# Ambarish Gupta

> Ambarish Gupta is the New York-based founder and CEO of Basis Vectors Capital and a co-founder of Knowlarity. Educated at IIT Kanpur and Carnegie Mellon, he worked in engineering and consulting before building a cloud communications business and moving into acquiring and operating B2B software companies.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Basis Vectors Capital
- **Organizations:** Basis Vectors Capital, Knowlarity Communications, CommerceV3, McKinsey & Company, Microsoft, Booz Allen Hamilton, Inventica Solutions
- **Education:** B.Tech in Computer Science, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, MBA, Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded the cloud communications company Knowlarity, acquired by Gupshup in 2022., Launched a $50 million first fund at Basis Vectors in 2020., Led Basis Vectors into acquisitions including CommerceV3 and Cadient.

## Career timeline

- **2000** — Graduated from IIT Kanpur; early work and travel included Germany, Australia and the United States.
- **2003** — Returned to India to start an online property-listing venture, Inventica Solutions, which subsequently failed.
- **2007** — Completed his Carnegie Mellon MBA; subsequently worked at McKinsey.
- **2009** — Co-founded Knowlarity with Pallav Pandey.
- **2012** — Knowlarity raised a $6.5 million Series A from Sequoia.
- **2013** — Knowlarity moved its headquarters to Singapore for international expansion.
- **2020** — Basis Vectors launched its first $50 million fund in May.
- **2022** — Gupshup announced the acquisition of Knowlarity in February; Basis Vectors acquired CommerceV3 in July.
- **2024** — Basis Vectors acquired Cadient, announced in April.

## Achievements

- Co-founded the cloud communications company Knowlarity, acquired by Gupshup in 2022.
- Launched a $50 million first fund at Basis Vectors in 2020.
- Led Basis Vectors into acquisitions including CommerceV3 and Cadient.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Basis Vectors’ public team page lists Gupta as CEO and Founder, and its current site describes a typical target revenue range of $10 million to $50 million for established B2B software businesses.
- **2024-04** — Basis Vectors acquired Cadient Talent, confirmed by sell-side advisor Alden Advisors.
- **2022-07** — Basis Vectors announced its acquisition of CommerceV3.

## Links

- Website: https://basisvectors.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ambarishngupta
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ambarishKnow

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