# Nirav Tolia: angel investments and portfolio > Nirav Tolia is an angel. 6 investments on record, latest Sept 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/nirav-tolia (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Nirav Tolia Last cheque observed Sep 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Angel Seed Series A Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 6 on record Since the last cheque **4072** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$3.5M** Rounds led **0 of 6** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Nirav Tolia ## Nirav Tolia highlights - 01 6 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds - 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 first **6 appearances** - **2015** 1 round - **Sept** **[NextLesson](https://millionrounds.com/company/nextlesson)** Seed · US **$2.9M** With 9 others - **2013** 3 rounds - **Oct** **[IfOnly](https://millionrounds.com/company/ifonly)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$12M** With 11 others - **Aug** **[InstaEDU](https://millionrounds.com/company/instaedu)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$4.0M** With 11 others - **Aug** **[IfOnly](https://millionrounds.com/company/ifonly)** Seed · US · allthingsd.com **$3.0M** With 6 others - **2012** 1 round - **May** **[InstaEDU](https://millionrounds.com/company/instaedu)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.1M** With 8 others - **2010** 1 round - **May** **[Stack Exchange](https://millionrounds.com/company/stack-exchange)** Series A · US · readwriteweb.com **$6.0M** With 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 listed **1 in all** **[InstaEDU](https://millionrounds.com/company/instaedu)** Bought by [Chegg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chegg) **$30M** Jun 2014 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 **$3.5M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 6 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Sept 2015 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed *3* - Series A *3* Cheques by year Led Joined 2010 2015 Often in the room with - [Jeremy Stoppelman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeremy-stoppelman) 3 - [Marc Benioff](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-benioff) 3 - [Cota Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cota-capital) 2 - [Dylan Smith](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dylan-smith) 2 - [John Johnston](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-johnston) 2 - [Marissa Mayer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marissa-mayer) 2 **Pitching Nirav Tolia?** 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 Nirav Tolia. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Jeremy Stoppelman** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeremy-stoppelman)[**Marc Benioff** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-benioff)[**Cota Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cota-capital)[**Dylan Smith** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dylan-smith)[**John Johnston** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-johnston)[**Marissa Mayer** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marissa-mayer)[**Mark Pincus** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-pincus)[**Prefix Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prefix-capital)[**Signatures Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/signatures-capital)[**Social Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/social-capital)[**The Social+Capital Partnership** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-social-capital-partnership)[**Todd Bradley** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/todd-bradley) ## On podcasts 5 episodes naming Nirav Tolia in the title, and 2 more that mention it. - [How I Built This](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-built-this) 15 Sept 2025 · 1h 12m Nirav Tolia: Nextdoor. How neighborhood chatter went global Mentions [Nirav Tolia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nirav-tolia) Apple Podcasts - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 18 Jul 2025 · 3h 18m Surprise Visit From Martin Shkreli, Range Rover Launches New Logo, Timeline Reactions | Martin Shkreli, Joe Weisenthal, Joseph Krause, Nirav Tolia, Mike Knoop, Kyle Samani With [Kyle Samani](https://millionrounds.com/person/kyle-samani)[Martin Shkreli](https://millionrounds.com/person/martin-shkreli) Mentions [Nirav Tolia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nirav-tolia)[RTX Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rtx-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page - [StrictlyVC Download](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/strictlyvc-download) 11 Feb 2025 · 32 min Nirav Tolia is turning to AI to keep things neighborly on Nextdoor Mentions [Nirav Tolia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nirav-tolia) Apple Podcasts - [The Peel](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-peel) 21 Nov 2024 · 1h 20m How Nextdoor Grew to 100M Neighbors + Why Founding CEO Nirav Tolia Returned Six Years Later Mentions [Nirav Tolia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nirav-tolia) Apple PodcastsShow page - [Greymatter](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/greymatter) 2 Mar 2016 · 1h 16m Nirav Tolia on Growing Nextdoor and the Path to Monetization | Blitzscaling 12 Mentions [Nirav Tolia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nirav-tolia)[Allen Blue](https://millionrounds.com/person/allen-blue)[John Lilly](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-lilly) Apple PodcastsShow page ### Mentioned in - [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) 3 Jun 2024 · 1h 17m #193 Former CEO Nextdoor, Sarah Friar: Four Circles Apple PodcastsShow page - [Greymatter](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/greymatter) 8 Nov 2021 · 19 min David Sze | Nextdoor Reflections Apple PodcastsShow page ## 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. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. 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