Investor

Nirav Tolia

Last cheque observed Sep 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietAngel

SeedSeries A

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 6 on record
Since the last cheque4072days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$3.5MRounds led0 of 6Exits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Nirav Tolia

Nirav Tolia highlights

  1. 01

    6 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Angel (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first6 appearances

  1. 2015

    1 round

  2. Sept
    NextLessonSeed · US$2.9MWith 9 others
  3. 2013

    3 rounds

  4. Oct
    IfOnlySeries A · US · finsmes.com$12MWith 11 others
  5. Aug
    InstaEDUSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$4.0MWith 11 others
  6. Aug
    IfOnlySeed · US · allthingsd.com$3.0MWith 6 others
  7. 2012

    1 round

  8. May
    InstaEDUSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.1MWith 8 others
  9. 2010

    1 round

  10. May
    Stack ExchangeSeries A · US · readwriteweb.com$6.0MWith 10 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

InstaEDUBought by Chegg$30MJun 2014

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

Who they invest alongside

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

Jeremy StoppelmanAngel3rounds togetherMarc BenioffVC firm3rounds togetherCota CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherDylan SmithAngel2rounds togetherJohn JohnstonAngel2rounds togetherMarissa MayerAngel2rounds togetherMark PincusAngel2rounds togetherPrefix CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherSignatures CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherSocial CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherThe Social+Capital PartnershipVC firm2rounds togetherTodd BradleyAngel2rounds together

On podcasts

5 episodes naming Nirav Tolia in the title, and 2 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Nirav Tolia

What does Nirav Tolia invest in?

Nirav Tolia invests most often at Seed and Series A (100% of the rounds on record).

How active is Nirav Tolia?

6 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2015.

How big are Nirav Tolia's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.5M.

Does Nirav Tolia lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 6 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Nirav Tolia invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Nirav Tolia investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2015.

Who does Nirav Tolia invest alongside?

Most often Jeremy Stoppelman (3 rounds together), Marc Benioff (3 rounds together) and Cota Capital (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Nirav Tolia?

Nirav Tolia is an angel.

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