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Amit Goel

Amit Goel

Investor-founder in AI; venture building at gAI; exited founder and ex-country head, Prove

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United States
Joined August 2025
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Summary

Technical venture builder and investor: Amit leads gAI Ventures, a venture builder and early-stage investor focused on building and investing in B2B vertical AI companies in the US since 2024. He has invested in over 30 companies, achieving 3 successful exits. prove+1
Built MEDICI Global into a Bloomberg- or CB Insights–style platform for fintech that tracked roughly 17,000 fintech companies, offering research, membership and advisory products; grew the business and exited to Prove in 2021. prove+1
Public commentator and writer on fintech/AI: Amit publishes analysis and long‑form posts on Substack and appears in industry panels and media (podcasts, CNBC‑TV18 clip hosted on Prove) discussing regulatory, fraud and product implications for BNPL, payments and identity — reflecting a blend of operator and investor perspectives. substack+1

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B2B Vertical AI in FS - How to win?

March 10, 2025

A long-form Substack post on strategy for vertical AI startups in financial services — product/market fit, business models, and GTM for AI companies targeting banks, insurers and fintechs.

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Fintech Under The Hood: Financial/Fintech Infra & APIs

December 14, 2023

End-of-year essay on financial/fintech infrastructure and APIs, explaining how developer-focused rails (card issuing, payments, identity, lending APIs) are reshaping fintech and highlighting the Indian landscape and notable platform players.

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7 Lessons - Building and Investing in Vertical AI

October 23, 2025

Long-form Substack post sharing seven lessons from building and investing in Vertical AI, emphasizing domain expertise, proprietary data, human-in-the-loop workflows, product-market fit, and the importance of engineering and integration for enterprise adoption.

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Notes

JLJanina Lowiszsaid they've seen
AGAmit Goel
make a real difference for pre-seed startups focused on positive impact.

Mar 12, 2026

MMManoj Msaid they've seen
AGAmit Goel
consistently make smart investments that set them apart from other investors.

Mar 5, 2026

RRRaymond Resnicksaid
AGAmit Goel
has led an AI or fintech company through a notable exit in the last couple of years that really stood out to them.

Mar 3, 2026

MMManoj Msaid
AGAmit Goel
is one of the most insightful angel investors they know in the Fintech space.

Feb 23, 2026

MMManoj Msaid they've seen
AGAmit Goel
help founders successfully translate Asia-first traction into a compelling US venture narrative.

Jan 26, 2026

MMManoj Msaid they've seen
AGAmit Goel
build or lead an expert network that's outstanding at sourcing and vetting top professionals.

Jan 26, 2026

VRVijay Rajendransaid that if they were raising an early-stage round,
AGAmit Goel
would be one of their top choices for an angel investor.

Dec 9, 2025

VRVijay Rajendransaid
AGAmit Goel
is one of the most insightful angel or early-stage investors they know when it comes to B2B AI startups.

Oct 30, 2025

VRVijay Rajendransaid
AGAmit Goel
is one of the most insightful early-stage investors in AI they've worked with.

Oct 22, 2025

VRVijay Rajendransaid they've seen
AGAmit Goel
make an exceptional impact as a co-founder at a seed-stage startup growing to around 40-50 people.

Oct 20, 2025

KBKrish Bajajsaid
AGAmit Goel
is someone they associate with founding or leading a highly influential company or initiative.

Aug 15, 2025