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Nexus Venture Partners

Menlo Park, California · Invests in US; Asia · Website

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Pre-SeedSeedSeries AConsumer Apps & SocialGamingB2B SaaSAI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareDeveloper Tools & InfrastructureFintech & PaymentsSecurity & CybersecurityHealthcare & Digital HealthManufacturing & Industrial

Thesis

We partner with extraordinary entrepreneurs building product-first companies that redefine their categories. In the US, we focus on transformative AI and enterprise software. In India, we back digital-native businesses solving local market problems at scale.

Likely not a fit for

We avoid non-founder-led teams, companies without product-market fit signals, and solutions that lack clear differentiation

How they invest

Lead or follow
Usually leads
Typical decision
~1 month
Warm intro
Preferred
Involvement
Takes a board seat
Fund status
Actively deploying
Assets under mgmt
$3.2B
Decision process
Partnership vote

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Pratik Poddar

PartnerPartner · Primary contact

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Raj Kuwadia

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Suvir Sujan

General PartnerFounder, Managing Director

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Naren Gupta

General PartnerCo-founder

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Sandeep Singhal

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Portfolio

ZeptoEcommerce Marketplaces

Zepto is revolutionizing the way India shops with a focus on speed, offering 10-minute delivery for a wide range of products.

PostmanDeveloper Tools Infra

Postman is the world's leading API platform that provides tools for designing, testing, and managing APIs. It offers a collaborative environment for teams to streamline their API workflows and automate tasks using AI.

RapidoLogistics Supply Chain

Rapido is an aggregator platform that provides auto & bike taxi services in 100+ cities across India, allowing users to book rides with minimal wait time and maximum safety.

DelhiveryLogistics Supply Chain

Delhivery is India’s largest fully integrated logistics provider, aiming to build the operating system for commerce through a combination of world-class infrastructure, logistics operations, and cutting-edge engineering and technology capabilities.

DruvaEnterprise Software

Druva is a leader in data security solutions, offering a fully managed SaaS platform for cyber resilience and data protection. The company focuses on cloud-native backup and recovery, and it employs a diverse workforce worldwide.

UnacademyEdtech

Unacademy is India's largest learning platform, offering structured courses and live classes for various competitive exams and academic subjects.

MinioDeveloper Tools Infra

MinIO is an S3 compatible, exascale object store designed for AI workloads, providing features like AIStor Tables, encryption, data immutability, and identity management.

Observe.AIEnterprise Software

Observe.AI is a leader in AI-driven contact center solutions, providing AI agents that enhance customer experience through natural conversation and reliable execution.

Apollo.ioEnterprise Software

Apollo.io is an AI-powered sales platform that helps businesses streamline their outbound and inbound sales processes, enhance data enrichment, and accelerate deal execution.

FingerprintSecurity Cyber

Fingerprint provides device intelligence solutions that empower businesses to detect and prevent online fraud with the world's most accurate device identifier.

DaloopaEnterprise Software

Daloopa provides AI-powered financial data infrastructure and investment research workflow solutions, enabling analysts to build and update financial models efficiently with source-linked, auditable data.

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Nexus Venture Partners Research Investment Thesis Nexus Venture Partners is a premier early-stage venture capital firm that backs extraordinary founders building product-first, transformative companies across India and the United States. Founded in 2006 by Naren Gupta, Suvir Sujan, and Sandeep Singhal, Nexus operates from the belief that the best companies emerge from entrepreneurs who deeply unde…

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