Alok Nandan is a Co-founder and Managing Partner at First Rays Venture Partners. He previously worked at Microsoft Azure and served as a Partner at Emergent Ventures.

What Alok can write

Writes checks of$1M to $3M
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedCan lead the round
Ownership target5-7%, 7-10%At first check
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First Rays Venture Partners writes $1M to $3M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Microsoft Azure
  2. Emergent Ventures · Partner
  3. First Rays Venture Partners · Co-founder & Managing Partner
    Now

Companies founded

First Rays Venture Partners

Investments named in public bios

Acceldata.ioArcion.ioObserve.ai

Focus

AI infrastructuredata systemsenterprise software transformation

Education

IIT, undergraduate degreeUCLA, PhD

Before you pitch

First Rays Venture Partners does not invest inRounds above ~$50M post-money; syndicate/spray-and-pray participation.

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Questions

Who is Alok Nandan?

Alok Nandan is a Co-founder and Managing Partner at First Rays Venture Partners. He previously worked at Microsoft Azure and served as a Partner at Emergent Ventures.

How much does Alok Nandan invest?

Alok Nandan invests through First Rays Venture Partners, which writes checks of $1M to $3M at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Alok Nandan?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Alok in the subject. A warm intro from a founder First Rays Venture Partners backed works better.

What did Alok Nandan do before First Rays Venture Partners?

Microsoft Azure; Partner at Emergent Ventures.

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