Varun Gupta
Partner @ Caffeinated Capital
San Francisco, United States
Varun Gupta is a seed investor at Caffeinated Capital in San Francisco focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Varun Gupta is the Partner of Caffeinated Capital. He attended Stanford University.
- Total investments:
- 18
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries Varun Gupta invests in
Stages Varun Gupta invests in
Countries Varun Gupta invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $1M–$11M
- Series A
- $12M–$23M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 5 (28%)
- Artificial Intelligence 4 (22%)
- B2B 2 (11%)
- Medical 2 (11%)
- Big Data 2 (11%)
Stage
- Seed 7 (39%)
- Series A 4 (22%)
- Pre-Seed 3 (17%)
- Series C 2 (11%)
- Series B 1 (6%)
Country
- United States 12 (67%)
- Canada 1 (6%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Antares
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Designing and building fission microreactors | $370M / Series C / Jul 27, 2026 | |
Neion Bio
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Neion Bio uses advances in stem cell biology and genetic engineering to completely reimagine the biopharmaceutical production process. | $23M / Series A / Jun 11, 2026 | |
Matia
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Matia helps to improve data management by combining uniform ingestion, reverse ETL, observability, and cataloging. It is designed for frictionless collaboration, enabling organizations and the data teams that support them to make faster, smarter decisions with less tool bloat. | $21M / Series A / Feb 10, 2026 | |
Federato
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Federato offers an AI-driven underwriting platform called RiskOps that helps insurance underwriters align their portfolio strategy with day-to-day underwriting actions. It uses a federated data architecture to integrate internal and external data sources, giving real-time insights on appetite, winnability, and risk accumulation. Federato’s AgenticAI can generate fully explained quotes in minutes, while a modern forms engine and rate/quote interface streamline the workflow. The platform also provides a partner portal for brokers and agents, portfolio-level control with its “Control Tower,” and compliance guardrails for consistent decision-making. | $100M / Series D / Nov 18, 2025 | |
Omen AI
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Omen AI develops an AI-powered asset intelligence platform that monitors equipment health through real-time fluid analysis and predictive diagnostics. The company provides sensor technology and portable testing systems that analyze fluids in machinery to identify wear, contamination, and potential equipment issues before failures occur. Omen AIcombines hardware sensors with AI-driven data analysis to help organizations monitor industrial machines and infrastructure systems. The platform supports applications such as industrial equipment maintenance and data center fluid monitoring by providing continuous insights into machine conditions. | $10.5M / Seed / Oct 01, 2025 | |
Luzern Risk
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Luzern Risk provides complete captive insurance services. | $12M / Series A / Mar 21, 2025 | |
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Federato
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Federato offers an AI-driven underwriting platform called RiskOps that helps insurance underwriters align their portfolio strategy with day-to-day underwriting actions. It uses a federated data architecture to integrate internal and external data sources, giving real-time insights on appetite, winnability, and risk accumulation. Federato’s AgenticAI can generate fully explained quotes in minutes, while a modern forms engine and rate/quote interface streamline the workflow. The platform also provides a partner portal for brokers and agents, portfolio-level control with its “Control Tower,” and compliance guardrails for consistent decision-making. | $40M / Series C / Nov 20, 2024 | |
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Matia
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Matia helps to improve data management by combining uniform ingestion, reverse ETL, observability, and cataloging. It is designed for frictionless collaboration, enabling organizations and the data teams that support them to make faster, smarter decisions with less tool bloat. | $10.5M / Seed / Oct 29, 2024 | |
ReSync Bio
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ReSync Bio is a scientific software firm that develops solutions to help biopharmaceutical companies accelerate their drug discovery processes. | Pre-Seed / Sep 25, 2024 | |
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Omen AI
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Omen AI develops an AI-powered asset intelligence platform that monitors equipment health through real-time fluid analysis and predictive diagnostics. The company provides sensor technology and portable testing systems that analyze fluids in machinery to identify wear, contamination, and potential equipment issues before failures occur. Omen AIcombines hardware sensors with AI-driven data analysis to help organizations monitor industrial machines and infrastructure systems. The platform supports applications such as industrial equipment maintenance and data center fluid monitoring by providing continuous insights into machine conditions. | Pre-Seed / Sep 01, 2024 | |
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Co-Investors
Genius Ventures
3 deals together
Haystack
3 deals together
LMNT Ventures
3 deals together
Pear VC
3 deals together
Backwards Capital
2 deals together
Banter Capital
2 deals together
About Caffeinated Capital
Caffeinated Capital is a technology venture capital firm that partners with founders at the inception stage and invest throughout the life of the company.
Caffeinated Capital Contacts
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Charlie Marsh
Investor (CC Collective)
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Matthew Volosin
Chief Operating Officer & Partner
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Raymond Tonsing
Founder, Managing Director & General Partner
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Varun Gupta
Partner
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FAQ
What does Varun Gupta invest in?
Varun Gupta invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and B2B startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 18 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Varun Gupta's check size?
Varun Gupta typically joins rounds of $1M–$11M at Seed and $12M–$23M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Varun Gupta participates in.
When did Varun Gupta last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Varun Gupta closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 18 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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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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