Vik has over twenty-five years of experience spanning venture capital, private equity and information technology consulting. As a Managing Director with Cypress Growth Capital, he oversees all aspects of the firm’s investment process and provides ongoing support to portfolio companies.
Prior to joining the Cypress team in 2012, Vik spent three years with the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (TETF), a $200 Million state-sponsored venture capital fund. The first decade of his career, Vik worked in the information technology field as a business consultant to Fortune 500 companies.
He serves on the Board of Directors of the US – India Chamber of Commerce and in 2019, Vik co-founded and original board member of Venture Dallas, a non-profit, volunteer-led organization dedicated to growing the innovation ecosystem in Dallas - Fort Worth.
Vik is a frequent guest lecturer and panelist on entrepreneurial topics at SMU, TCU and the University of Texas at Dallas. He holds an MBA from Southern Methodist University, with a concentration in Entrepreneurial Studies and Strategy, and a B.S. degree from University of Texas at Dallas. Vik is a recipient of Dallas Business Journal (DBJ) 40 Under 40 award, the DBJ Minority Business Leader Award, D CEO’s 2019 Mergers and Acquisitions Awards – Capital Provider of the Year, and the SMU Cox School of Business Alumni Award for his work an investor with Cypress Growth Capital and the business community in North Texas.
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As a Managing Director with Cypress Growth Capital, he oversees all aspects of the firm’s investment process and provides ongoing support to portfolio companies.
Cypress Growth Capital is the largest and most experienced royalty-based growth capital investor in the United States. Since our formation in 2010, we have completed over fifty-five multimillion-dollar royalty investments in software and technology-enabled services companies. With more than $150,000,000 of capital under management, Cypress has an established track record of funding emerging companies and helping entrepreneurs achieve their goals.
For an entrepreneur considering growth funding, Cypress Growth Capital provides a meaningful alternative to equity and traditional debt. Our firm invests up to $5,000,000 in emerging companies using a flexible, customized royalty loan that preserves an entrepreneur’s equity and control.
Cypress brings more than just capital to the companies in which we invest. Our team has extensive operating and entrepreneurial experience in software and services companies. We partner with the CEOs of our portfolio companies to provide helpful and impartial guidance as needed.
Based in Dallas, Cypress Growth Capital is investing out of its Fifth Fund throughout the United States.
