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Garuda Ventures

California,San Francisco, San Francisco · Angel / Syndicate

About

Garuda Ventures is a B2B pre-seed firm based in San Francisco that most often leads a founder's first round. Started in 2018 as a proof-of-concept fund, it raised a $31m debut institutional fund. It is led by Rishi Taparia, Arpan Punyani and James Richards, who came from Legion, Okta and an earlier startup exit.

Industries

AI Infrastructure

Stage focus

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

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