WHAT WE LOOK FOR

Outstand - Solve - Differentiate - Grow

At Gurukul, we seek committed founders and future leaders that are able to demonstrate more than feasibility of a proposed idea that solves a business problem. We look for companies that have initial traction and a strategy that supports finding product-market fit as the technology and customer needs evolve.
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1 TEAM
We’re inspired by outstanding teams that are smart and fiercely inquisitive, self-aware and trust-worthy and ambitious in their vision.

2 PROBLEMS SOLVERS
Solution to the problem you’re solving, would impact big, big markets. We hope you solve it timely.

3 DOMAIN EXPERTS
We're excited by startups founded on working domain expertise,  such knowledge builds your advantage over time.

4 EARLY SIGNS
Your early customers are becoming ambassadors with trial product/market fit execution. You have an interest for what to measure and understand as growth parameters.

5 GROW
You have a path to long-term value creation with measurable levers for growth and scale.

Healthcare - FinTech - Energy - Logistics - Chemicals - Transportation
Mobile - Cloud - AI - Data - IoT

HOW WE DO IT

We are backed by a diversified set of angel investors, institutional investors, entrepreneurs and family offices from all over the world. Relying on our broad contact network, we can help our companies to bridge geographical gaps and create hiring and business opportunities for them.

Identifying market shifts and current trends, we make sure to stay in tune with the market and to have expert knowledge in particular verticals, such as transportation & logistics, energy, fintech, healthcare, chemical industry and many others.

INVESTMENTS

Growth Stage
Our growth stage partnerships include mature, established companies that are interested in reinforcing their market position or taking on new challenges. Investments range above $3M per deal.

Early Stage
Early stage investments, with a scope of $1M, enable companies to bring their business to the next level, scale early revenues, expand geographically, add relevant team members and go beyond their existing boundaries.

​Seed Stage
Identifying true potential at the start means that we recognize where potential exists, and trust the people we work with to bring forth their potential, passion and talent to make it real. Seed stage investments are defined at $100-500K per deal. From the initial idea and through the first steps of the business we offer our support and guidance to entrepreneurs accordingly.

GURU GIVINGS - Active Contribution

We help with the company’s management on growth-related planning -
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• Sharpen the strategic focus
• Implement the growth plan
• Recruitment of key personnel
• Plan any follow-on investment

An industry expert; our Guru who has a thorough knowledge of the specific company’s industry acts as our representative on the company’s Board of Directors. The company’s CEO and management are in charge of all operative functions.
Gurukul can help you plan expansion with our international investors network. An international investor brings added value to a company when that company expands into those markets. This means opening local doors, assistance in local recruitments, and the introduction of a broader perspective in strategic decisions.