Nilanjana Bhowmik
InvestorFounder & General Partner at Converge · General Partner at Convergence Ventures · Board director at ReturnSafe, Inc. · Board director at Rapidminer · Board director at Swirl Networks
Boston & New York
About
Nilanjana Bhowmik is Founder and General Partner at Converge, focused on B2B technology with more than 20 years of experience as a venture capitalist, investment banker, and operating executive. Her current investing spans AI/ML infrastructure, edge computing, robotics, intelligent SaaS, and Web 3 fundamentals, and her prior investments include Nimbella, RapidMiner, Jibe, NuoDB, Stitch, Trackvia, Viewfinity, and VKernel — many of which were acquired. Before Converge she was a General Partner at Longworth Venture Partners leading enterprise tech investments, and earlier worked as an M&A investment banker at Broadview and ran the Americas professional services organization at Object Design Inc. She began her career after publishing a graduate dissertation on object-oriented class libraries and is active in education and civic causes in Boston.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareRoboticsSaaS
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Founded Converge, a B2B tech venture firm, where she serves as General Partner. Was founding President of the TiE-Boston Foundation, which runs the TYE Program.
- Education
- Earned a B.Eng. in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology. Earned an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of South Carolina. Earned an MBA from INSEAD.
- Boards
- Serves as a Trustee at the Museum of Science, Boston.
- Communities
- Is a past President of TiE-Boston.
- More
- Published a graduate dissertation on object-oriented class libraries.
From Nilanjana's own website — common ground for a warm intro.
Board director at ReturnSafe, Inc.
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ReturnSafe, Inc.'s investors · 1
Board director at Rapidminer
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Rapidminer's investors · 6
Co-founders at Rapidminer
Board director at Swirl Networks
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Swirl Networks's investors · 1
Co-founders at Swirl Networks
Experience
- Converge VCCo-Founder and General Partnercurrent2018 — presentCambridge, MA
- Longworth Venture PartnersGeneral Partner2004 — 2017Greater Boston Area
- Broadview International (Jefferies)Vice President2000 — 2003Greater Boston Area
- Object Design, Inc.Director Professional Services1994 — 1998Greater Boston Area
Deals · 6
ReturnSafe, Inc.Board seat
via Converge · filed Oct 2021 · $4.7M raise
RIZE INC.Board seat
via Converge · filed Jun 2021 · $1M raise
RapidminerBoard seat
via Converge · filed Dec 2015 · $16M raise
Swirl NetworksBoard seat
via Converge · filed Apr 2015 · $18M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Sources: SEC Form D filings · the firm's website.
Colleagues at Converge
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nilanjana Bhowmik?
- Nilanjana Bhowmik is Founder and General Partner at Converge, focused on B2B technology with more than 20 years of experience as a venture capitalist, investment banker, and operating executive. Her current investing spans AI/ML infrastructure, edge computing, robotics, intelligent SaaS, and Web 3 fundamentals, and her prior investments include Nimbella, RapidMiner, Jibe, NuoDB, Stitch, Trackvia, Viewfinity, and VKernel — many of which were acquired. Before Converge she was a General Partner at Longworth Venture Partners leading enterprise tech investments, and earlier worked as an M&A investment banker at Broadview and ran the Americas professional services organization at Object Design Inc. She began her career after publishing a graduate dissertation on object-oriented class libraries and is active in education and civic causes in Boston.
- Where does Nilanjana Bhowmik work?
- Nilanjana Bhowmik is Founder & General Partner at Converge and Board director at ReturnSafe, Inc. and Board director at Rapidminer and Board director at Swirl Networks.
- What does Nilanjana Bhowmik invest in?
- Nilanjana Bhowmik invests in AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Robotics, SaaS.
- What boards does Nilanjana Bhowmik sit on?
- Nilanjana Bhowmik holds tracked board seats at Nuodb, Rapidminer, ReturnSafe, Inc., RIZE INC., Swirl Networks, Trackvia.
- What companies has Nilanjana Bhowmik invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Jibe, Nimbella, Nuodb, Rapidminer, Stitch, Trackvia, Viewfinity, VKernel.
- Where did Nilanjana Bhowmik go to school?
- Nilanjana Bhowmik studied at INSEAD (MBA); Indian Institute of Technology (B. Eng. Computer Science).
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