Lupa Systems is a private investment holding company founded in 2019 by James Murdoch, headquartered in New York with an additional office in Mumbai. It invests across technology, media, and impact-driven companies, and partnered with Uday Shankar to form Bodhi Tree, an investment platform backed by a $1.5 billion commitment from the Qatar Investment Authority.
33% of their portfolio is in Media & Entertainment. Their most common stage is series-b (43% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $53.6M (across 17 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
14
Fund Size
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Top Stage
Series B
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
Michael Benchimol
Managing Director
Nitin Kukreja
Managing Director
Olivia Bonner
Partner
Apoorva Shankar
Vice President, Investments & Strategy
Trent Meinke
Investor
James Murdoch
Founder and CEO
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Rebellion Defense | Series C | $150M | Mar 2024 |
 Rebellion | Series C | $150M | Mar 2024 |
 RAIC Labs | Series B | $15M | Feb 2024 |
 Synthetaic | Series B | $3.5M | Feb 2024 |
| Rebellion Defense | Series D | — | Sep 2021 |
| Rebellion | Series B | $150M | Sep 2021 |
 WaitWhat | Series B | $12M | Jun 2021 |
 Morning Consult | Series B | — | Jun 2021 |
 Doubtnut | Series B | $31M | Feb 2021 |
 Kinema | Seed | $2M | Jan 2021 |
| WaitWhat | Seed | $12M | Jan 2021 |
| RAIC Labs | Seed | $3.5M | Oct 2020 |
| Synthetaic | Seed | $3.5M | Oct 2020 |
 AppHarvest | Series C | $28M | Aug 2020 |
 Percipient Ai | Series B | — | Oct 2019 |
| AAuthentic Artists | Unknown | — | — |
| WWait What | Series B | $12M | — |
 BRUT | Series C | $75M | — |
| Synthetaic | Series A | $13M | — |
 DailyHunt | Unknown | $100M | — |
| Rebellion Defense | Series B | $150M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Last updated: 20 October 2026