Rahul Gupta
Operator. Investor. Builder.
Product strategy leader at Verizon, building AI products at Fortune 500 scale. I also invest in founders reshaping industries and build the companies I wish existed.
Now
Operating: Leading corporate strategy and strategic partnerships for Gen-AI and customer experience initiatives at Verizon.
Investing: Deploying from Fervor Capital, an AI-first venture fund across 8 verticals and 4 global hubs.
Building: Aperiam Finance — AI-first private banking and private markets access. In stealth.
Writing: Publishing on AGI, deep tech, economic shifts, and healthcare innovation on Substack.
Based in: New York & London
Experience
Career
14 years building products across telecom, healthcare, enterprise software, and fintech.
Verizon
Product Strategy Manager · May 2024 – Present
Leading corporate strategy and strategic partnerships for Gen-AI and customer experience initiatives.
Oracle
Software Engineer → Senior SWE → Associate PM · Jul 2014 – Jul 2020
Built enterprise analytics products and drove cloud infrastructure adoption. Co-invented 5 patents.
AT&T / Cricket Wireless
Product Manager, AI/ML · Dec 2020 – Nov 2022
Led AI/ML fraud detection and subscriber growth initiatives.
Writing
Ideas & Essays
I write about AGI, deep tech, economic shifts, and healthcare innovation. After years of synthesizing these ideas through investment memos and research, I'm now publishing regularly.
Feb 2025
The Unstoppable Energy Transition: Why 2025 is the Tipping Point
How record-breaking clean energy investment, policy shifts, and breakthrough technologies are accelerating the global energy transition.
Read →Nov 2023
Greenwashing: Unmasking the Eco Pretenders with the Power of AI
Five ways AI is transforming how we detect and combat corporate greenwashing.
Read →Keep up with my thinking. Subscribe on Substack →
Investing
AI-First Capital
The best investors have built things. I invest from the operating side — pattern-matching across Fortune 500 AI deployments, startup scaling, and global markets.
Fervor Capital
Founding Investor · Mar 2024 – Present
AI-first venture fund. Fund I target: $40M. 8 core verticals, 4 regional hubs: New York, London, New Delhi, Singapore.
fervorcapital.vc →AI First Fund
Founding Investor · Jun 2024 – Present
SEC-registered interval fund focused on AI-first companies.
aifirstfund.com →Angel Investing
Sep 2021 – Present
Active across US, India, and UK markets.
Building
From Zero
I start the companies I wish existed — at the intersection of AI, financial infrastructure, and access.
Aperiam Finance
Founder · Dec 2024 – Present
AI-first private banking and private markets access. In stealth.
aperiamfinance.com →Twilixbell
Founder & CEO → Fractional CFO · Nov 2019 – Dec 2020
AI-powered SMB lending platform built on IBM Hyperledger Fabric blockchain. Backed by Harvard Innovation Labs.
twilixbell.com →Impact
Giving Back
Building institutions that make AI development more responsible and economic thinking more inclusive.
Responsible AI & ESG Foundation
Founding Board Member · Nov 2023 – Present
Advancing responsible AI governance and ESG-integrated technology development.
raiesg.org →Economics & AI for Earth
Founding Board Member · Feb 2024 – Present
Research and advocacy at the intersection of economics, artificial intelligence, and environmental sustainability.
economicsaiforearth.org →Research Affiliations
Stanford School of Medicine — AI research in clinical applications
Wharton ESG Center — Research on ESG integration in technology and finance
Connect
Get in Touch
I'm always open to conversations with founders building in AI, investors thinking about what's next, and operators navigating large-scale transformation.
How can I help?
Founders seeking capital → Fervor Capital
Get in touch → rahul@rahulgupta.vc
Read my writing → Substack