Vivake Gupta

Current

Co-Founder and Managing Director at Lab49

Past

Consultant at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Simile Software

Education

University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
University of Chicago
Roycemore School

Edison Regional Gifted Center
Roycemore School

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

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Vivake Gupta’s Summary

Lab49 builds advanced technology applications for the financial services industry and counts some of the world’s largest financial institutions as clients. We enable our clients to realize new business opportunities and gain competitive advantage through our comprehensive engineering and industry expertise.

I started the firm in 2002 out of New York and, in 2006 launched Lab49's first international office in London, now responsible for over half of Lab49's business.

I've spoken at industry events, including FinExpo, the Algorithmic Trading Conference, the Agile Conference, and the Wharton Entrepreneurship Conference on topics as diverse as:
• Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
• Large-Scale Computing, i.e., grid
• Data Visualization
• Complex Event Processing (CEP)
• Analytics, pricing, trading
• Software methodology,design & architecture

Vivake Gupta’s Specialties:

entrepreneurship, general management, trading systems, natural language processing, unstructured data management, software development, angel investing, venture investing, management consulting, venture capital

Vivake Gupta’s Experience

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Lab49

(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

April 2002 — Present (7 years 4 months)

Lab49 builds advanced technology applications for the financial services industry, counting some of the world’s largest financial institutions as clients. We enable our clients to realize new business opportunities and gain competitive advantage through our comprehensive engineering and industry expertise. We help our clients effect positive change in their markets through technological innovation and a rich fabric of industry best practices and first-hand experience.

I engage with clients, developing products that solve their business needs, and address their challenges through multiple product release cycles.

I help ensure a consistently full sales pipeline through a combination of direct sales, development and implementation of marketing campaigns and strategic business development relationships.

I started the firm in 2002 out of New York and, in 2006 launched Lab49's first international office in London, now responsible for over half of Lab49's business.
Consultant

The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

(Partnership; 1001-5000 employees; Management Consulting industry)

June 2005 — August 2005 (3 months)

I was a management consultant at The Boston Consulting Group, advising senior executives of large financial institution clients on technology operations.
Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Simile Software

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

July 1999 — April 2002 (2 years 10 months)

I co-founded a software company developing search analytic solutions to categorize and relate disparate semantic content. Enabled online media companies to contextually connect content to related media, improving user experience and maximizing content-related revenue streams.

I was responsible for all aspects of technology, including software development, professional services, IT operations, and R&D

Vivake Gupta’s Education

University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School

MBA , Entrepreneurial Management , 2004 — 2006

Activities and Societies:

Cohort C
Chair, Wharton Business Plan Competition
President, Wharton Entrepreneurship Club
University of Chicago

BA , Biological Sciences , 1996 — 1999

Activities and Societies:

Research Associate, Computer Science Dept; conducted fundamental research in parallel processing and grid computing
Research Associate, Biological Sciences Division; conducted research on photochemical quenching and on heat-shock proteins
Roycemore School

1993 — 1996
Edison Regional Gifted Center

1990 — 1993
Roycemore School

1985 — 1990