Where does Niren Shah work?

Niren Shah is Head of Norwest India at Norwest Venture Partners.

What check size does Niren Shah write?

Niren Shah typically writes checks of $10M – $30M.

Where did Niren Shah go to school?

Niren Shah studied at Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (C.A., Finance); Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics (Bachelor in Commerce (B.Com), Finance, General); University of Mumbai (Masters of Commerce (M.Com), Finance, General).

Niren Shah

Investor

Head of Norwest India at Norwest Venture Partners

India

Writes $10M – $30M checks

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About

Niren Shah is Head of Norwest India, advising on India-based venture and growth equity investments across technology, fintech, internet, and consumer sectors. He previously served as Senior Director of Strategy and Ventures at eBay in Silicon Valley and was part of the founding management team of Baazee.com, which eBay acquired in 2004. Earlier in his career he worked as an investment banker at KPMG Corporate Finance and as an equity trader on the Bombay Stock Exchange; he is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Master's in Commerce from the University of Mumbai.

Invests in

BiotechConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtech

Experience

NorwestManaging Director and Head, Norwest Indiacurrent2007 — presentMumbai, Maharashtra, India
eBay, Inc.Senior Director, Marketplaces Strategy and Ventures2006 — 2007San Francisco Bay Area
eBay, Inc.Director, New Ventures, Americas2004 — 2006San Francisco Bay Area
eBay, Inc.CFO and Director Operations2004 — 2005Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Baazee.comFounding management team and Chief Financial Officer2000 — 2004Mumbai Metropolitan Region
KPMGInvestment Banking - Technology, Communcations and Entertainment1995 — 2000

Skills & more

Mobile Devices28Banking10

From Niren's professional profile.

Colleagues at Norwest Venture Partners

Brian Matesic

Principal at Norwest Venture Partners

Casper de Clercq

General Partner at Norwest Venture Partners

Chris Sondej

Vice President at Norwest Venture Partners

Christopher Scullin

Partner at Norwest Venture Partners

Connor Pike

Vice President at Norwest Venture Partners

David Zilberman

General Partner at Norwest Venture Partners

Dror Nahumi

Managing Partner at Norwest Venture Partners

Edward Yip

Partner at Norwest Venture Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Niren Shah?: Niren Shah is Head of Norwest India, advising on India-based venture and growth equity investments across technology, fintech, internet, and consumer sectors. He previously served as Senior Director of Strategy and Ventures at eBay in Silicon Valley and was part of the founding management team of Baazee.com, which eBay acquired in 2004. Earlier in his career he worked as an investment banker at KPMG Corporate Finance and as an equity trader on the Bombay Stock Exchange; he is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Master's in Commerce from the University of Mumbai.
Where does Niren Shah work?: Niren Shah is Head of Norwest India at Norwest Venture Partners.
What does Niren Shah invest in?: Niren Shah invests in Biotech, Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech.
What check size does Niren Shah write?: Niren Shah typically writes checks of $10M – $30M.
Where did Niren Shah go to school?: Niren Shah studied at Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (C.A., Finance); Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics (Bachelor in Commerce (B.Com), Finance, General); University of Mumbai (Masters of Commerce (M.Com), Finance, General).

Same school

Also attended Institute of Chartered Accountants of India51

Rahul MehtaCo-founder at DST Global Kumari SubhraFinance Analyst at Jungle Ventures Smita GoelDirector, Tax & Compliance at RTP Global Ashish TanejaFounding Partner & CEO at growX Ventures Sahil KumrahAssociate at growX Ventures Sudhir GoyalChief Financial Officer, Amber Group at Amber Group

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Also attended Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics8

Falguni NayarFounder & CEO of Nykaa Ajay HattangdiCo-Founder and Senior Advisor at Alteria Capital Vikram PandyaHead of Research at Varanium NexGen Ankit GuptaInvestor at Sustainable Ventures Akshat PandeFinance Manager at Startmate Launch Club Meet SemlaniFounder at Tartan

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Also attended University of Mumbai242

Manish GuptaInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Mitesh SinghInvestor at Initialized Capital Ullas NaikFounder and General Partner at Streamlined Ventures Anshul SadanaCEO, Nexthop AI at EMERGENT VENTURES Rishika MadanAssociate, India at Jungle Ventures Bhavana WaigankarCOO at Lightbox

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Shared employers

Also worked at eBay, Inc.249

Josh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round Capital Logan GreenCo-founder of Lyft Ken HoweryCo-founder of PayPal and Founders Fund Clément DelangueCo-founder & CEO of Hugging Face Ron GuraCo-founder & CEO of Empathy Yonatan BergmanCo-founder & CTO of Empathy

+ 243 more

Also worked at Baazee.com1

Avnish BajajFounder and Managing Director at Z47 (formerly Matrix Partners India)

Also worked at KPMG493

Jeffrey PaineFounding Partner at Golden Gate Ventures Jonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire Ventures Marco FumagalliBoard Member at P101 Ventures Jimmy ChartersChief Financial Officer at Greycroft Rob LawrenceSenior Finance Associate at Greycroft Jay JohnsonBoard Member at CincyTech

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