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Swati Chaturvedi

Managing Partner at Calculus Venture Capital, Co-founder and CEO of Propel(x)

Deep Tech InvestingVenture CapitalPrivate EquityFinancial ModelingM&A Due DiligenceStrategic Research
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About

I'm Swati Chaturvedi, a Managing Partner at Calculus Venture Capital and the Co-founder and CEO of Propel(x). My career has been defined by a transition from management consulting and private equity into the heart of deep tech investing. With a background spanning architecture at IIT Roorkee to technology policy and finance at MIT, I am passionate about supporting startups rooted in scientific discovery. I believe these companies are the true drivers of social and environmental change. Currently, I focus on sectors like quantum computing, the space economy, and the shift from probabilistic LLMs to deterministic Large Quantitative Models. Whether I'm working with the MIT alumni investor community or advising the Quantum Foundry at TIFR, I'm always looking to connect with founders who are building 'intentional machines' and the next generation of industrial infrastructure.

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What I can offer

  • ›Deep tech investment expertise
  • ›Online diligence frameworks for startups
  • ›Access to the MIT alumni investor ecosystem
  • ›Strategic guidance on space and quantum sectors

Looking for

  • ›Deep tech founders for the Propel(x) listing portal
  • ›Collaborations within the MIT and TIFR research communities
  • ›expanding my professional network
  • ›exploring mutual opportunities in Venture Capital and Deep Tech

Best fit for

Deep tech foundersMIT AlumniQuantum and AI researchersInstitutional and Angel investors

Current Interests

Quantum Computing and HardwareAgentic Economy and Vibe-codingCommercial Space InfrastructurePheromone-based signaling for agricultureHigh-end industrial design

Background

Career

Transitioned from management consulting at Capgemini to private equity and venture capital, eventually founding Propel(x) and leading Calculus Venture Capital.

Education

MBA in Corporate Finance from MIT Sloan (2011); MS in Technology and Policy from MIT (2004); MS in Engineering and Project Management from UC Berkeley (2002); Bachelors in Architecture from IIT Roorkee (2000).

Achievements

  • ›Founded the Angel Investors Group for MIT Alumni
  • ›Scaled Propel(x) as the first online diligence platform for deep tech
  • ›Appointed to the Advisory Committee of the Quantum Foundry at TIFR
  • ›Portfolio company Simbiosys featured as a success story by NVIDIA Healthcare

Opinions

  • The current focus on LLMs overlooks 'Large Quantitative Models' (LQMs) that solve deterministic problems in pharma and climate.
  • Value in infrastructure cycles, like space, accrues disproportionately to the 'picks-and-shovels' and data layers.
  • Machines should have a 'soul' and intentional engineering over mass-market corporate design.
  • Startups rooted in scientific discovery are the primary drivers of positive social and environmental change.