About
Nikhil Madan has spent over 25 years working across innovation, investing, and business building. He is an executive at DueDash and an early-stage investor with the single family office e-navik, and earlier in his career held senior roles at a JV of Microcom, Perot Systems, and Motorola. He has held advisory positions at VC and private equity-backed companies and an industry consortium for Smart Mobility at IIT Mumbai. He is an industrial electronics engineer, holds a Master's in Sustainability, and is an alumnus of the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley.
Experience
- DueDashCo-Foundercurrent2020 — presentCologne Area, Germany
- DueDashEntrepreneur | Investor | Board Member | Advisorcurrent2020 — present
- Quake Capital PartnersManaging Partnercurrent2023 — presentUnited States, Europe, United Arab Emirates, India
- Sustainable Impact PartnersPartnercurrent2024 — presentUnited States
- e-navik GmbHFoundercurrent2002 — presentIndia, Germany
- e-navik GmbHManaging Directorcurrent2011 — presentCologne Area, Germany
- Indian Institute of Technology, BombayHon. Member - Smart Mobility Industry Consortium2019 — 2022Mumbai Area, India
- Founder InstituteCo-Director2018 — 2020Cologne Area, Germany
- DigitalSkunks Technologies, Inc.Co-Founder2016 — 2019Mclean, Virginia
- CSM SoftwareCountry Head (Interim/Consultant) - Germany2005 — 2007Frankfurt Am Main Area, Germany
- Ascendum SolutionsBusiness Development Director (Consultant)2005Bangalore
- NTT DATA Services (Formerly Perot Systems)Associate - Professional Services2000 — 2002Noida Area, India
- Essential Technologies Ltd.Founder & Managing Director1993 — 2000New Delhi, Delhi, India
Education
- University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessCertificate of Business Excellence, Executive Education2017 — 2019
- IE Business SchoolVenture Capital
- IE Business SchoolPrivate Equity
- University of CumbriaMaster's degree, Leadership and Sustainability2011 — 2013
- Savitribai Phule Pune UniversityBachelors of Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering1989 — 1993
- Air Force Bal Bharti School, New Delhi1976 — 1989
Skills & more
Market Development15Strategic Support15Deal Sourcing10Startup DevelopmentFund ManagementVenture CapitalStart-up VenturesAdvisoryFundraisingSales Operations27Customer Service23Leadership Development22
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CXO level engagementNew MediaEntrepreneurshipResearch and Development (R&D)SalesBusiness PlanningStart-upsNew Business DevelopmentStrategic PlanningManagementTeam ManagementBusiness DevelopmentLanguages English · German · Hindi
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- Where does Nikhil Madan work?
- Nikhil Madan is Managing Partner, Climate & Impact at Quake Capital.
Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business581
Mark FiorentinoInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Yibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalZhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHariFellow at Clear VenturesDennisDirector of Trading at Pantera Capital
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Also attended IE Business School194
Borja FernándezGeneral Partner at Inveready Technology Investment GroupGabriel FarmeInvestor at Graphene VenturesHayata TokizawaVice President at Fin CapitalIñaki ArrolaInvestor at KfundCarina SzpilkaInvestor at KfundCaroline PhippsSenior Associate at True Beauty Ventures
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Also attended University of Cumbria1
Also attended Savitribai Phule Pune University30
Prayag MohantyPrincipal at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpShaleen DevgunInvestor at TitletownTechMonish DardaInvestor at Pentathlon VenturesVikram BarandwalInvestment at Hashed EmergentKaushikCo-founder at Figure 8 InvestmentsRohit GoyalManaging Partner at Windrose Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at e-navik GmbH1
Also worked at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay27
Vikram BarandwalInvestment at Hashed EmergentMohit LadFounder, ThousandEyes at Decibel PartnersChirag ChadhaPartner at Elevation CapitalNaman LahotyInvestor at Stellaris Venture Advisors 2 LlpRaj Nayan DattaInvestments at WaterBridge VenturesAyush Singh PalAssociate at Anicut Capital
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Also worked at Founder Institute110
Vinnie LauriaFounding Partner at Golden Gate VenturesJeffrey PaineFounding Partner at Golden Gate VenturesGiuseppe DonvitoPartner at P101 VenturesMimi YagoubHead of Operations and Communications at One Way VenturesDr. ChettipallyVenture Advisor at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcRyan MichelettiGeneral Partner at The Veteran Fund
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