Gyan Kapur, Surface Ventures

Gyan Kapur serves as Co-Managing Partner at Surface Ventures, a $50 million New York-based pre-seed and seed fund. See sector focus and contact routes.

About Gyan Kapur

Gyan Kapur serves as Co-Managing Partner at Surface Ventures, a $50 million New York-based pre-seed and seed fund, having assumed the role in 2020 after previously running Bayes Ventures and working as a Vice President at Activate Venture Partners. His investment thesis targets B2B industries, specifically health IT, health services, and enterprise SaaS, with a geographic focus on the US and Canada and a developer-first approach globally. Kapur typically writes checks between $250,000 and $4 million, with a sweet spot of $2 million, investing from pre-seed through Series A. Notable portfolio companies include Bleximo, DataDog, DrChrono, Ellipsis Health, Glidian, and Mix Lab. He distinguishes himself through an unusually hands-on technical approach, having personally built a real-time analytics stack to track portfolio risk, and combines deep healthcare experience from Gather Health with a background in foreign-exchange derivatives from Citigroup. While specific lead or follow behavior is not explicitly detailed in available sources, his technical involvement suggests an active engagement style beyond passive capital provision.

Gyan Kapur at a glance

Role
Co-Managing Partner
Organization
Surface Ventures
Location
New York, NY
Investor type
Venture Capital
Focus areas
Software, SaaS, Information technology, CRM, Sales Automation, Health Care, Developer Platform, Artificial Intelligence

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Gyan Kapur's published profile links (website, LinkedIn or X where available) are listed on the StartupFundraising.com investor profile.
Where is Gyan Kapur based?
Gyan Kapur is based in New York, NY.

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