Investor profile
Rishi Taparia
Angel, Operator angel & Co-Founder and General Partner at Garuda Ventures, Adjunct Lecturer and Member of the Faculty at Berkeley Haas Entrepreneurship
An angel investor and operator angel based in Orinda, California, United States, Rishi Taparia has 7 known investments: Canva, Arena, Apartment List, Evergrow, Bugsnag, RDMD and Roundshopper.
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Investment focus
Contacts
Rishi Taparia portfolio companies (7)
- Canva
- Arena
- Apartment List
- Evergrow
- Bugsnag
- RDMD
- Roundshopper
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Co-Founder and General Partner at Garuda Ventures, whose known portfolio counts 10 companies
- Arena
- Mirai
- Mesta
- Moonshot AI
- Adora
- FlexPoint
- Arkero
- Arcade.dev
- Archive Intel
- FinLink
Adjunct Lecturer and Member of the Faculty at Berkeley Haas Entrepreneurship, whose known portfolio counts 3 companies
- Pathrise
- SmileyGo
- LikeWallet
Investor Profile
The known portfolio sits in sectors Consumer, Education, FinTech and SaaS, and focus areas Cybersecurity, Enterprise SaaS, Infrastructure and Marketplaces.
Stage-wise, the known deals cluster around Pre-Seed and Seed rounds.
The portfolio and focus above give founders context on whether Rishi Taparia matches their raise.
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Jim Hornthal
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Elena Gomez
Board Member, Haas School of Business
San Francisco, United States
Guy Kawasaki
Executive Fellow
Watsonville, United States
David Charron
Affiliated
Berkeley, United States
Lisa Suennen
Visiting Lecturer
Mill Valley, United States
James Richards
Venture Partner
San Francisco, United States
Roy E. Bahat
Lecturer
San Francisco, United States
Karan Rajpal
Research Assistant- AI
Berkeley, United States
Rosi Arnaudova
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Seattle, United States
Shawn Merani
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Tim Smith
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San Francisco, United States
Bob Ackerman
Adjunct Professor
Fulton, United States
Liz Rockett
Faculty
San Francisco, United States
Jules Maltz
Professional Faculty
San Francisco, United States
Stacey King
Climate Tech Industry Expert
Oakland, United States
Kellie A. McElhaney
Professor
San Francisco, United States
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Rishi Taparia?
Rishi Taparia is an angel investor and operator angel based in Orinda, California, United States with 7 known investments on file, among them Canva, Arena and Apartment List. The sections above list the sectors, stages and firms attached to that record.
What does Rishi Taparia invest in?
Listed sectors include Consumer, Education, FinTech and SaaS; listed focus areas include Cybersecurity, Enterprise SaaS, Infrastructure and Marketplaces. Those tags come from the companies attached to this profile, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Rishi Taparia invest at?
The known deals of Rishi Taparia include Pre-Seed and Seed rounds. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Rishi Taparia listed at?
Rishi Taparia is listed as Co-Founder and General Partner at Garuda Ventures. 19 other people in the database share a firm with Rishi Taparia.
How do I contact Rishi Taparia?
An email address, a phone number and a LinkedIn page are on file for Rishi Taparia. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account.
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