Anita Gupta - born in Boston and raised in the Midwest - is a serial entrepreneur with a track record of creating industry-changing innovations over the past three decades. In 2022, Anita was recognized for her work as a Forbes 50 Over 50 honoree.
Anita and her brothers, Rakesh and Neal, founded Aptara in 1989. Anita drove the professional publishing services division and led sales and marketing for the entire company. With Anita’s leadership, Aptara became the largest publishing services company in the world and was listed on the Inc 500 three years in a row, as one of the nation’s fastest-growing companies.
In 2009, Anita and her partners founded KiwiTech, which has created an ecosystem for entrepreneurs to succeed by supporting their technology development and investment efforts. KiwiTech is now partnering with and had invested in, over 500 startups.
Anita was a speaker at CES 2023 in Las Vegas, judging pitch competitions with MyGlobalVillage. She was a keynote speaker at the US State Department event at the Mauritanian Embassy and spoke on Women’s Economic Empowerment. In the past, Anita has presented at the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs, India’s FICCI Big Data and Analytics Conclave, and KiwiTech's Female Founder Demo Days. Anita will be hosting events and pitch competitions at Cannes Next during Cannes Film Festival 2023 in partnership with MyGlobalVillage.
Anita holds a Bachelor’s degree from Marietta College in computer science and has received national accolades, including the Harrington Prize and the Stevenson Prize. Anita was featured in Marietta College's alumni magazine, Trailblazer, for her entrepreneurial accomplishments. Anita completed her Master's in Public Policy from The Kennedy School at Harvard University as a Sloan Fellowship recipient.
