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Manav Gupta

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Manav Gupta Hong Kong , Hong kong

Manav Gupta is a technology strategist, investor & serial entrepreneur. His latest venture is in IoT / Connected Hardware, Robotics, Drones & Food Technologies where he sits as Founder & CEO of Brinc.

Brinc is a different breed of venture capital and accelerator firm. Core to Brinc’s business is it's belief that some of the world’s biggest challenges can be solved by entrepreneurs, who Brinc likes to call GAME CHANGERS. More game changers will make a positive impact on the world if they are given the right backing. And that’s what Brinc is here for. To support and mentor founders and their teams from across the world and provide investment to help them grow. Brinc believes that technology focused start-ups, with the right backing and support can fundamentally change how we move, what we eat, how we feel and where we live for the better. I led the charge to help Brinc launch deep horizontal technology focused accelerator programs in IoT & Drones & Robotics and scaled additional programs in industry verticals including AgriFoodTech, Clean Energy and MedTech. Manav has helped Brinc scale product offerings, expand out into new regions all while focusing on delivering strong founder value across core development life cycles.

Manav loves getting involved with startups & teams who are set to change the world. He’s excited about having smart devices transform the way we all live through rich and deep meaningful interactions that bridge the physical & digital worlds around us. Manav strongly believes that technology through the use of data has the power to make the world a better place and is committed to pushing the boundaries across verticals through connected technologies.

As a life long vegetarian he has also pursued his passion for enabling the redevelopment of a sustainable food system through the launch of Brinc's newest program in Food (www.brinc.io/food) with a goal to remove animal agriculture from our food supplies.

He has been covered by a number of leading publications for his work & speaks on stages around the world. If you don't find him in Hong Kong or around the Mainland then he's off on one of his many adventures around the world exploring or growing Brinc.

Prior to Brinc founded & ran FabriQate, an award winning international Innovative Mobile Technology Product & Platform company. FabriQate was recognized as an HSBC Startup Star 2009 & 2010 and LDA KnowledgeConnect Award as well as the American Express Fast 100 in 2011 and awarded a China govt award for the top 10 most innovative foreign companies in the Mainland in 2012.


Start-Up Details

Brinc

Brinc is a different breed of venture capital and accelerator firm. Core to our business is our belief that some of the world’s biggest challenges can be solved by entrepreneurs, who we like to call GAME CHANGERS. More game changers will make a positive impact on the world if they are given the right backing. And that’s what we’re here for. To support and mentor founders and their teams from across the world and provide investment to help them grow. Today, we believe that technology focused startups, with the right backing and support can fundamentally change how we move, what we eat, how we feel and where we live for the better.


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    Funding Rounds
    • $130,000,000 - Unknown - 2022 Jan 18