Kaushik Subramanian

Kaushik Subramanian is a Partner at EQT Ventures, based in London, where he invests in AI and fintech companies building product-led, category-defining businesses. At EQT Ventures, Kaushik has backed companies including Paid.ai, Stacks.ai, Payrails, and Beside, and works closely with founders on product strategy, monetization, and hyper scaling. Kaushik brings deep operating experience across global platforms and complex infrastructure. Prior to EQT Ventures, he was a product leader at Stripe, where he built and scaled the company’s FX and multicurrency business into a highly profitable, nine-figure revenue platform. He also led multiple product teams across Stripe Connect, invoicing, and monetization in EMEA, partnering closely with fast-growing internet companies and marketplaces. Earlier in his career, Kaushik spent several years at Meta, where he helped scale the ads ecosystem into a multi-billion-dollar business by re-architecting core ad-tech infrastructure and marketplace mechanics. He began his career at McKinsey and L’Oréal, shaping his perspective on strategy, consumer behavior, and operating at global scale. Kaushik holds an undergraduate degree in computer engineering and an MBA from INSEAD.