Nikhita Kulkarni
InvestorAssociate, Investments & Investor Relations at AIF
New York, New York, United States
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About
Nikhita Kulkarni manages investor communications, outreach, and investment materials at AIF, and supports the fund's process through preliminary due diligence and deal memo preparation. She previously worked as a Research Associate on the healthcare team at Brandes Investment Partners, later co-founding Houston Venture Labs, a healthcare-focused venture studio, and launching a founder-investor matching program at the Ion. She holds a BBA in Finance with an Accounting minor from the University of Texas at Austin.
Experience
- AIFSenior Associatecurrent2026 — presentNew York, United States
- AIFAssociate, Investments and Investor Relations2025 — 2026New York, NY
- AIFInvestor Relations and Fund Operations2024 — 2025Houston, Texas, United States
- Houston Venture LabsCo-Founder, Business Development Lead2023 — 2024Houston, Texas, United States
- Ion HoustonInnovator in Residence2023Houston, Texas, United States
- Brandes Investment PartnersResearch Associate2020 — 2022
- Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at AustinStudent Assistant2019 — 2020Austin, Texas Area
- MassMutualInvestment Management Intern, Asset Allocation2019
- The Home DepotFinance Intern2018Houston, Texas Area
- Global Custom Commerce / Blinds.com (a Home Depot company)Accounting Intern2016Houston, Texas Area
Skills & more
Leadership4EntrepreneurshipBudgetingForecastingAnalytical CapabilityRelationship DevelopmentPresentation SkillsInvestment AnalysisCreative Problem SolvingPresentationsSummarizing InformationBusiness Analysis
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Critical ThinkingInvestor RelationsProblem SolvingFinancial DataValuationFinancial ConceptsFinancial StatementsResearchLanguages Hindi · Kannada
- VC University — VC University
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Colleagues at AIF
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Special Needs Advocate at AIF
Arun Gupta
Founder & CEO, Quartet, Accretive, The World Bank, McKinsey at AIF
Ashok Srinivasan
Chief Science Advisor at AIF
Bob Nelsen
Co-Founder & Managing Director, ARCH Venture Partners at AIF
Brian Jacobs
Venture Capitalist Emergence, Moai Capital at AIF
Brian O'Callaghan
Co-Founder at AIF
Christopher Male
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at AIF
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nikhita Kulkarni?
- Nikhita Kulkarni manages investor communications, outreach, and investment materials at AIF, and supports the fund's process through preliminary due diligence and deal memo preparation. She previously worked as a Research Associate on the healthcare team at Brandes Investment Partners, later co-founding Houston Venture Labs, a healthcare-focused venture studio, and launching a founder-investor matching program at the Ion. She holds a BBA in Finance with an Accounting minor from the University of Texas at Austin.
- Where does Nikhita Kulkarni work?
- Nikhita Kulkarni is Associate, Investments & Investor Relations at AIF.
- Where did Nikhita Kulkarni go to school?
- Nikhita Kulkarni studied at The University of Texas at Austin (Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Finance); Houston City College (Business).
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