Nexus Venture Partners

About

Nexus invests in technology-driven startups across AI, enterprise software, consumer, and fintech. The firm has built a strong reputation in backing AI infrastructure, developer platforms, open-source technologies, and emerging AI-native products, alongside scalable consumer and financial services businesses. Nexus typically invests at inception, seed, and Series A, supporting founders at the earliest stages of company formation.

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Nexus Venture Partners is led by a senior team of partners operating across Menlo Park and India. The firm functions as a fully integrated partnership, combining global market perspective with deep local execution experience in both regions.

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Investment Strategy

Nexus focuses on partnering with founders from the earliest moments of company creation. The firm frequently invests at inception, helps shape product and go-to-market strategy, and supports companies through multiple stages of growth. Nexus leverages its cross-border platform to help startups expand internationally, recruit senior talent, and navigate later-stage fundraising and public markets. The strategy is built around high-conviction early bets with long-term ownership.

Notable Investments

Notable investments include:

  • Postman
  • Apollo.io
  • MinIO
  • Druva
  • Observe.ai
  • PubMatic
  • Delhivery
  • Zepto
  • Rapido, Infra.Market
  • Turtlemint
  • Ultrahuman
  • Fingerprint
  • Daloopa
  • Orkes
  • Gumloop
  • Firecrawl
  • Neysa
  • Giga
  • Tensorwave
  • PromptQL
  • Avoca
  • India Shelter

Notable Exits

Nexus has achieved over 30 exits, including multiple IPOs, with notable outcomes such as Postman, PubMatic, Druva, and Delhivery.

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Nexus Venture Partners has one of the deepest early-stage platforms connecting the US and India.

The firm has extensive experience helping companies scale from zero to global markets and is particularly strong for founders building core infrastructure, developer-first products, and AI-native platforms that aim to operate internationally from early on.

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