Rahul Mathur

Vice President at DeVC

Overview

Mathur is Vice President at DeVC as of December 2025, having previously served as Associate Vice President at the firm from May 2024 to November 2025.[1][3][4] Mathur founded Verak in October 2020, which was acquired within 2.5 years and subsequently became part of InsuranceDekho, where Mathur held the position of Associate Director from April 2023 to April 2024.[2][5][6] Prior to founding Verak, Mathur worked as an Analyst at FinTech Innovation Lab and as a Research Analyst at Insureblocks, along with roles in insurance product management.[7][9][10] Mathur holds a Master's degree in Mathematics from the University of Warwick and completed secondary education at The Cathedral and John Connon School and Campion School, Mumbai.[11][12][13] Mathur's investment focus spans vertical AI applications in healthcare, financial services, construction, and logistics, as well as consumer sectors.[2]

Profile introduction
Source excerptLinkedIn [2]

As a former founder, I bring infinite curiosity, energy and discipline to the investment process. I was fortunate to raise capital from wonderful investors (Y Combinator, Sequoia and Lightspeed) and get acquired within 2.5 years of starting Verak (YC W21) Along the company building journey, I discovered my interest in private markets investing by putting my own capital to work. I’m fortunate to now pursue my curiosity in this career arc as an investor. I invest in companies across several sectors: 1. Vertical AI (Healthcare, Financial Services, Construction, Logistics, etc.) 2. Consumer &…

Career history

  1. Vice PresidentDec 2025 to presentDeVC
  2. Associate Vice PresidentMay 2024 to Nov 2025DeVC
  3. Associate DirectorApr 2023 to Apr 2024InsuranceDekho
  4. FounderOct 2020 to Mar 2023Verak (now, part of InsuranceDekho)
  5. AnalystSep 2019 to Sep 2020FinTech Innovation Lab
  6. AmbassadorAug 2019 to Sep 2020Asia InsurTech Podcast
  7. Insurance Product ManagerJun 2019 to Sep 2019Laka
  8. Research AnalystSep 2018 to Jun 2019Insureblocks

Education

  1. Master's degree, Mathematics2015 - 2019University of Warwick
  2. High School2013 - 2015Business/Commerce at The Cathedral and John Connon School
  3. High School2002 - 2013General Studies at Campion School, Mumbai

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