3 days agoWhy Credit on UPI holds the potential to transform Retail Lending in IndiaCredit cards have experienced a remarkable rise in popularity and have become an integral part of our modern financial landscape. From offering timely credit, convenience of not managing physical cash, and rewards to the consumers, to improving the sales conversion for the merchants, credit cards as a product is a…Fintech6 min readFintech6 min read
Nov 9Our investment in Giga MLWe are pleased to announce our seed investment in Giga ML: a company that enables secure on-prem deployment of open-source Large Language Models (LLMs). LLMs have taken the world by storm and have created a strong sense of urgency among enterprises to augment their products with AI and even launch…4 min read4 min read
Jul 19Navigating the AI revolutionGenAI reshaping the future of Knowledge Work — In 1914, L Sperry flew his aircraft serenely over Paris, with his hands removed from the controls and visibly waving to the awestruck spectators at an aviation contest. The judges remarked “That’s unheard of!” and handed Sperry the first prize of $10,000 — because of his world’s first demonstration of…10 min read10 min read
Feb 28Nexus Ventures VII closes $700 million venture capital fundWe are pleased to announce the closing of Nexus Ventures VII, a $700 million venture capital fund to back exceptional entrepreneurs in India and the US, building disruptive companies across AI, SaaS, Fintech, and Commerce. Nexus VII is privileged to have the support of world-class limited partners, majority of whom…1 min read1 min read
Dec 9, 2022Uniqus Consultech launches business operations; raises US$ 12.5 mn Series A funding led by Nexus, along with Sorin and marquee angels; Acquires SustainPlus for ESG expertiseMumbai, 8 December 2022: Uniqus Consultech Inc., a tech-enabled global platform that offers ESG and Accounting & Reporting Consulting, today announced the launch of its operations by raising US$12.5 mn in Series A funding for a minority stake sale. Uniqus is co-founded by consulting industry stalwarts Jamil Khatri, former Global…3 min read3 min read
Published inConversation with Nexus·Jun 8, 2022The Delhivery IPO — a giant step towards building the operating system for commerce in IndiaWhen we backed Delhivery in the early days in 2013, the founders were trying to solve a real problem of reliable and cost-efficient logistics for India’s fledgling e-commerce industry. The network architecture, processes, and transport modalities of incumbent logistics providers were geared toward corporate parcels and not e-commerce. …2 min read2 min read
Apr 29, 2022Leading insurtech platform Turtlemint, raises $120 million in Series E funding led by Amansa, Jungle Ventures and Nexus Venture PartnersMumbai, 28th April 2022 Turtlemint, India’s largest insurance advisor focused InsurTech platform, has announced a $120M Series E fundraise led by Amansa Capital, Jungle Ventures and Nexus Venture Partners. The round also saw participation from new investors Vitruvian Partners and Marshall Wace, along with other existing investors. This brings the…4 min read4 min read
Feb 4, 2022Nexus promotes two Senior Investment Professionals — Pratik Poddar and Anand DattaWe are thrilled to announce the promotion of two Senior Investment Professionals, Pratik Poddar to Partner and Anand Datta to Principal. Pratik has been instrumental in leading investments and helping entrepreneurs build category leading companies in Social, EdTech and Web3 and other Consumer tech areas. Anand joined Nexus after a successful operating career and has been central to many of our recent investments in Fintech, Digital Health, SaaS and other B2B areas. Entrepreneurs love working with Pratik and Anand.1 min read1 min read
Published inConversation with Nexus·Jan 2, 2022The Gentle Genius Lives on in our HeartsIt’s hard to believe that our Naren Gupta is no more. The Gentle Genius who profoundly touched, inspired and changed countless lives for the better. After ace academic achievements at IIT, Caltech, and Stanford, Naren’s tryst with entrepreneurship began in the early days of technology entrepreneurship in silicon valley. He…2 min read2 min read
Published inConversation with Nexus·Aug 25, 2021Yogesh and Kulin in Conversation with Nexus | ft. OnsurityOnsurity was founded in mid-2020 by entrepreneurs Yogesh Agarwal and Kulin Shah, who bring deep experience in insurance underwriting, distribution, customer experience and building scalable tech-enabled businesses. …Insurance22 min readInsurance22 min read
