# Ravi Gupta

> Ravi Gupta is the co-founder and co-CEO of Ithaca Holdco, a partner at Sequoia Capital, and Instacart’s lead independent director. Previously Instacart’s CFO and COO, he brings operating experience to investing and writes about focus, hiring, culture, and AI. He co-hosts Glue Guys with Shane Battier and Alex Smith.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Ithaca Holdco, Inc.; Partner at Sequoia Capital; Lead Independent Director at Instacart
- **Organizations:** Ithaca Holdco, Inc. (Ithaca Holdings), Sequoia Capital, Instacart, KKR, McKinsey & Company, Glue Guys
- **Education:** BS in Economics, Duke University
- **Known for:** Helped scale Instacart during its formative operating years., Helped build KKR’s infrastructure investing platform., Co-founded Ithaca Holdco.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2005** — Began his career at McKinsey & Company.
- **2005-2015** — Worked at KKR in operations and investing, most recently as a director.
- **2015-2019** — Chief Financial Officer of Instacart.
- **2016-2019** — Also served as Instacart’s Chief Operating Officer.
- **2019-11** — Joined Sequoia Capital as a partner.
- **2023-09** — Joined Instacart’s board of directors.
- **2024-09** — Launched Glue Guys with Shane Battier and Alex Smith.
- **2025-08** — Became Instacart’s lead independent director.
- **2025-12** — Began serving as co-CEO and director of Ithaca Holdco, a company he co-founded.

## Achievements

- Helped scale Instacart during its formative operating years.
- Helped build KKR’s infrastructure investing platform.
- Co-founded Ithaca Holdco.
- Serves as Instacart’s lead independent director.
- Co-created the Glue Guys podcast.

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — Discussed his AI or Die essay on Invest Like the Best, episode 411.
- **2025-08** — Became Instacart’s lead independent director.
- **2025-12** — Began serving as co-CEO of Ithaca Holdco, according to Instacart’s current biography and 2026 proxy.
- **2026-04** — Instacart’s proxy lists his concurrent Ithaca co-CEO and Sequoia partner roles.

## Links

- Website: https://www.rkg.blog/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravi-gupta-9ba27856/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/GuptaRK22

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