Where does Preetish Nijhawan work?

Preetish Nijhawan is Co-Founder & Partner at Cervin.

What check size does Preetish Nijhawan write?

Preetish Nijhawan typically writes checks of $250K – $6M.

Preetish Nijhawan

Investor

Co-Founder & Partner at Cervin

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $250K – $6M checks

About

Preetish Nijhawan, Akamai co‑founder who pushed Danny Lewin to turn his thesis into a foundational infrastructure company, brings deep technical operating experience across companies and early‑stage product and go‑to‑market support.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Experience

BITSAA Int.Chairperson and Trustee2023 — 2024
FireCompassInvestor and Member of the Board of Directors2022 — 2024
ArmorCode Inc.Investor and Member of the Board of Directors2021 — 2024
BITSoM - BITS School of ManagementMember of the Governing Council2021 — 2024Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Bungee TechInvestor and Member of the Board of Directors2019 — 2024
BlinkInvestor and Member of the Board of Directors2018 — 2024
CloudAppInvestor and Member of the Board of Directors2017 — 2024
DarkInvestor and Member of the Board of Directors2017 — 2024
Catch&Release, Inc.Investor and Member of Board of Directors2017 — 2024
StackShareInvestor and Member of the Board of Directors2016 — 2024
Bedrock AnalyticsInvestor2015 — 2024
LaunchDarklyInvestor2015 — 2024
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engg, Univ of Southern CaliforniaMember of the Advisory Board2014 — 2024
PayStandInvestor2014 — 2024
FollozeInvestor2014 — 2024
Juvenile Diabetes Research FoundationInternational Board of Chancellors2012 — 2024
CervinManaging Partner2010 — 2024
Systems In MotionInvestor and Member of the Board of DIrectors2009 — 2024
SnapLogicInvestor2009 — 2024
EdCastInvestor2014 — 2022

Education

MIT Sloan School of ManagementMBA1996 — 1998
University of Southern CaliforniaMS, Computer Engineering1989 — 1990
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, PilaniBS, Electrical and Electronics Engineering1985 — 1989
The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet1980 — 1985
The Cathedral and John Connon School1975 — 1980

Skills & more

Mergers5Cloud Computing35Corporate Development39Strategic Partnerships97Go-to-market Strategy76Private Equity23Angel Investing14Competitive Analysis20E-commerce15Distributed Systems2Team Building3Agile Methodologies8

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AnalyticsMobile ApplicationsMergers & AcquisitionsEnterprise ArchitectureManagement ConsultingCross-functional Team LeadershipExecutive ManagementIT StrategyStrategyManagement

Languages English · Hindi · Punjabi

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Colleagues at Cervin

Courtney McKee

Vice President of Finance at Cervin Ventures

Daniel Karp

Partner at Cervin Ventures

Madison Steele

Operations Manager at Cervin

McKayla Nevins

Business Development Manager at Cervin

Neeraj Gupta

Partner at Cervin Ventures

Nilesh Maheshwari

Associate at Cervin Ventures

Samir Shah

Venture Partner at Cervin Ventures

Scott Brown

Partner, Head of Platform at Cervin Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Where does Preetish Nijhawan work?: Preetish Nijhawan is Co-Founder & Partner at Cervin.
What does Preetish Nijhawan invest in?: Preetish Nijhawan invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
What check size does Preetish Nijhawan write?: Preetish Nijhawan typically writes checks of $250K – $6M.

Same school

Also attended MIT Sloan School of Management489

Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing Partner Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General Catalyst Brad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars Chris MorrisProcess Specialist, Exit Readiness at Mayfair Equity Partners BirgitteInvestor at Investinor OlaInvestor at Investinor

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Also attended University of Southern California475

Shaun MaguirePartner at Sequoia Capital Damir BecirovicInvestor at Index Ventures Vojtech HornaInvestor at Index Ventures Natalie VaisInvestor at Spark Capital Erica BresciaManaging Director at Redpoint Ventures Dylan PearcePartner at Greycroft

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Also attended The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet1

Partha Choudary KatragaddaSenior Associate at FLYWHEEL

Also attended The Cathedral and John Connon School16

Avisha Mehra NaganathInvestor at Khosla Ventures Sanjana BasuPartner at Radical Ventures Rahul KhannaManaging Partner at Trifecta Capital Advisors Arjun VaidyaCo-Founder and Investment Partner at V3 Ventures Amay ShahInvestor at Peak Sustainability Ventures Devesh RamchandaniAssociate Director, Investments at Brand Capital International

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Shared employers

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Also worked at Punchh, Inc.2

Jai DasPartner, President at Sapphire Ventures Neeraj GuptaPartner at Cervin Ventures