[Webinar] Meet the VC: Neel Mehta | G2 Venture Partners
December 15, 2022
Neel Mehta
G2 Venture Partners
Meet the VC is a monthly panel event hosted by Escalon and its partners. This month, we had an engaging discussion with Neel Mehta of G2 Venture partners to discuss fundraising, investment thesis, the current investment climate, with our partners Bridge Bank, GoGlobal & Lighter Capital.
About Neel Mehta
Neel Mehta is an Investor at G2 Venture Partners where he is focused on finding the next generation of technology companies that will advance our industrial economy into the digital age.
Previously, Neel was an early operator at Zoox — a 1,300-person start-up developing fully autonomous, all-electric vehicles purpose-built for urban ride-sharing. During his five-year tenure, Neel led Strategy, Go-To-Market, Corporate Development, and FP&A teams. As a senior business leader, he supported two capital raises totalling $700M, spearheaded the decision to launch operations in Las Vegas, and built the business case for Zoox’s long-range electric powertrain strategy. Most recently, Neel served on the core deal team in Zoox’s sale to Amazon, where he played key roles in negotiation, diligence, and integration.
Neel began his career at Morgan Stanley, where he partnered with top Wall Street Autos Analyst, Adam Jonas, on controversial, but successful stock calls including Tesla (TSLA), Ferrari (RACE), and Fiat Chrysler (FCAU). Together, they researched disruptive trends in ride-sharing, electrification, and autonomous technology and developed frameworks to help institutional investors understand impending paradigm shifts in mobility. Prior to that, Neel was a Commodity Strategist and Equity Sales & Trading Analyst.
Neel currently sits on the Board of the Silicon Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross where he serves on the Philanthropy Committee and volunteers as a smoke alarm installer.
Neel holds a B.S. in Economics and Public Policy Studies from Duke University where he was a Joel Fleishman Distinguished Scholar. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder. Neel’s interest in sustainable tech stems from college during which he lived in Duke’s Smart Home — the first live-in, LEED Platinum laboratory on a college campus.
About G2 Venture Partners:
G2 Venture Partners is a venture and growth investing firm focused on emerging technologies driving sustainable transformation across traditional industries. We support entrepreneurs who are unlocking new paths to environmentally and socially responsible economic growth.
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Meet our partners
Bridge Bank
Bridge Bank, a division of Western Alliance Bank, Member FDIC, delivers relationship banking that puts clients at the center of everything. Founded in 2001 in Silicon Valley, Bridge Bank offers a full spectrum of tailored business banking solutions throughout the Bay Area and has specialized expertise, focused on life sciences and technology and innovation companies, at every stage in their life cycle, through its offices in major tech hubs across the country. Bridge Bank also serves the private equity and venture capital communities and provides business escrow services. As part of $65 billion Western Alliance Bancorporation — ranked #1 top-performing large bank with assets greater than $50 billion in 2021 by both American Banker and Bank Director — Bridge Bank has the reach, resources and deep industry knowledge that make a difference for customers. For more information, visit bridgebank.com. For careers with Bridge Bank and Western Alliance Bank.
GoGlobal is a people-first international HR and Employer of Record (EOR) service provider, with a globally distributed, naturally diverse remote workforce. GoGlobal’s technology enabled EOR solution allows companies of all sizes to hire people anywhere in the world without the need to set up a local entity, opening new doors to rapid expansion and growth. With a presence in over 100 countries on six continents and growing, GoGlobal helps clients recruit, hire, manage and pay exceptional talent – quickly, cost effectively and compliantly.
Lighter Capital provides tech entrepreneurs with access to non-dilutive financing to help grow their companies without giving up equity, board seats or personal guarantees. As the leader in Revenue-Based Financing, Lighter Capital has provided over $450 million in more than 900 rounds of financing to over 400 companies.
