# Gautam Krishnamurthi

> Gautam Krishnamurthi is a General Partner at GreatPoint Ventures, a San Francisco-based early-stage VC firm managing ~$492M in assets. A Stanford graduate and former Goldman Sachs investment banker turned CapitalG investor, he focuses on enterprise software, AI/automation, data infrastructure, and fintech. Known for a hands-on, operator-style approach, he sits on 20+ portfolio company boards and has backed companies like definity, Coalesce, Symbl, and FeatureForm. He was named to Business Insider's Rising Stars of Venture Capital 2026.

- **Role:** General Partner at GreatPoint Ventures
- **Organizations:** GreatPoint Ventures, Goldman Sachs, CapitalG, Green Bay Ventures, Bank of America
- **From:** Saratoga, California, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts, Economics, Stanford University, Master of Science, Management Science and Engineering, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Named to Business Insider's Rising Stars of Venture Capital 2026, Promoted to General Partner at GreatPoint Ventures, Led $12M Series A investment into definity (agentic data engineering platform)

## Career timeline

- **2011-2015** — Stanford University - BA Economics; varsity football (wide receiver and safety)
- **~2014** — Bank of America - Summer Analyst internship
- **2015-2017** — Goldman Sachs - Investment Banking Analyst, West Region Advisory
- **2017-2020** — CapitalG (Google's growth capital fund) - Investor; supported UiPath, Robinhood, Albert
- **2020-2021** — Green Bay Ventures - Partner; focused on enterprise software, data infrastructure, fintech; backed Databricks, RapidAPI, Sisu, Fidel
- **2021-present** — GreatPoint Ventures - General Partner; leading investments in AI, data infrastructure, enterprise software, fintech

## Achievements

- Named to Business Insider's Rising Stars of Venture Capital 2026
- Promoted to General Partner at GreatPoint Ventures
- Led $12M Series A investment into definity (agentic data engineering platform)
- Board or observer positions at 20+ portfolio companies including Symbl, Coalesce, FeatureForm, Datalogz, Onymos, Spot Insurance, STRIVR, LottieFiles, Hypori
- Backed companies at CapitalG including UiPath (IPO) and Robinhood (IPO)
- Varsity football player at Stanford University (wide receiver and safety)

## Latest updates

- **2024-07** — Featured on Featureform/MLOps Weekly Podcast discussing AI boom and venture capital perspectives
- **2024** — Led $12M Series A into definity, an agentic data engineering platform
- **2026** — Named to Business Insider's Rising Stars of Venture Capital 2026

## Links

- Website: https://gpv.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/gautam-krishnamurthi-03241057
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/gkrish038

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