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Guild Capital

VC
Chicago, ILWebsite
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Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.5M

AUM

$418M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

15 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Guild Capital backs startups in the HR Tech, Recruitment, and AI spaces with a focus on transformative platforms enhancing operational efficiency.

Meet the Team

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Sajal Maheshwari

Finance Director

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Gururaj Lunkad

Director of Investor Relations

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Harrison Quitman

Chief Financial Officer

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Eric Guo

Vice President

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Alex Johnson

Vice President of Human Resources

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Iain Shovlin

Founder

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Kavita Krishnamurti

Director

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Ayushi Gupta

Vice President

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Mrinalini Goyal

Senior Vice President

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Sagar Shah

FP&A Manager

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Sophie Schick

Principal

identifying investment opportunities
strategic assistance to portfolio company management teams

Before joining Guild, Sophie developed and launched products and retailers for DTC brand Blueland, after starting her career at the Boston Consulting Group as a management consultant. She specializes in identifying investment opportunities and provides strategic assistance to portfolio company management teams. Sophie holds an M.B.A from Stanford Business School and an A.B. in Mechanical Engineering from Harvard College.

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Ben Falloon

Principal

identifying investment opportunities
strategic assistance to portfolio company management teams

Before joining Guild, Ben was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company and a rotational fellow at McKinsey's think tank on business and economics research (McKinsey Global Institute - MGI). He specializes in identifying investment opportunities and provides strategic assistance to portfolio company management teams. Ben holds a First Class Degree in Economics (Hons) and Mathematics from the University of Melbourne (Australia).

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Samiksha Shrawgi

Principal

operationalization of Guild's data-driven playbook across the portfolio

Before joining Guild, Samiksha was a General Manager at Swiggy, a management consultant at the Boston Consulting Group, and an Analyst at the IFC and J.P. Morgan. She specializes in the operationalization of Guild's data-driven playbook across the portfolio. Samiksha holds an M.B.A from the Indian School of Business (India) and a B.Tech. in Manufacturing Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (India).

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Kushal M B

Principal

operationalization of Guild's data-driven playbook across the portfolio

Before joining Guild, Kushal was a Senior Manager at Allen Digital, BYJU’s US business, and a management consultant at Bain & Company. He specializes in the operationalization of Guild's data-driven playbook across the portfolio. Kushal holds an M.B.A. from the Indian Institute of Management (India) and a B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (India).

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Max Straub

Chief Operating Officer

identification of investment opportunities
strategic assistance to portfolio company management teams
platform support functions

Before joining Guild, Max was an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company and held leadership positions in early-stage startups. He coordinates Guild’s identification of investment opportunities, provides strategic assistance to portfolio company management teams, and oversees Guild's platform support functions. Max holds an M.B.A. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Palmer Scholar, and a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland).

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Media

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

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Recruitment
CA

Catalina.ai

AI

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