Where does Nisha Desai work?

Nisha Desai is Founder & General Partner at Andav Capital.

What check size does Nisha Desai write?

Nisha Desai typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.

Where did Nisha Desai go to school?

Nisha Desai studied at The Wharton School (MBA with Honors, Finance); Georgetown University (BS with Honors, Walsh School of Foreign Service).

Nisha Desai

Investor

Founder & General Partner at Andav Capital

New York

Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $1M

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531 people in our graph share verified history with Nisha — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Javier BorrerounlockedNisha: together at Deutsche Bank (2014–2015)

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×3Nisha: together at Sweetgreen

×6Nisha: together at U.S. House of Representatives

About

Founding General Partner of Andav Capital focused on early-stage tech-enabled companies. Previously held senior roles at Deutsche Bank and J.P. Morgan working on restructuring and major deal structures, was an early employee at Sweetgreen, and has served in legal, government, and business development roles. Holds an MBA from Wharton and is a CFA Charterholder.

Experience

Andav CapitalCEO & Managing General Partnercurrent2018 — presentNew York, New York
Deutsche BankDirector2014 — 2018New York, NY
J.P. MorganVice President2011 — 2014New York, NY
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzSenior Litigation Manager2009 — 2011New York, NY
GoogleAssociate & Program Lead2008 — 2009Mountain View, CA
SweetgreenEmployee #4, Founding Team Member, First Manager2007Washington, DC
U.S. House of RepresentativesCongressional Staff - Rep. John Lewis2005Washington, DC
Cobb County GovernmentJudicial Staff - Public Defender's Officer2005Marietta, GA
King & SpaldingLegal Intern2003Atlanta, GA

Skills & more

Management ConsultingBusiness StrategyHedge FundsTradingFinancial MarketsBusiness ManagementInvestment ValuationInvestment AnalysisBusiness RestructuresSoftware DevelopmentSoftware DesignAlternative Investments

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Litigation ManagementLegal ManagementSecurities LitigationBusiness DevelopmentSales ManagementSalesSales OperationsOnline AdvertisingStrategyManagementPython (Programming Language)Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)

1-on-1 Media Training for Appearances on Live In-Studio Television (by Invitation only) — Bloomberg News
Recast Enablement Program; VC Cohort 1 — Recast Capital
Machine Learning — Stanford University
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) — CFA Institute

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Nisha Desai?: Founding General Partner of Andav Capital focused on early-stage tech-enabled companies. Previously held senior roles at Deutsche Bank and J.P. Morgan working on restructuring and major deal structures, was an early employee at Sweetgreen, and has served in legal, government, and business development roles. Holds an MBA from Wharton and is a CFA Charterholder.
Where does Nisha Desai work?: Nisha Desai is Founder & General Partner at Andav Capital.
What check size does Nisha Desai write?: Nisha Desai typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
Where did Nisha Desai go to school?: Nisha Desai studied at The Wharton School (MBA with Honors, Finance); Georgetown University (BS with Honors, Walsh School of Foreign Service).

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