Nikhil Basu Trivedi

Co-Founder atFootworkSan Francisco

Nikhil Basu Trivedi is a Co-Founder and General Partner at Footwork. He previously held roles at Shasta Ventures, Insight Partners, and Artsy.

What Nikhil can write

Writes checks of$1M to $30M
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target> 12%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Footwork writes $1M to $30M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Artsy
  2. Insight Partners
  3. Shasta Ventures · Managing Director
  4. Footwork · Co-Founder & General Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Footwork

Investments named in public bios

AthelasBrigitCanvaClassDojoColor HealthFrame.ioImperfect FoodsLatticeThe Farmer's DogColorLiteratiPill Club

Focus

consumer technologyconsumerization of enterprise technologyentrepreneurshiptechnologyventure capital

Education

Princeton, A.B. in Molecular Biology

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Questions

Who is Nikhil Basu Trivedi?

Nikhil Basu Trivedi is a Co-Founder and General Partner at Footwork. He previously held roles at Shasta Ventures, Insight Partners, and Artsy.

How much does Nikhil Basu Trivedi invest?

Nikhil Basu Trivedi invests through Footwork, which writes checks of $1M to $30M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Nikhil Basu Trivedi?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Nikhil in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Footwork backed works better.

What did Nikhil Basu Trivedi do before Footwork?

Artsy; Insight Partners; Managing Director at Shasta Ventures.

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