Komal Gupta

deep tech stuff @piventures 🤖 • ex-investments @join_ef ✨ • previously building Pixis AI 🚀

[Komal Gupta @komz24]

@gargipalaskar This is so relatable!

[gargi palaskar @gargipalaskar]

i’ve been a reader since i was 6? 7?
and it’s always been fiction (never been much of a self help or nonfiction reader)

it started with enid blyton, ruskin bond, amar chitra katha in first grade, then there was geronimo stilton, jk rowling, rick riordan, suzanne collins, christopher paolini, khaled hosseini through most of high school. then came all of the romance or feminist novels in college, then some emily henry, sally rooney, dolly alderton to now arrive at murakami, elif shafak, chitra divarakuni type of culturally influenced authors

point is, books have never been a “productive” addition to my life; the desire to read has only been driven by the pursuit for a meaningful story. to smile and cry and anger with the protagonist, or to be transported into a whole new universe (it’s like watching a movie but better), or to finish the book and sit still for a while to just relish the experience. nonfiction readers will probably never experience this level of emotional investment in a story

it’s hard to stick to this habit of picking the colourful book over the practical book, when everyone around you seems to think that’s the better choice for your career, self development, education or even relationships

but what most don’t realise is that fiction will teach you everything about life & love & people, through storytelling that is otherwise impossible

and so, every time i’m in a bookstore, i feel like i’m 6 years old again & pick the nicest cover anyway

[Komal Gupta @komz24]

driving an EV tractor is a solid 10/10 🚜🧑‍🌾

[pi Ventures @piventures]

We’re excited to lead the $6M Series A in MoonRider! 🚜🚜🚜

MoonRider has built an EV-native tractor architecture (battery → drivetrain → thermal mgt) and is the first in India to homologate 27/50/75HP EV tractors for commercial deployment.

Big shift incoming for ag power.

[Komal Gupta @komz24]

Hiring : Social Media Intern (Blr based)
(For a founder who is building an insane snacks brand)
Looking for someone creative, design-savvy, and obsessed with food/content to work on a modern India-forward snack brand.
💡 Work: reels, shoots, edits, visual concepts, building the brand’s aesthetic world
🗓 Dec 2025–Feb 2026
💰 Paid role + full-time possible
If this sounds like you, DM me your work.

[Jannik Sinner @janniksin]

What an honour to reach the @Wimbledon final ❤️ Huge respect to @DjokerNole 🤝🏻

[Komal Gupta @komz24]

@vatsalyatandon I approve.

[Komal Gupta @komz24]

It should be illegal to work in this blr weather.

[Roland-Garros @rolandgarros]

A 🐐 moment.

#RolandGarros

[Manish Singhal @manish_saarthi]

We’re hiring Investment Fellow(s) at pi Ventures! Great opportunity for those looking to explore a career in VC and work directly with deeptech founders & technologies.
Apply by May 25th: https://t.co/OHLsfZvtIB

[Komal Gupta @komz24]

The real rental cost of @FurlencoSupport is the emotional damage from dealing with customer support.

[Komal Gupta @komz24]

Chasing an aesthetic is not bad. And most of us are somewhere in between trying to make it look good while figuring it out. But they’re all labor in disguise and take a lot of work.

[Komal Gupta @komz24]

Piper from White Lotus spends one night in a monastery without air conditioning, and realizes the reality of simplicity is nothing like its aesthetic.

I wrote some thoughts on how we all romanticize simplicity or are often just attracted to the aesthetic of something (the vibe or look of it), until we are forced to live in it.

[Komal Gupta @komz24]

3. Gym Rat - High-protein meals, matching gym sets, lifting clips
(Reality - Sore joints, body dysmorphia, guilt on rest days)

4. Founder / Hustle Aesthetic - Early mornings, pitch decks, coffee-fueled execution, “building in public.”
(Reality - 90% uncertainty, constant anxiety and pressure)

5. Travel Aesthetic - Sunsets, solo train rides through Europe, packing cubes, digital nomad life.
(Reality - Delayed flights, Visa stress, spotty WiFi, and eating alone a lot)

[pi Ventures @piventures]

🚀 Are you building in quantum tech?

We’re teaming up with @GoogleCloud_IN to host Quantum Immersion Day – a curated event for India’s top quantum startups, investors & ecosystem leaders.

📍 Bengaluru 📅 May 8

Apply to pitch: https://t.co/DY6hykpmeJ