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Utkarsh Malhotra.

Utkarsh Malhotra.

Investing team atNexus VPCalifornia
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Utkarsh Malhotra is a Nexus VP focused on SaaS startups. He previously worked at McKinsey & Co., Hike, Crownit, and MakeMyTrip, and holds degrees from IIT Delhi and Columbia Business School.

What Utkarsh can write

Writes checks of$1M to $10M
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%, 10-12%, > 12%At first check
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

Nexus VP writes $1M to $10M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Nexus VP.

Career

  1. MakeMyTrip · Product and Growth teams
  2. Crownit · Product and Growth teams
  3. Hike · Product and Growth teams
  4. McKinsey & Co. · Digital practice
  5. Nexus · VP
  6. Nexus VP
    Now

Focus

saas

Education

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), Bachelors in EngineeringColumbia Business School, MBA

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Saniya Chawla
Saniya ChawlaInvesting team
Abishek SharmaInvesting team

Partners like Utkarsh

At firms with a similar stage, sector and check size.

Ben Ling
Ben LingGeneral Partner, Bling Capital
Matthew VolosinPartner, Caffeinated Capital
Daniel Blomquist
Daniel BlomquistFund Partner, Creandum
Eric Chin
Eric ChinPartner and Alpha Founder, Crosslink Capital
Amy Fu
Amy FuPartner, First Round Capital
Brett GibsonManaging Partner, Initialized Capital

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Questions

Who is Utkarsh Malhotra.?

Utkarsh Malhotra is a Nexus VP focused on SaaS startups. He previously worked at McKinsey & Co., Hike, Crownit, and MakeMyTrip, and holds degrees from IIT Delhi and Columbia Business School.

How much does Utkarsh Malhotra. invest?

Utkarsh Malhotra. invests through Nexus VP, which writes checks of $1M to $10M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Utkarsh Malhotra.?

A warm intro from a founder Nexus VP backed works best.

What did Utkarsh Malhotra. do before Nexus VP?

Product and Growth teams at MakeMyTrip; Product and Growth teams at Crownit; Product and Growth teams at Hike; Digital practice at McKinsey & Co.; VP at Nexus.

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