Ajay Kamat
Partner
Pear VC
Ajay Kamat is a Partner at Pear VC and former founder of Wedding Party, which was acquired by Instacart.
Bio
Professional summary
Ayush Gupta is an Early-Stage Fellow at Pear VC and President of the Venture Capital Association at UIUC. Public podcast listings describe his path from aerospace engineering into venture capital, with prior experience at PwC, GE Vernova, and HP Tech Ventures. His work appears focused on early-stage venture exposure, student founder ecosystems, and helping founders at UIUC.
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- Pear VCEarly-Stage FellowPresent
- Venture Capital Association at UIUCPresidentPresent
- Technology Entrepreneur CenterLead PMPresent
- HP Tech VenturesVenture / startup experience
- GE VernovaExperience
- PwCExperience
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