/entrackr/media/media_files/2025/12/04/nexus-2025-12-04-19-21-53.png)
Fund Highlights
Nexus Venture Partners has raised its eighth fund, a $700 million vehicle focused on early-stage investments in AI, enterprise software, consumer, and fintech startups across India and the US.
Team & Strategy
- Fund size: $700M (Fund VIII)
- Focus: Early-stage AI, enterprise software, consumer, fintech
- Markets: India and US
- Strategy: Cross-border software plus US-only ventures
Track Record
- Led by GPs Abhishek Sharma, Jishnu Bhattacharjee (US), Anup Gupta, and Sujan (India)
- Equal focus on US and India: ~15 companies each across digital India and global software
- Targeting 1–2 global enterprise AI winners and 1–2 digital India winners to drive outsized returns
Outlook
- Returned ~$700M cash via partial/full exits
- Total liquidity: $1.5–$2B since inception
- Exits: Delhivery, PubMatic, Cloud.com, Mezi, Gluster
- Key portfolio: Turtlemint, Zepto, Rapido, Postman, Apollo (13–14% stakes as early backer)
- Next phase shaped by operationally intensive companies (Rapido, Zepto, Snabbit) - Looking at opportunities in wealth, payments, lending, and enterprise AI The $700M Fund VIII reinforces Nexus Venture Partners’ commitment to backing category-defining companies across India and the US, with a balanced cross-border and domestic strategy.