Automation/Workflow Software Generating Revenue
Workspot 17-May-2013 Software Development Applications Generating Revenue
Embark (ACQ) 13-Nov-2012 Information Services (B2C) Startup
Aruba Networks 06-Jun-2012 PIPE Network Management Software Generating Revenue
Pertino 03-Apr-2012 Early Stage VC Network Management Software Startup

Gaurav Garg Exits (10)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Peel (Application Software) 29-May-2024 Out of Business
Instart 27-Feb-2020
NetSpeed Systems 10-Sep-2018
Jawbone 06-Jul-2017
Pertino 08-Dec-2015
Tempo AI 29-May-2015
Aruba Networks 18-May-2015
Vuclip 11-Mar-2015
RingCentral 27-Sep-2013 IPO
Embark (ACQ) 22-Aug-2013 Merger/Acquisition

Gaurav Garg Investments by Industry, Year, and Region

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Gaurav Garg FAQs

  • Who is Gaurav Garg?

    Gaurav Garg is an angel Investor who has made 14 investments.

  • What kind of investor is Gaurav Garg?

    Gaurav Garg is an angel investor.

  • What does Gaurav Garg do?

    As an angel investor, Gaurav Garg invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.

  • What has Gaurav Garg invested in?

    Gaurav Garg has made numerous investments in companies like Kristal, Instart, and NetSpeed Systems within the Financial Software, Buildings and Property, and Application Specific Semiconductors industries.

  • What has Gaurav Garg invested in recently?

    Gaurav Garg's latest investment was on 10-Apr-2018 in Kristal, a company within the Financial Software industry.

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