Peak XV Partners vice president Kriti Gupta is set to leave the VC firm after five years.
Gupta's departure comes amid an ongoing leadership reshuffle at Peak XV, which has seen multiple senior executives exit over the past two years as the firm reorganises its leadership
Gupta plans to take some time off before her next career move. Peak XV confirmed that she will transition out of the firm in the coming months by mutual agreement.
Peak XV Partners
vice president Kriti Gupta is set to leave the VC firm after five years, sources told Inc42.
Gupta has decided to take some time off before making her next career move.
Confirming the development, Gupta told Inc42, “It’s been an incredible 5 years at Peak XV. I’ve decided to move on… going to take some time (off).”
Meanwhile, a spokesperson of Peak XV said, “Kriti and Peak XV have mutually agreed that she will be transitioning from the firm in the coming months. We sincerely thank Kriti for her contributions and the value she has brought to Peak XV during her time with us. We wish her continued success in the next chapter of her career.”
Gupta joined Sequoia Capital in 2021, before its India and Southeast Asia business was rebranded as Peak XV Partners in 2023. During her tenure, she focused on early-stage investments, primarily in the consumer sector.
Gupta’s exit comes about six months after Peak XV parted ways with three of its MDs — Ashish Agrawal, Ishaan Mittal, and Tejeshwi Sharma.
The trio subsequently launched Mettle Capital and are looking to raise between $350 Mn and $400 Mn for their maiden fund.
Following those departures, Peak XV elevated Abhishek Mohan to general partner and Saipriya Sarangan to COO.
At the time, the firm said the leadership changes would strengthen its capabilities in an “era of unprecedented change driven by AI”, adding that it planned to expand its bench of AI-native investors and go-to-market capabilities.
Gupta’s departure extends a leadership reshuffle that has been underway at Peak XV since 2024. Over the past two years, several senior leaders, including Shailesh Lakhani, Harshjit Sethi, Abheek Anand, Agrawal, Mittal, and Sharma, have exited the firm.
Notably, former Peak XV MDs Lakhani and Sethi have joined hands with former Sequoia India vice president Mayank Porwal to launch Ambition Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm targeting a corpus of $250 Mn.
Despite the leadership churn, Peak XV remained one of India’s biggest beneficiaries of the startup IPO wave in 2025, generating more than ₹2,480 Cr in liquidity through exits from companies including Groww, Pine Labs, Wakefit, and Urban Company.
Source: Inc42 - Startups
