# Nihal Mehta: portfolio, investments and team

> Nihal Mehta is a vc firm based in United States. 26 investments on record, latest Jul 2016. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/nihal-mehta (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Nihal Mehta

Last cheque observed Jul 2016. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet VC firm

Seed Series A

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 26 on record

Since the last cheque **3766** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$50M** Rounds led **0 of 26** Sole investor **2 rounds** Exits **7 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 88%**

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## Nihal Mehta highlights

- 01 26 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 83% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median undisclosed
- 04 7 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **26 appearances**

- **2016** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Luxe](https://millionrounds.com/company/luxe)** **$50M** With 38 others
- **2015** 1 round
- **Mar** **[SplashThat](https://millionrounds.com/company/splashthat)** Series A · US **$6.0M** With 15 others
- **2014** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[WayUp](https://millionrounds.com/company/wayup)** Seed · US **$968K** With 8 others
- **Aug** **[Saavn](https://millionrounds.com/company/saavn)** Series B · US **$4.0M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Wefunder](https://millionrounds.com/company/wefunder)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 7 others
- **2013** 4 rounds
- **Sept** **[FaithStreet](https://millionrounds.com/company/faithstreet)** Seed · US **$1.1M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Neverware](https://millionrounds.com/company/neverware)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 8 others
- **May** **[Adbrain](https://millionrounds.com/company/adbrain)** Seed · GB · finsmes.com **$1.5M** With 6 others
- **Jan** **[Fitocracy](https://millionrounds.com/company/fitocracy)** Seed · US **$250K** With 26 others
- **2012** 3 rounds
- **Apr** **[TigerTrade](https://millionrounds.com/company/tigertrade)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[American Idiot](https://millionrounds.com/company/american-idiot)** Seed **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Healthvana](https://millionrounds.com/company/healthvana)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2011** 9 rounds
- **Dec** **[SwiftKey](https://millionrounds.com/company/swiftkey)** Series A · GB · eu.techcrunch.com **$2.4M** With 7 others
- **Dec** **[Uber](https://millionrounds.com/company/uber)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$37M** With 11 others
- **Sept** **[Koding](https://millionrounds.com/company/koding)** Seed · US · sec.gov **$2.0M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Fitocracy](https://millionrounds.com/company/fitocracy)** Seed · US · angel.co **$250K** With 27 others
- **Aug** **[Clothia](https://millionrounds.com/company/clothia)** Series A · US · sec.gov **$440K** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Validately](https://millionrounds.com/company/validately)** US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **May** **[Buck](https://millionrounds.com/company/buck)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$6.6M** With 3 others
- **May** **[NationBuilder](https://millionrounds.com/company/nationbuilder)** Seed · US **$500K** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Tapad](https://millionrounds.com/company/tapad)** Seed · US · adexchanger.com **$1.8M** With 21 others
- **2010** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[Hashable](https://millionrounds.com/company/hashable)** Series A · US · businessinsider.com **$4.0M** With 4 others
- **Nov** **[Exclusively](https://millionrounds.com/company/exclusively)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$2.8M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Fixmo](https://millionrounds.com/company/fixmo)** Venture · CA · profectio.com **$1.5M** With 1 other
- **2008** 1 round
- **Jan** **[StepOut](https://millionrounds.com/company/stepout)** Seed · US **$1.2M** With 1 other
- **2006** 1 round
- **Sept** **[AdMob](https://millionrounds.com/company/admob)** Series A · US **$3.6M** With 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

We hold **1** person at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **7 in all**

**[Neverware](https://millionrounds.com/company/neverware)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **Undisclosed** Dec 2020

**[SwiftKey](https://millionrounds.com/company/swiftkey)** Bought by [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) **$250M** Feb 2016

**[Exclusively](https://millionrounds.com/company/exclusively)** Bought by [Snapdeal](https://millionrounds.com/fund/snapdeal) **Undisclosed** Feb 2015

**[Fixmo](https://millionrounds.com/company/fixmo)** Bought by [Good Technology](https://millionrounds.com/fund/good-technology) **Undisclosed** Jun 2014

**[StepOut](https://millionrounds.com/company/stepout)** Bought by Massive Media **Undisclosed** Sept 2013

**[Exclusively](https://millionrounds.com/company/exclusively)** Bought by [Myntra](https://millionrounds.com/fund/myntra) **Undisclosed** Nov 2012

**[AdMob](https://millionrounds.com/company/admob)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **$750M** Nov 2009

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Seed Series A

Median round joined **$50M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **-**

Led 0 of 26 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2016
- **Exits:** 7 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *14*
- Series A said *6*
- Series B *3*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2006 2016

Often in the room with

- [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) 4
- [Eniac Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eniac-ventures) 3
- [Quotidian Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quotidian-ventures) 3
- [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) 2
- [Aman Thapar](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aman-thapar) 2
- [Cankut Durgun](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cankut-durgun) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Nihal Mehta. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**BoxGroup** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup)[**Eniac Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eniac-ventures)[**Quotidian Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quotidian-ventures)[**500 Global** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Aman Thapar** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aman-thapar)[**Cankut Durgun** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cankut-durgun)[**DCVC** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective)[**Eric Cantor** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-cantor)[**Eric Cressey** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-cressey)[**Expansion Venture Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/expansion-venture-capital)[**Greycroft** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft)[**Hadley Harris** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hadley-harris)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Nihal Mehta put money into.

[**Luxe** $50M · Jul 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/luxe)

## On podcasts

1 episode naming Nihal Mehta in the title, and 2 more that mention it.

- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 15 Nov 2021 · 47 min 308. The Human Rolodex, How the 2021 VC Vintage will Perform, and the Importance of Partnership Dynamics (Nihal Mehta) Mentions [Nihal Mehta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nihal-mehta)[Eniac Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eniac-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 23 Jun 2022 · 9 min Investor Stories 249: Why I Passed (Rivera, Levine, Mehta) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 7 Apr 2022 · 6 min Investor Stories 238: Strange & Unusual (Paxhia, Mehta, Zhuo) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Nihal Mehta

### What does Nihal Mehta invest in?

Nihal Mehta invests most often at Seed and Series A (83% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Nihal Mehta?

26 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2016.

### What has Nihal Mehta invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Luxe (Jul 2016).

### How big are Nihal Mehta's cheques?

The median round it joins is $50M.

### Does Nihal Mehta lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 26 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Nihal Mehta invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (88%) and the United Kingdom (8%).

### Is Nihal Mehta investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2016.

### Who does Nihal Mehta invest alongside?

Most often BoxGroup (4 rounds together), Eniac Ventures (3 rounds together) and Quotidian Ventures (3 rounds together).

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