Blue Horizon expands its board of directors

Impact investment firm Blue Horizon has appointed Manu Gupta to its board of directors.

Gupta (pictured) has been a tech investor in the United States, Europe, and Asia for over 12 years. He currently works for Blue Lion, a venture capital firm he co-founded that invests in multi-tiered technology companies. Previously, he was a founding member and former partner of Lakestar, a European technology venture fund. His investments and board seats include Opendoor (IPO), SoFI (IPO), Robinhood (IPO), Maker Studios (M&A), Pipe and Forward Health, among others.

Previously, Gupta was CEO and Head of European Internet Coverage at Goldman Sachs, working in the London and San Francisco offices. He began his career as a product manager at Oracle and as a software developer at Sun Microsystems.

Bjorn Witt, Managing Partner and CEO of Blue Horizon, comments on the appointment: “We are expanding our expertise at Blue Horizon with expert knowledge from various disciplines in the areas of venture capital, technology and scientific research, thereby strengthening our position as a leading ecosystem transition company. A new, sustainable food acceleration.”

The asset manager recently had one General Counsel, new partner and two directors for the investment team Eye. According to the company, its nine-person investment team now represents 67% of women. To date, Blue Horizon claims to have raised more than $850 million and invested in more than 50 alternative protein companies.