Nexus Venture Partners
About Nexus Venture Partners
Nexus Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California, founded in 2006. Its website describes a focus on product-first startups across AI, enterprise software, fintech and consumer, with a portfolio spanning the US and India. Public sources reviewed do not identify the partners who lead the AI work, so no individuals are named here.
The firm announced its eighth fund, Nexus Ventures VIII, at $700 million in December 2025. The fund backs early-stage AI, enterprise software, consumer and fintech companies, and the firm has said it splits capital between AI and India-focused bets. Across all funds, one trade publication reported about $3.2 billion under management, more than 130 portfolio companies and 30 exits. Recent AI rounds on the Lounge deals desk include Lightsage (seed, $4M, 2026-09, led by Nexus), Pramaana Labs (seed, $27M, 2026-06) and Multifactor (seed, $15M, 2026-07, led by Nexus). A third-party tracker also lists Deep Cogito's $43M Series A in August 2026.
Third-party trackers say the firm invests at pre-seed, seed, Series A and Series B, with checks reported between $100,000 and $10 million. The firm's own site and Crunchbase describe partnering with founders at inception, seed or Series A. The firm does not publish check sizes in the sources reviewed.
- Lightsage: AI company, seed round of $4M in September 2026, led by Nexus (Lounge deals desk)
- Multifactor: seed round of $15M in July 2026, led by Nexus (Lounge deals desk)
- Pramaana Labs: seed round of $27M in June 2026 (Lounge deals desk)
- FinTax: seed round of $40M in August 2026 (Lounge deals desk)
- Verse8: seed round of $5M in April 2026 (Lounge deals desk)
- TriFetch: pre-seed round of $1.9M in April 2026, led by Nexus (Lounge deals desk)
- Deep Cogito: AI company, Series A of $43M in August 2026 (SeedTable)
- Obot AI: enterprise software and AI data platform (TipRanks); round not confirmed
- Firecrawl, Gumloop, Tensorwave and Daloopa: listed as portfolio companies on the firm's LinkedIn page; round details not confirmed
- nexusvp.com
- nexusvp.com/companies
- pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/11254-42
- dealroom.co/investors/nexus-venture-partners
- business-standard.com/companies/news/nexus-raises-700-million-fund-to-
- techbuzz.ai/articles/nexus-bucks-ai-trend-splits-700m-fund-between-ai-
- superscout.co/investor/nexus-venture-partners
- seedtable.com/investors/nexus-venture-partners
Investing activity
Nexus Venture Partners appears in 6 AI deals tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $82M, and led 3 of them. The rounds are mostly Seed and Pre-seed, with a median round size of $15M and the largest at $40M. The most recent are Lightsage (Seed, $4M, Sep 2026), FinTax (Seed, $40M, Aug 2026) and Multifactor (Seed, $15M, Jul 2026).
Nexus Venture Partners most often invests alongside Robert Chatwani, Ivan Burazin, Steven Tamm and Hila Qu, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Nexus Venture Partners
Where is Nexus Venture Partners based and when was it founded?
Nexus Venture Partners is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, and was founded in 2006 according to PitchBook and Dealroom.
How large is the latest Nexus Venture Partners fund?
The firm announced Nexus Ventures VIII, a $700 million fund, in December 2025 to back early-stage AI, enterprise software, consumer and fintech companies.
What stages does Nexus Venture Partners invest in?
Third-party trackers list pre-seed, seed, Series A and Series B, with reported checks from $100,000 to $10 million. The firm itself does not publish these figures in the sources reviewed.
Which AI companies has Nexus Venture Partners backed?
Recent AI rounds include Lightsage, Multifactor, Pramaana Labs and Deep Cogito, with Lightsage, Multifactor and TriFetch led by Nexus according to the Lounge deals desk.
Does Nexus Venture Partners lead its AI rounds?
The Lounge deals desk records Nexus as lead on Lightsage, Multifactor and TriFetch. Other recent AI rounds are listed without a lead.
What AI companies has Nexus Venture Partners invested in?
Nexus Venture Partners's AI investments include Lightsage, FinTax, Multifactor, Pramaana Labs, TriFetch and Verse8. The 6 rounds on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Nexus Venture Partners based?
Nexus Venture Partners is based in Menlo Park, California, United States.
What stage does Nexus Venture Partners invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Nexus Venture Partners has invested at Seed and Pre-seed, with a median round of $15M. Nexus Venture Partners led 3 of those rounds.
Who does Nexus Venture Partners co-invest with?
Nexus Venture Partners's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are Robert Chatwani (1 deal), Ivan Burazin (1 deal), Steven Tamm (1 deal), Hila Qu (1 deal) and Shuhao Zhang (1 deal).
How can founders reach Nexus Venture Partners?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Nexus Venture Partners's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Nexus Venture Partners to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.