Parul Gupta — CEO
* Gritty, first-principles, systems-thinker passionate about education and climate/sustainability. * Founder/Board member of Springboard (SF-based edtech startup). Scaled to $XX M annual revenues, $80M in VC funding, 200+ employees + 800 contractors. * Cross-functional leader with 20+ years of global experience across diverse setups - startups, academia, research, venture capital, and nonprofits. * Giving back to the entrepreneurship ecosystem as a mentor, board member, angel investor, and venture partner.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a ClimateTech and EdTech leader with extensive startup experience.
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Experience: 21 yrs 3 mos
Skills
- Early-stage Startups
- Board Governance
- Entrepreneurship
- Angel Investing
Career Highlights
- Founder of a successful edtech startup with $80M VC funding.
- Cross-functional leader with 20+ years of global experience.
- Mentor and investor in early-stage startups and climate solutions.
Work Experience
Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability
Managing Director, Mobilization (1 yr 11 mos)
Nevada Clean Energy Fund
Schultz Fellow, Clean Energy Investments (2 mos)
SubjectToClimate
Board Member (2 yrs 9 mos)
Emerge Education
Venture Partner (4 yrs)
soyhenry
Advisory Board Member (2 yrs 1 mo)
Ahead VC
Venture Partner (4 yrs 1 mo)
Climate Impact Group
Founder & Managing Partner (2 yrs 6 mos)
Various Companies
Advisor/Angel (8 yrs 9 mos)
IIT Bombay Alumni Association
Director (2 yrs 9 mos)
Executive Board Member (11 mos)
Springboard
President (8 yrs 6 mos)
Co-founder & Board Member (13 yrs 5 mos)
IBM Research
Technical Staff Member (5 yrs)
NGO Post
Co-founder (5 yrs 11 mos)
Ittiam Systems
Senior R&D Engineer (2 yrs 5 mos)
Education
Sloan Fellow (Masters in Management for Experienced Leaders) at Stanford University Graduate School of Business
M. S. at UCLA
B. Tech at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Research at UC San Diego