Nirav Tolia
InvestorUnicorn founderCo-Founder, CEO, President & Chairperson of the Board at Nextdoor (NYSE: 2021) · Chairman at Hedosophia
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedNextdoor (NYSE: 2021)$4.3B
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About
Nirav Tolia is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Nextdoor. He has more than 25 years of experience founding, leading, and investing in Internet companies, with work spanning online community, user-generated content, social networking, artificial intelligence, fintech, and e-commerce.
Co-Founder, CEO, President & Chairperson of the Board at Nextdoor (NYSE: 2021)
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Nextdoor (NYSE: 2021)'s investors · 25
Axel Springer Digital VenturesBerlinBenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $30M checksCoatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checksComcast VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checksCota CapitalSan FranciscoDag VenturesPalo AltoDragoneer Investment GroupSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksEQUIAMSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checksGreylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2019GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checksIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checksK2 GlobalSingaporeKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checksKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checksLinus VenturesPrincetonRedpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checksRiverwood CapitalMenlo Park · $25M – $250M checksShasta VenturesMenlo Park · $250K – $6M checksSlow VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $1M checksThe Perkins FundTiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checksTop Corner CapitalBurlingameU First CapitalSilicon ValleyValor Capital GroupNew York · $100K – $5M checksVentura CapitalLondon
Co-founders at Nextdoor (NYSE: 2021)
SL
Sarah LearyCo-Founder, Chief of Marketing, Community & Business Operations
PJ
Prakash JanakiramanCo-Founder & Chief Architect
DW
David WiesenCo-Founder (Engineering)
Experience
- NextdoorCo-Founder and Chief Executive Officercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- NextdoorBoard Membercurrent2010 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- NextdoorCo-Founder and Chief Executive Officer2010 — 2018
- Early Stage Internet CompaniesAdvisor and Investorcurrent2004 — present
- HedosophiaChairmancurrent2021 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- Shark TankGuest Sharkcurrent2021 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- Brunello CucinelliMember of the Council of Guardianscurrent2023 — presentSolomeo, Italy
- Vibe.coBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- Economic Club of DallasFounding Member and Board Membercurrent2025 — presentDallas, Texas, United States
- QontoBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
- BestowBoard Member2022 — 2026Dallas, Texas, United States
- N26Supervisory Board Member2023 — 2024Berlin, Germany
- PalmettoBoard Member2021 — 2023North Charleston, South Carolina, United States
- Stanford UniversityMember of Stanford Ethics, Society and Technology Task Force2021 — 2022Palo Alto, California, United States
- Stanford UniversityVisiting Instructor for Stanford in Florence2019 — 2020Florence, Tuscany, Italy
- FanbaseCo-Founder and Chief Executive Officer2008 — 2010
- FanbaseMember, Board of Directors2008 — 2010
- Benchmark CapitalEntrepreneur in Residence2007 — 2008
- Shopping.comChief Operating Officer2003 — 2004
- Shopping.comMember, Board of Directors2003 — 2004
- EpinionsCo-Founder and Chief Executive Officer2000 — 2003
- EpinionsMember, Board of Directors1999 — 2003
- EpinionsCo-Founder and VP of Marketing and Business Development1999 — 2000
- Round ZeroCo-Founder and President1997 — 2002
- Yahoo!Associate Producer and Surfer1996 — 1999
Skills & more
EntrepreneurE-commerce1Social Networking24Entrepreneurship58Start-ups53Corporate Development1Angel Investing1Affiliate Marketing1Product Management19Marketing13Online Advertising5Digital Media5
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nirav Tolia?
- Nirav Tolia is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Nextdoor. He has more than 25 years of experience founding, leading, and investing in Internet companies, with work spanning online community, user-generated content, social networking, artificial intelligence, fintech, and e-commerce.
- Where does Nirav Tolia work?
- Nirav Tolia is Co-Founder, CEO, President & Chairperson of the Board of Nextdoor (NYSE: 2021) and Chairman at Hedosophia.
- What companies did Nirav Tolia found?
- Nirav Tolia founded Nextdoor (NYSE: 2021).
- Where did Nirav Tolia go to school?
- Nirav Tolia studied at Stanford University (Bachelor's Degree).
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