Number of Portfolio Companies 2
Number of Exits 
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Guru Gowrappan is CEO of Verizon Media, a powerhouse of trusted media and technology brands, including Yahoo, HuffPost, and TechCrunch. Prior to this role, he was Global Managing Director of Alibaba where he focused on international expansion and e-commerce for key consumer and enterprise products.

Gowrappan began his career co-founding two

start-ups in India and has since held multiple leadership roles at Quixey, Zynga, and Overture. He has an M.S. in computer science from the University of Southern California and was in the business bridge program at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.

Number of Investments 2
Guru Gowrappan has made 2 investments. Their latest investment was Series A - Vahan on Sep 15, 2021, when Vahan raised
$8M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Sep 15, 2021
Vahan
Series A - Vahan
$8M
Nov 25, 2019
Gloria
Pre Seed Round - Gloria
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Guru Gowrappan has exit - Gloria.
  • Gloria Gloria is a platform where players can share their videos and get discovered.
Number of Current Jobs 2
Number of Past Jobs 8
Guru Gowrappan has 2 current jobs as CEO at Verizon Media and CEO at Verizon Media. Additionally, Guru Gowrappan has had 8 past jobs including COO - Japan, Emerging / Growth Initiatives and Strategy at Zynga.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Zynga
COO - Japan, Emerging / Growth Initiatives and Strategy20102012
Yahoo
Sr. Director and Head of Business Operations and PMO20092010
Yahoo
Director - Business Operations, Office of the CEO20062009
Lucas
Strategy Consultant20042005
Quixey
COO / EVP, ProductsDec 10, 2012
NIIT
Marketing
Mantra Partners
Partner
Washington University in St. Louis
Research
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 1
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Vcan
Advisor / Investor
Number of News Articles 10
Funding RoundSep 15, 2021
Vahan raised $8,000,000 / Series A from Airtel and 12 other investors
NewsMay 3, 2021
Funding RoundNov 25, 2019
Gloria raised an undisclosed amount / Pre Seed from Daniel Schryer and 3 other investors
NewsOct 3, 2019
NewsSep 23, 2019