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Nikil Viswanathan

InvestorUnicorn founder

Co-Founder and CEO at Alchemy · Co-founder and CEO at Alchemy Ventures

Palo Alto, California, United States

FoundedAlchemy$10.2B

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Paul VeradittakitunlockedNikil: together at Alchemy (2019–2026)
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About

He previously co-founded and led Down To Lunch, a social app, and earlier founded Fountainhop, with internships in product roles at Facebook, Google, and Microsoft. He also worked as an engineer at Starnik Systems and served as a course and teaching assistant at Stanford University.

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Co-Founder and CEO at Alchemy

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Alchemy's investors · 30

3cubed VenturesSan Franciscoa16z cryptoMenlo ParkAdditionNew York · $1M – $500M checksAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2022ArchetypeNew York · $100K – $10M checksBeacon VCBangkok · $500K – $3M checksBitDAOCoatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks · since 2022Coinbase VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksCommunitas Capital PartnersNew YorkDCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checksDeepTech VenturesZurichDreamers VCEl Segundo · $500K – $5M checksFounders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checksGood FriendsSan Francisco · $250K – $1M checksGoodwater CapitalBurlingame · $5M – $50M checksJames Beshara FundVeniceJustin “3LAU” BlauK5 GlobalSan Francisco · $1M – $3M checksLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2022Mantis CapitalSanta Monica · $100K – $1M checksMantle NetworkMayfield FundCupertino · $500K – $12M checksNeythri Futures FundLos GatosPantera CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checks · since 2022Pentos VenturesHong KongRedpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checksSamsung NextSan Jose · $100K – $5M checksSignalFireSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checksSouth Park CommonsSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checks

Co-founders at Alchemy

JLJoe Lau
Joe LauCo-Founder and President

Experience

  1. AlchemyCo-founder and CEOcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco
  2. Down To LunchCo-founder and CEO2016 — 2017San Francisco
  3. Starnik Systems IncEngineer2012
  4. Stanford UniversityCourse / Teaching Assistant2010 — 2012Stanford
  5. FacebookProduct Manager Intern2011Palo Alto
  6. FountainhopFounder and CEO2009 — 2011
  7. GoogleAssociate Product Manager Intern2009Mountain View
  8. MicrosoftProgram Manager Intern2008Redmond

Skills & more

Motivational Speaking3Leadership2Management2Product Design6Data VisualizationHardware HackingTeam Building6Machine Learning17Artificial Intelligence13Computer Vision4Product Management4Data Mining1
+12 moreSoftware EngineeringManagement ConsultingHuman Computer InteractionAlgorithmsStart-upsEntrepreneurshipFundraisingProduct DevelopmentMobile DevicesProductMarketingiOS

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Colleagues at Alchemy Ventures

Brett Gearing
Investor at The Alchemy Fund
Canaan Linder
Investor at Stardust
Christopher Bignell
General Partner at Alchemy Ventures
Christopher J. Sims
General Partner at Alchemy Ventures
Joseph Lau
Investor at Alchemy Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Nikil Viswanathan?
He previously co-founded and led Down To Lunch, a social app, and earlier founded Fountainhop, with internships in product roles at Facebook, Google, and Microsoft. He also worked as an engineer at Starnik Systems and served as a course and teaching assistant at Stanford University.
Where does Nikil Viswanathan work?
Nikil Viswanathan is Co-Founder and CEO of Alchemy and Co-founder and CEO at Alchemy Ventures.
What companies did Nikil Viswanathan found?
Nikil Viswanathan founded Alchemy.
What companies has Nikil Viswanathan invested in?
Investments tracked here include Flow Club.
Where did Nikil Viswanathan go to school?
Nikil Viswanathan studied at Stanford University (Master of Science (MS), Computer Science); Stanford University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science).

Founder mafias

Alchemy Ventures mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Joseph LauInvestorFounded Alchemy Insights, Inc. +1

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Shared employers

Also worked at Down To Lunch1

Joseph LauInvestor at Alchemy Ventures