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Nihal Mehta

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Co-Founder at India Internet Fund · General Partner at Eniac Ventures · Board director at Evertune · Board director at MaestroQA · General Partner at Eniac

New York, New York

Writes $200K – $1.2M checks · typically $700K

FoundedEniac

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Dasha MaggiounlockedNihal: together at University of Pennsylvania
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Nihal: together at Evertune
Nihal: together at Uber

About

Co-founder and GP at Eniac and a prolific networker who founded five startups since 1999, including ipsh! (acquired by Omnicom) and buzzd/LocalResponse (acquired by BlueCava). An early investor in companies like AdMob, Alloy, Brightwheel, Tala, and Uber, he also hosts the Human Unicorn podcast.

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Board director at Evertune

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Co-founders at Evertune

BSBrian Stempeck
Brian StempeckCEO & Co-Founder
ECEd Chater
Ed ChaterChief Product Officer & Co-Founder
PCPoul Costinsky
Poul CostinskyChief Science Officer & Co-Founder

Board director at MaestroQA

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Co-founders at MaestroQA

SP
Srinivas PrathipatiExecutive Officer, Director
HHHarrison Hunter

General Partner at Eniac

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Eniac's investors · 1

Co-founders at Eniac

HHHadley Harris
Hadley HarrisCo-founder & General Partner
TYTim Young
Tim YoungFounding General Partner

Experience

  1. The100kPledgeCo-Foundercurrent2020 — present
  2. Pitch and RunCo-Foundercurrent2019 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  3. Eniac VenturesFounding General Partnercurrent2009 — present
  4. India Internet GroupFounding Partnercurrent2011 — presentNYC & Mumbai, India
  5. project ahimsaco-founder, board membercurrent2001 — present
  6. LocalResponseExecutive Chairman/Founder of LocalResponse2013 — 2014chelsea, NYC
  7. LocalResponseCEO/Founder of LocalResponse2010 — 2013chelsea, ny
  8. UberAngel Investor2012
  9. buzzdco-founder & CEO2007 — 2010
  10. AdMobangel investor2005 — 2010
  11. ipsh! (sold to NYSE:OMC in 2005)founder, CEO2001 — 2007
  12. Urbangroove Networks, Inc.Co-Founder/CEO1999 — 2001

Skills & more

Negotiation17Strategic Planning34Search16Strategy43Mobile Marketing99Social Networking61Mobile Advertising99Mobile19Emerging Markets20Venture Capital69Start-ups99Product Development39
+12 moreStrategic PartnershipsSocial MediaOnline MarketingProduct ManagementMobile InternetBusiness StrategyEntrepreneurshipDigital MediaAnalyticsEntrepreneurAdvertisingTeam Building

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Investments

Investor

AlloyBitoBrightwheelCloudxCrossterraDefinitive Intelligence - Acquired by Groq - Acquired by NvidiaDubsmash - Acquired by RedditEvertuneGhostGinger - Acquired by HeadspaceHyper - Acquired by MotorolaMantlemParticle - Acquired by RoktNebexProof of LearnRippitTroveUpscaleVistar Media - Acquired by T-MobileVungle - Acquired by Blackstone

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Nihal Mehta?
Co-founder and GP at Eniac and a prolific networker who founded five startups since 1999, including ipsh! (acquired by Omnicom) and buzzd/LocalResponse (acquired by BlueCava). An early investor in companies like AdMob, Alloy, Brightwheel, Tala, and Uber, he also hosts the Human Unicorn podcast.
Where does Nihal Mehta work?
Nihal Mehta is General Partner of Eniac and Co-Founder at India Internet Fund and Board director at Evertune and Board director at MaestroQA.
What check size does Nihal Mehta write?
Nihal Mehta typically writes checks of $200K – $1.2M.
What companies did Nihal Mehta found?
Nihal Mehta founded Eniac.
What companies has Nihal Mehta invested in?
Investments tracked here include Alloy, Bito, Brightwheel, Cloudx, Crossterra, Definitive Intelligence - Acquired by Groq - Acquired by Nvidia, Dubsmash - Acquired by Reddit, Evertune, Ghost, Ginger - Acquired by Headspace, Hyper - Acquired by Motorola, Mantle, and 8 more.
Where did Nihal Mehta go to school?
Nihal Mehta studied at University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Philosophy); University of Pennsylvania (BSE, Computer Science & Engineering).

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