Gautam Ahuja is the Co-Founder and General Partner at Blue Scorpion Investments. See sector focus and contact routes.
Gautam Ahuja is the Co-Founder and General Partner at Blue Scorpion Investments, a New York-based venture capital firm he launched in February 2014 after a 15-year career at Credit Suisse where he served as Managing Director and Head of Americas Structured Products Trading. His firm targets early-stage and Series A investments in US-based consumer-facing businesses across sectors including beauty, retail, fashion, food and beverages, consumer electronics, and shared economy platforms. Blue Scorpion typically provides strategic capital alongside creative, marketing, and operational expertise, with Ahuja actively managing portfolio growth and serving on boards such as Thursday Boots and Material Kitchen. Notable portfolio companies include Van Leeuwen, Quip, Back to the Roots, Thursday Boots, Boisson, and Material Kitchen. Ahuja emphasizes investing in brands grounded in personal values and authenticity, advocating that businesses must have a clear path to profitability rather than relying solely on revenue growth. He advises entrepreneurs to secure partners who solve real problems and go the extra mile, reflecting his hands-on, values-driven investment phi
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