# Gaurav Bhandari

> Gaurav Bhandari is a private equity investor at Long Arc Capital backing Insurance and Software. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Long Arc Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/long-arc-capital)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Feb 2020
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaurav-bhandari-5b95b1

Gaurav Bhandari is a private equity investor at Long Arc Capital in New York focused on Insurance and Software. Gaurav Bhandari is the Managing Partner of Long Arc Capital. He attended Columbia Engineering.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Insurance | 2 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |
| InsurTech | 1 | 25% |
| Consulting | 1 | 25% |
| Enterprise Software | 1 | 25% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 2 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 1 | 25% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tinubu Square | Tinubu Square develop, implement and manage innovative trade credit management solutions for corporate customers, receivables financing institutions and credit insurers. | $16.5M |  | Feb 13, 2020 |  |
| Tinubu Square | Tinubu Square develop, implement and manage innovative trade credit management solutions for corporate customers, receivables financing institutions and credit insurers. | $16.3M | Private Equity | Feb 13, 2020 |  |
| Renaissance Alliance | Renaissance Alliance is a coalition of independent agencies, insurers, and service providers who work together to deliver "Best in Business" insurance services and products to personal and commercial insureds. | $30M | Private Equity | Jun 26, 2018 |  |
| Tinubu Square | Tinubu Square develop, implement and manage innovative trade credit management solutions for corporate customers, receivables financing institutions and credit insurers. | $58.1M | Private Equity | Oct 02, 2017 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bpifrance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bpifrance) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About Long Arc Capital

VC Fund · New York, United States

Long Arc Capital is a private equity firm that is based in New York. Founded in 2016, the firm has 6 partners with significant investing and operating experience. The firm has a philosophy of "active ownership" and partners with entrepreneurs and management teams to build successful businesses.

5 contacts available at Long Arc Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaurav Bhandari | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaurav-bhandari |
| Kate Kelberg | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kate-kelberg |
| Kate Kelberg | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kate-kelberg-233c |
| Kevin Callahan | Advisory Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kevin-callahan-3 |
| Ranu Dayal | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ranu-dayal-2 |

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## FAQ

### What does Gaurav Bhandari invest in?

Gaurav Bhandari invests primarily in Insurance, Software and InsurTech startups, most often at Private Equity and Funding Round stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Gaurav Bhandari last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Gaurav Bhandari closed in Feb 2020. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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