What check size does Nihar Shah write?

Nihar Shah typically writes checks of $1K – $25K.

Where did Nihar Shah go to school?

Nihar Shah studied at NYU Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science (Master of Science - MS, Computer Science); MIT Academy of Engineering (Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Electrical); Stevens Institute of Technology (Master of Science - MS, Computer Software Engineering (Transferred to NYU)).

Nihar Shah

Former Researcher at Nethermind

Jersey City, New Jersey

Writes $1K – $25K checks · typically $19K

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Experience

OstiumSenior Backend Engineercurrent2026 — presentManhattan, New York, United States
Hustle FundAngel Squad Membercurrent2024 — present
SizzleAdvisor2024 — 2025Manhattan, New York, United States
StarkWareExploration Eng2024 — 2025
NethermindResearcher2024
HIFI BridgeSoftware Engineer2023 — 2024New York, United States
Block ConveyTechnical Lead2023New York, United States
Great Lakes Institute of ManagementVisiting Faculty - Blockchain2022
OPX Ai ™Blockchain Lead2021 — 2022India
Vyom LabsData Scientist2020 — 2021Pune Division, Maharashtra, India
ImagineerData Science Intern2019Pune Division, Maharashtra, India
OmnePresent Technologies - Low Code ExpertsWeb Developer Intern2017 — 2018Pune Division, Maharashtra, India

Skills & more

Public Speaking2Analytical SkillsMicrosoft AzureREST APIs2IBM Watson1Google Cloud Platform (GCP)Decentralized Applications (DApps)Amazon Web Services (AWS)Rust (Programming Language)1Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)3JavaScript4WordPress4

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React.jsNode.jsR (Programming Language)DatabricksPySparkDatabasesSmart ContractsPython (Programming Language)HTMLBlockchainProtocol DesignCommunity Engagement

Blockchain Technology and Its Applications — Stanford Continuing Studies
Certified Blockchain Developer — Blockchain Council
IBM Blockchain Foundation Developer V2 — IBM
IBM Blockchain Essentials V2 — IBM
Applied Data Science with Python - Level 2 — IBM
SQL- The Complete Introduction to SQL programming — Udemy
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals — Microsoft

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Nihar Shah?: Advisor at Sizzle
What check size does Nihar Shah write?: Nihar Shah typically writes checks of $1K – $25K.
Where did Nihar Shah go to school?: Nihar Shah studied at NYU Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science (Master of Science - MS, Computer Science); MIT Academy of Engineering (Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Electrical); Stevens Institute of Technology (Master of Science - MS, Computer Software Engineering (Transferred to NYU)).

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Also attended NYU Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science7

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Also attended Stevens Institute of Technology65

Pooja DeoSenior Director, Business Intelligence at Deerfield Management Company Srinivas RaoInvestor at Phoenix Venture Partners Ashwini PatilHead of Trading at Goalvest Venture Daniella KranjacInvestor at Avant Bio Gus KovenCCO at Savano Capital Partners Lindsay GoeddelInvestor at Constellation Technology Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Hustle Fund65

Raoul Felix MaierInvestor at Eudemian Ventures Mike SherbakovGeneral Partner at The Veteran Fund Sarah RomankoAssociate at Geek Ventures Yeo Chee HiongSenior Associate, Southeast Asia at Jungle Ventures Elizabeth YinCo-founder and General Partner at Hustle Fund, a pre-seed fund for software entrepreneurs Shiyan KohSingapore-based early stage VC at Hustle Fund

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Also worked at StarkWare17

Paul VeradittakitManaging Partner at Pantera Capital Mike VernalPartner at Sequoia Capital Dovey WanPartner at Primitive Ventures Joyce YangInvestor at Seed Club Ventures Audrey AdelineAnalyst at Peak XV Partners Jared Quincy D.Principal at Khosla Ventures

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Also worked at Nethermind5

Lázaro IglesiasSmart Contracts Engineer, 0x at HyperNest Nitin GaurInvestor at A100X Pravesh MansharamaniFounder at Totalis Kristof GazsoFounder at Pimlico Bill KentrupFounder at Allinfra

Also worked at Vyom Labs1

Taran ChhabraFounder at Neemans