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Nakul Mandan

Nakul Mandan

Founder & Partner atAudacious VenturesFirm active Sep 23California
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Nakul Mandan founded Audacious Ventures in April 2020. He was previously a partner at Lightspeed and an undergraduate of IIT-Kanpur, with investments in companies including WorkOS and Gainsight.

What Nakul can write

Writes checks ofNot reported
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedLead preference not reported
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

Career

  1. Lightspeed · partner
  2. Battery Ventures · partner
    2014-2020
  3. Audacious Ventures · Founder & Partner
    Now

Companies founded

AudaciousAudacious Ventures

Investments named in public bios

WorkOSReflection AIGainsightPeople.aiMultiverseBuildingConnectedMarketo6senseDecagonAvocaLightfieldGeneral LegalMaximaQuadrillionCurious CardinalsVartana

Focus

application layer investingventure capitalVCrecruitingAIhealthcare

Education

IIT-Kanpur, undergradIITIIM

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Who is Nakul Mandan?

Nakul Mandan founded Audacious Ventures in April 2020. He was previously a partner at Lightspeed and an undergraduate of IIT-Kanpur, with investments in companies including WorkOS and Gainsight.

How much does Nakul Mandan invest?

Audacious Ventures has not reported a check size. It invests at pre-seed, seed.

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A warm intro from a founder Audacious Ventures backed works best.

What did Nakul Mandan do before Audacious Ventures?

partner at Lightspeed; partner at Battery Ventures.

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