Preetish Nijhawan
InvestorCo-Founder & Partner at Cervin
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $250K – $6M checks
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Hemant TanejaunlockedPreetish: together at MIT Sloan School of Management (1997–1998)
Preetish: together at Intel
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Preetish: together at University of Southern California
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
- TynkerInvestor2012 — 2021Los Altos, CA
- Zycada NetworksInvestor and Member of the Board of Directors2015 — 2021
- Ampool, Inc.Investor2015 — 2021
- Punchh, Inc.Investor and Member of the Board of Directors2013 — 2021
- QuanticMindInvestor2012 — 2021
- AllyO | The End to End AI RecruiterInvestor2016 — 2020
- Soha Systems, Inc. (acquired by Akamai Technologies)Investor2013 — 2016
- ZephyrInvestor and Member of Board of Directors2007 — 2016
- Replay TechnologiesBoard of Directors2011 — 2016
- ClariticsBoard of DIrectors2011 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- SpotzotBoard Observer2011 — 2013
- InvolverInvestor and Member of Board of Directors2007 — 2012
- JME Software, Scalable Software, Neon Enterprise SoftwareCFO2007 — 2010
- NeoEdge NetworksVice President2006 — 2007
- BMC SoftwareVP Portfolio and Program Manager2001 — 2005
- iVita CorporationCo-Founder and Vice President1999 — 2001
- McKinsey and CompanyAssociate1998 — 1999
- Akamai TechnologiesCo-Founder1997 — 1998
- IntelProgram Manager1991 — 1996
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 StrategyStrategyManagementLanguages English · Hindi · Punjabi
From Preetish's professional profile.
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
- Who is Preetish Nijhawan?
- 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.
- 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.
- Where did Preetish Nijhawan go to school?
- Preetish Nijhawan studied at MIT Sloan School of Management (MBA); University of Southern California (MS, Computer Engineering); Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BS, Electrical and Electronics Engineering).
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Also attended MIT Sloan School of Management774
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Also attended University of Southern California816
Shaun MaguirePartner at Sequoia CapitalMarc BenioffCo-founder, Chair & CEO of SalesforceGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index VenturesVojtech HornaInvestor at Index VenturesNatalie VaisInvestor at Spark Capital
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Also attended The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet2
Also attended The Cathedral and John Connon School18
Avisha Mehra NaganathInvestor at Khosla VenturesSanjana BasuPartner at Radical VenturesRahul KhannaManaging Partner at Trifecta Capital AdvisorsArjun VaidyaCo-Founder and Investment Partner at V3 VenturesZoravar GillDirector, EMEA at SoftBank Vision FundAmay ShahInvestor at Peak Sustainability Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at FireCompass2
Also worked at Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation3
Also worked at Cervin10
Neeraj GuptaPartner at Cervin VenturesShirish SathayePartner at Cervin VenturesSamir ShahVenture Partner at Cervin VenturesCourtney McKeeVice President of Finance at Cervin VenturesDaniel KarpPartner at Cervin VenturesNilesh MaheshwariAssociate at Cervin Ventures
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