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Nakul Mandan

Investor

Founder & Partner at Audacious Β· Venture Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Founder of Audacious, launched in April 2020. Previously a partner at Lightspeed leading application-layer investing, with prior experience at Battery; involved in investments including WorkOS, Reflection AI, Gainsight, People.ai, Multiverse, BuildingConnected, Marketo, and 6sense. Grew up in India and holds an undergraduate degree from IIT-Kanpur.

Experience

  1. Audacious VenturesFounder and Partnercurrent2020 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Lightspeed Venture PartnersVenture Partnercurrent2020 β€” present
  3. Lightspeed Venture PartnersPartner2014 β€” 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  4. People.aiBoard Member and Lead investorcurrent2016 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  5. MultiverseBoard Member and Lead Investorcurrent2018 β€” present
  6. GainsightBoard Observer and Investor2014 β€” 2020
  7. GainsightBoard Member2013 β€” 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  8. BuildingConnectedBoard Member and Investor2017 β€” 2018
  9. Battery VenturesInvestor2009 β€” 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  10. Blue River CapitalAssociate2006 β€” 2009Mumbai Metropolitan Region
  11. Deutsche BankAnalyst2005 β€” 2006Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Education

  1. Indian Institute of Technology, KanpurB.Tech.1999 β€” 2003
  2. Indian Institute of Management, LucknowMBA2003 β€” 2005

Skills & more

Venture Capital27Start-ups5Investments18Private Equity11Business Development7Corporate Finance4Emerging Markets3Corporate Development3Product Management3Mutual Funds3Hedge Funds2Entrepreneurship2
+11 moreDigital MediaAlternative InvestmentsBusiness StrategyStrategic PartnershipsIPOGrowth CapitalDeal SourcingCapital RaisingSaaSStrategyEnterprise Software

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Deals Β· 2

Multiverse GroupBoard seat

via Audacious Β· filed Jun 2024 Β· $5M raise

FortressIQBoard seat

via Audacious Β· filed Oct 2020 Β· $30M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

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