Alok Gupta

Active Investor

Managing Director at Gerken Capital Associates, Alternative Asset Fund Manager & Advisor

Mumbai, Maharashtra

Alok Gupta, Managing Director at Gerken Capital Associates, Alternative Asset Fund Manager & Advisor is an active investor based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. This profile covers what Alok Gupta backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Mr. Alok Gupta serves as Managing Director at Gerken Capital Associates. Mr. Gupta is an Angel Investor. He also serves as a Managing Director at Axis Bank. He was the Founder, CEO & MD of Axis Private Equity, set up by India's fourth-largest bank by market capitalization. Earlier, he was a partner and managing director at Asia Equity Infrastructure Fund (AEIF. He was a director of Hughes Tele.com India and a member of its audit, supervisory and compensation committees. He was involved in several successful investments in TMT when at COMSAT Corp's COMSAT International Ventures. As Vice President of Business Development of IWC, a US-based Telco holding company, he was responsible for corporate venturing /business development in Asia. He holds an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and earned a B.Com (Hons) from Shri Ram College of Commerce of Delhi University.

Notable investments

Asia Equity Infrastructure FundFinMindTring ChatGolficationUNYDEGSHL, the holding company of the Ispat GroupGerken Capital AssociatesPrintifyPurple Style LabsLockheed Martin