Rahul Mathur

Founder-turned-VC, Pre-Seed Investor @DeVC

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Bengaluru, India

Mumbai, India

Joined August 2025

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Summary

Rahul Mathur is a founder-turned-VC with a strong background in FinTech and InsurTech. He successfully founded Verak, which was acquired by InsuranceDekho, and now serves as an Associate Vice President at DeVC, a pre-seed venture capital firm. His experience spans both entrepreneurship, raising capital from prominent investors like Y Combinator, and investment, guiding emerging founders in various tech sectors. notion+1

He is an active content creator, maintaining a personal website with numerous articles on investor perspectives, fascinating companies, AI, FinTech, commerce, and business models. He also produces video content on various market insights and technological trends in India, collaborating with Aeos Media. notion+2

Rahul possesses a strong academic foundation in Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics & Economics from the University of Warwick, where he achieved excellent results. His early education in Mumbai also reflects high achievement in mathematics and commerce, indicating a consistent analytical and quantitative aptitude. contactout+1

His professional interests include leveraging AI for functional tasks, with several demonstrations of AI applications for productivity, research, and content creation. He is particularly focused on enterprise AI and prosumer AI within his investment thesis at DeVC. notion

Rahul is a strong proponent of the Indian market, maintaining a 'long India' investment thesis based on factors like government initiatives, demographics, income growth, geopolitics, and capital availability. He is 100% invested in India's private and public markets. medium

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Founder to VC — Joining DeVC

May 1, 2024

An article detailing his transition from founder to Venture Capitalist, outlining the reasons for the move, the criteria he used to select a VC firm, and his new role at DeVC. It also discusses his long-term view on India's growth and investment landscape.

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