Where does Nikhil Basu Trivedi work?

Nikhil Basu Trivedi is Co-Founder and General Partner at Footwork and Board director at Cradlewise and Board director at Literati.

What check size does Nikhil Basu Trivedi write?

Nikhil Basu Trivedi typically writes checks of $250K – $10M.

Where did Nikhil Basu Trivedi go to school?

Nikhil Basu Trivedi studied at Princeton University (A.B., Molecular Biology); Menlo School; Reading School.

Nikhil Basu Trivedi

Investor

Co-Founder and General Partner at Footwork · Board director at Cradlewise · Board director at Literati

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $250K – $10M checks · typically $5M

About

Nikhil Basu Trivedi is a Co-Founder and General Partner at Footwork, an early-stage venture capital firm currently deploying its debut $175M fund. He also writes the newsletter "next big thing" at nbt.substack.com.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

n•••@footwork.vcreveal

Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

n•••@footwork.vcreveal100% confident

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaS

Board director at Cradlewise

Intro paths

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In turn, Nikhil can intro founders to Cradlewise's investors below.

Cradlewise's investors · 4

Better CapitalSanta Clara · $5K – $100K checks · since 2021 CRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checks · since 2021 FootworkSan Francisco · $1M – $15M checks · since 2021 SOSVNew York · $30K – $550K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Cradlewise

Bharath PatilExecutive Officer, Director

Radhika Bharath PatilExecutive Officer, Director

Radhika PatilFounder

Board director at Literati

Intro paths

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In turn, Nikhil can intro founders to Literati's investors below.

Literati's investors · 9

Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2025 FootworkSan Francisco · $1M – $15M checks · since 2024 Founders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks Moonshots CapitalAustin · $5K – $2.5M checks Moxxie VenturesBoulder · $500K – $2M checks Shasta VenturesMenlo Park · $250K – $6M checks Silverton PartnersAustin · $200K – $2M checks Springdale VenturesSanta Fe · $250K – $2M checks

Co-founders at Literati

Jess EwingFounder

Jessica EwingFounder

Experience

FootworkCo-Founder & General Partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
MonkSeries A Lead, Board Membercurrent2026 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
London SpiritCo-Ownercurrent2025 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
AnythingSeries A Lead, Board Observercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
ProtegeSeries A Lead, Board Membercurrent2025 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
SnoutSeries A Lead, Board Membercurrent2025 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
ConfidoSeries A Lead, Board Membercurrent2025 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
WALDOSeries A Lead, Board Observercurrent2025 — presentUnited States
FuseSeries A Lead, Board Membercurrent2025 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
ElicitSeries A Co-Lead, Board Observercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
GPTZeroSeries A Lead, Board Membercurrent2024 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
HoneydewSeries Seed Lead, Board Observercurrent2024 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
TracksuitSeries A Co-Lead, Board Observercurrent2024 — presentAuckland, New Zealand
WatershedInvestorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
WindBorne SystemsSeries Seed Lead, Board Membercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
ReflexAISeries Seed Lead, Board Observercurrent2023 — present
BenableSeries Seed Lead, Board Membercurrent2023 — presentWashington, District of Columbia, United States
PowerSeries Seed Lead, Board Membercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
FeltSeries A Lead, Board Membercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
HeardSeries A Lead, Board Membercurrent2022 — presentGreater Seattle Area
PortexSeries Seed Lead, Board Observercurrent2022 — present
Cradlewise Inc.Series Seed Leadcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Table22Series Seed Lead, Board Membercurrent2021 — presentNew York, New York, United States
LiteratiSeries A Lead, Independent Board Member2019 — 2024Austin, Texas
VCVC2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
Shasta VenturesManaging Director2012 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
LatticeSeries B Lead Investor2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
AthelasSeries Seed Investor2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
The Farmer's DogSeries A Lead, Board Member2017 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
Color GenomicsSeries B Investor2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
TONAL#1 Beta Tester + Series A Lead Investor2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
Imperfect FoodsSeries A Co-Lead, Board Observer2016 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
Frame.ioSeries A Investor, Board Observer2016 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
Second MeasureSeries Seed Investor2015 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
CanvaSeries Seed Investor2014 — 2020Greater Sydney Area
ClassDojoSeries A Lead, Board Observer2013 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
Hinge AppSeries A Lead, Board Observer2014 — 2018New York City Metropolitan Area
Insight Venture PartnersInvestor2010 — 2012New York City Metropolitan Area
ArtsyFounding Team2008 — 2010

Skills & more

Public Speaking8Leadership17Strategy11Entrepreneurship66Venture Capital57Start-ups56Growth Capital9Corporate Development6Angel Investing7Business Development12Program Management5Social Entrepreneurship11

+9 more

Data AnalysisSocial NetworkingProduct ManagementStrategic PartnershipsBusiness StrategyFinancial ModelingMobile ApplicationsSalesforce.comEnterprise Software

From Nikhil's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

AthelasCanvaClass DojoColor HealthFlyhomesFrame.ioImperfect FoodsKapwingLatticeLiteratiRoam ResearchSecond MeasureTable22TandemThe Farmer's DogThe Pill ClubTonalVia

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Footwork

Mike Smith

Partner at Footwork

Network3

Ade Olonoh

Mostly playing poker these days; formerly created Formstack and Formspring.

Auren Hoffman

General Partner at Flex Capital Partners

Fern Mandelbaum

Managing Director, Venture Investments at Emerson Collective Investing

Investors connected to Nikhil in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Nikhil Basu Trivedi?: Nikhil Basu Trivedi is a Co-Founder and General Partner at Footwork, an early-stage venture capital firm currently deploying its debut $175M fund. He also writes the newsletter "next big thing" at nbt.substack.com.
Where does Nikhil Basu Trivedi work?: Nikhil Basu Trivedi is Co-Founder and General Partner at Footwork and Board director at Cradlewise and Board director at Literati.
What does Nikhil Basu Trivedi invest in?: Nikhil Basu Trivedi invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Medical Devices, SaaS.
What check size does Nikhil Basu Trivedi write?: Nikhil Basu Trivedi typically writes checks of $250K – $10M.
What companies has Nikhil Basu Trivedi invested in?: Investments tracked here include Athelas, Canva, Class Dojo, Color Health, Flyhomes, Frame.io, Imperfect Foods, Kapwing, Lattice, Literati, Roam Research, Second Measure, and 6 more.
Where did Nikhil Basu Trivedi go to school?: Nikhil Basu Trivedi studied at Princeton University (A.B., Molecular Biology); Menlo School; Reading School.