Suneel Gupta is an American entrepreneur, author, television host, and keynote speaker. He founded the healthcare company Rise Labs, and is the author of two books: Backable (2021) and Everyday Dharma (2023). He is the host of the television series, Business Class.
Early life and education
Gupta was born and raised in Novi, Michigan.[1] His parents, Damyanti and Subhash Gupta, had migrated from India to the United States in the 1960s and worked for Ford Motor Company as engineers. His mother was a refugee who became the first woman engineer at Ford having an advanced degree, as reported by Time.[2][3]
Gupta's career began at the consulting firm Accenture in the early 2000s.[7] He then worked for Mozilla Labs where he moved from legal domain to product design and went on to become director. In 2009, he joined the early-stage startup Groupon in Chicago as the company's first VP of Product Development.[8][9][10]
In 2013, Gupta founded Rise Labs, a wellness startup that provided nutrition coaching through a mobile app. The company raised $4 million in funding from Google Ventures and Greylock Partners among others,[11] before being acquired by One Medical in 2016 for an estimated $20 million.[12] Following the acquisition, Gupta became head of mobile business at One Medical, in addition to continuing in his existing role as CEO of Rise. Subsequently, Rise partnered with First Lady Michelle Obama's nonprofit initiative Partnership for a Healthier America.[13]
In 2021, Gupta published his first book titled Backable, co-authored by journalist Carlye Adler. The book employs case studies and interviews to identify the qualities that make an individual "backable".[21][22][23]
After the release of Backable, Gupta became the host of the television series, Business Class, which features Gupta in conversation with notable entrepreneurs. The series entered its third season in 2023, streaming on Amazon Prime Video.[24][25][26]
