# Nikesh Arora: portfolio, investments and team > Nikesh Arora is a vc firm based in India. 23 investments on record, 4 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/nikesh-arora (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) India · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Nikesh Arora Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 23 cheques on record. Email VC firm Deploying now Website unconfirmed Buyout Seed Follow Nikesh Arora and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fnikesh-arora) Deploying now **100%** of best year **4** **cheques in 12 months**, 23 on record Since the last cheque **8** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$51M** Rounds led **0 of 23** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **India, 52%** Pitch Nikesh Arora ## Nikesh Arora highlights - 01 4 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 84% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $92M - 04 1 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Buyout Seed - **Based in:** India - **Cold pitches:** Not stated A website was listed for this organisation, but we could not confirm it belongs to the firm that wrote these cheques. Either the site never mentions them, or it turned out to be a different company sharing the name. We show neither it nor anything read from it. [Tell us the right one](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=nikesh-arora). ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **23 appearances** - **2026** 4 rounds - **Oct** **[Fragment](https://millionrounds.com/company/fragment)** Series A · US · Pulse 2.0 **$56M** With 7 others - **Jul** **[Valarian](https://millionrounds.com/company/valarian)** Series A · GB · Ventureburn **$50M** With 10 others - **Jun** **[8090 Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/8090-labs)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$135M** With 6 others - **Jan** **[Outtake](https://millionrounds.com/company/outtake)** Series B · US · TechCrunch **$40M** With 11 others - **2024** 2 rounds - **Nov** **[/dev/agents](https://millionrounds.com/company/dev-agents)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$56M** With 6 others - **Sept** **[Harmonic](https://millionrounds.com/company/harmonic)** Series A · US · AlleyWatch **$75M** With 9 others - **2019** 5 rounds - **Jul** **[Progcap](https://millionrounds.com/company/progcap)** Series A · IN · Inc42 **$5.0M** With 4 others - **May** **[Ather Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/ather-energy)** IN · TechCrunch **$51M** With 2 others - **Apr** **[KrazyBee](https://millionrounds.com/company/krazybee)** Series B · IN · Voice **$14M** With 4 others - **Feb** **[Ola](https://millionrounds.com/company/ola)** IN · TechCrunch **$92M** Sole investor - **Jan** **[Ola](https://millionrounds.com/company/ola)** IN · DealStreetAsia **$21M** With 1 other - **2016** 1 round - **Oct** **[Remitr](https://millionrounds.com/company/remitr)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$1.0M** With 2 others - **2015** 7 rounds - **Nov** **[Nuzzel](https://millionrounds.com/company/nuzzel)** Seed · US **$1.7M** With 10 others - **Nov** **[Zilingo](https://millionrounds.com/company/zilingo)** Seed · SG **$1.9M** With 3 others - **Sept** **[Plabro Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/plabro-networks)** Seed · IN **$350K** With 1 other - **Jul** **[Fabelio](https://millionrounds.com/company/fabelio)** Seed · ID **$500K** With 4 others - **Jun** **[Tracxn](https://millionrounds.com/company/tracxn)** Series A · US **$10M** With 1 other - **Mar** **[Razorpay](https://millionrounds.com/company/razorpay)** Seed · IN **$2.6M** With 19 others - **Feb** **[Inshorts](https://millionrounds.com/company/inshorts)** Series A · IN **$4.0M** With 4 others - **2014** 4 rounds - **Dec** **[SpoonJoy](https://millionrounds.com/company/spoonjoy)** Seed · IN **Undisclosed** With 3 others - **Dec** **[Ather Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/ather-energy)** Seed · IN **$1.0M** With 1 other - **Nov** **[MadRat Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/madrat-games)** Venture · IN **$1.0M** With 1 other - **Jun** **[Touchtalent](https://millionrounds.com/company/touchtalent)** IN **$675K** With 5 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 **23** people 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 **1 in all** **[SpoonJoy](https://millionrounds.com/company/spoonjoy)** Bought by Grofers **Undisclosed** Oct 2015 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Buyout Seed Median round joined **$51M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$92M** Led 0 of 23 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 1 rounds - **Last cheque:** Oct 2026 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed said *9* - Series A *7* - Series B *2* - Venture *1* - Buyout said *-* Cheques by month Led Joined Dec 2023 Nov 2026 Often in the room with - [Binny Bansal](https://millionrounds.com/fund/binny-bansal) 6 - [Kunal Shah](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kunal-shah) 3 - [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) 3 - [IQ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iq-capital) 2 - [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) 2 **Pitching Nikesh Arora?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Nikesh Arora. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Binny Bansal** Angel **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/binny-bansal)[**Kunal Shah** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kunal-shah)[**Sequoia Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital)[**IQ Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iq-capital)[**Index Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) ## Recently backed The latest companies Nikesh Arora put money into. [**Fragment** $56M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/fragment)[**Valarian** $50M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/valarian)[**Outtake** $40M · Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/outtake)[**Harmonic** $75M · Sept 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/harmonic)[**Progcap** $5.0M · Jul 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/progcap)[**Ather Energy** $51M · May 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/ather-energy) ## Books by the people here One book written by people at Nikesh Arora: [Lilly Singh](https://millionrounds.com/person/lilly-singh). - How to Be a Bawse: A Guide to Conquering Life [Lilly Singh](https://millionrounds.com/person/lilly-singh) · 2017 3.91 from 17,950 ratings on Goodreads About the book From actress, comedian, and YouTube sensation Lilly Singh (aka ||Superwoman||) comes the definitive guide to being a bawse, a person who exudes confidence, reaches goals, gets hurt efficiently, and smiles genuinely because they’ve fought through it all and made it out the other… On AmazonListen on Audible - Find the books for what you are building, or how you invest. [Open the Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list) As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ## On podcasts 6 episodes naming Nikesh Arora in the title, and 4 more that mention it. - [All-In](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/all-in) 21 Oct 2026 · 40 min Arvind Krishna & Nikesh Arora: Quantum Threat, Open vs Frontier AI, AI Cyber Warfare & SaaS Collapse Mentions [Nikesh Arora](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nikesh-arora) Apple PodcastsShow page - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 21 Oct 2026 · 1h 34m The Internet Is Finished, Early iPhone Duo Reviews, SpaceXSITesla Merger Talks | Nikesh Arora, Aidan Smith, Akhil Iyer, Max Junestrand With [Akhil Iyer](https://millionrounds.com/person/akhil-i) Mentions [Nikesh Arora](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nikesh-arora)[Trevor Milton](https://millionrounds.com/person/trevor-milton) Apple PodcastsShow page - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 2 Sept 2026 · 2h 17m Yapping in Neuralese, GoPro v2, Jimmy Iovine in the Ultradome | Nikesh Arora & Andrei Serban, Kurt Tenenbaum, Philip Johnston With [Andrei Serban](https://millionrounds.com/person/andrei-serban)[Philip Johnston](https://millionrounds.com/person/philip-johnston) Mentions [Jimmy Iovine](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jimmy-iovine)[Nikesh Arora](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nikesh-arora)[Blue Owl](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-owl) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page - [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) 17 Aug 2026 · 59 min Nikesh Arora, CEO Palo Alto Networks ($PANW) Mentions [Nikesh Arora](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nikesh-arora)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[Larry Page](https://millionrounds.com/fund/larry-page) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 22 Jun 2026 · 1h 14m 20VC: Nikesh Arora on the Frontier Model Problem: Breadth vs Depth | The Future of Token Costs | Memory Becoming the Moat | Where Value Accrues: Infra, Models, or Apps? | Why Enterprise AI is Not Ready & Systems of Record vs Systems of Intelligence Mentions [Nikesh Arora](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nikesh-arora)[SoftBank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-2) Apple PodcastsShow page - [All-In](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/all-in) 8 Jun 2026 · 31 min Nikesh Arora: Mythos is Real, Analytical SaaS is Dead, and Google can be a $10T company Mentions [Nikesh Arora](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nikesh-arora) Apple PodcastsShow page ### Mentioned in - [All-In](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/all-in) 23 Oct 2026 · 1h 43m AI Cyber Panic, Ken Griffin's Bubble Warning, The Fall of France? Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 6 Aug 2026 · 1h 16m 20VC: Airtable Sold for $1.285BN | Leo Achenbrenner's Situational Awareness Blows Up | Moonshot AI Raises $3.5B at $35B | Anthropic Model Breaches Three Companies' Security | Big Tech Earnings: Why Palantir Beat The Rest Apple PodcastsShow page - [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) 20 Apr 2026 · 57 min General Catalyst's First-Ever Quarterly Review | CEO Hemant Taneja Apple PodcastsShow page - [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) 25 Sept 2025 · 58 min Factory Raises $50M from NEA, Sequoia Capital, NVIDIA, & JPMorgan Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about Nikesh Arora ### What does Nikesh Arora invest in? Nikesh Arora invests most often at Seed and Series A (84% of the rounds on record). ### How active is Nikesh Arora? 23 investments on record, 4 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026. ### What has Nikesh Arora invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Fragment (Series A, Oct 2026), Valarian (Series A, Jul 2026) and 8090 Labs (Series A, Jun 2026). ### How big are Nikesh Arora's cheques? The median round it joins is $51M. ### Does Nikesh Arora lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 23 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Nikesh Arora invest? Most of the companies it backs are in India (52%) and the United States (35%). ### Is Nikesh Arora investing now? Yes: it is actively investing, with 4 investments in the last 12 months. ### Who does Nikesh Arora invest alongside? Most often Binny Bansal (6 rounds together), Kunal Shah (3 rounds together) and Sequoia Capital (3 rounds together). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. 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