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Nitesh Banta
InvestorFounderCo-founder and Advisor at Rough Draft Ventures · Founder at B12
New York, New York, United States
Writes $25K – $2M checks
FoundedB12
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About
Nitesh Banta co-founded a by-students, for-students pre-seed program at General Catalyst that treated students as true founders and later left VC to found B12, giving him investor and AI-founder perspective.
Founder at B12
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Co-founders at B12
Investments
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ArchAutonomous Technologies GroupAvant-garde HealthAvomaB12BeamBoxedBrainlyBubbleCeloCertnChai DiscoveryCheckstepClara HealthClayCoachUpCognitionComprehensiveConceiveCreatorDAOCurtsyDarkDraftboardEmpirical SystemsExosatFashinzaFloating Point GroupForge.AIGetaroundGhost FinancialGlacier GridHealthieHellosaurusHowieIlant HealthInstabaseK2 SpaceKaleidoscopeKeychainKickLogrocketLookaLunchclubMaqsadMark43MavenMeetingbirdMem0Metaplex StudiosMozart DataNessObviousOfflineOmnibizPagedrawPelgoPentoPilotPollenPontoProtegePullRequestRadarRadiantGraphRaydiantRegression GamesROOMScopeSelf ProtocolShypyardSilkChartSkillMagicSoftware Applications IncorporatedStandard MetricsStepfulStitchSwingVisionTagomiTangoTestsigmaTetraScienceThe GrandTileDBTomorrow HealthTreintaUnderdog FantasyUnsplashValoraVardaVybeWayScriptWindsurfWorkflowXwingYumariZeroEyes
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Colleagues at Rough Draft Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nitesh Banta?
- Nitesh Banta co-founded a by-students, for-students pre-seed program at General Catalyst that treated students as true founders and later left VC to found B12, giving him investor and AI-founder perspective.
- Where does Nitesh Banta work?
- Nitesh Banta is Founder of B12 and Co-founder and Advisor at Rough Draft Ventures.
- What check size does Nitesh Banta write?
- Nitesh Banta typically writes checks of $25K – $2M.
- What companies did Nitesh Banta found?
- Nitesh Banta founded B12.
- What companies has Nitesh Banta invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Arch, Autonomous Technologies Group, Avant-garde Health, Avoma, B12, Beam, Boxed, Brainly, Bubble, Celo, Certn, Chai Discovery, and 84 more.
Founder mafias
Google mafia1,712
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
General Catalyst mafia41
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Getaround mafia10
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Rough Draft Ventures mafia6
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Bigcommerce mafia5
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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