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Nikhil Kumar

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Investor at 5x5 Collective

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Nikhil Kumar is an investor with 5x5 Collective, which backs founders across sectors ranging from biodesigned beverages and stablecoin payments to food production and data tooling. He previously led growth and product development for NFTs and infrastructure at the Solana Foundation, served as a forward deployed engineer at Palantir, taught high school through Teach for America, was an early product and partnerships team member at Coursera, and worked as the opening chef at Pondicheri NY.

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Who is Nikhil Kumar?
Nikhil Kumar is an investor with 5x5 Collective, which backs founders across sectors ranging from biodesigned beverages and stablecoin payments to food production and data tooling. He previously led growth and product development for NFTs and infrastructure at the Solana Foundation, served as a forward deployed engineer at Palantir, taught high school through Teach for America, was an early product and partnerships team member at Coursera, and worked as the opening chef at Pondicheri NY.
Where does Nikhil Kumar work?
Nikhil Kumar is at 5x5 Collective.