# Nikhil Basu Trivedi, MD at Footwork

> Nikhil Basu Trivedi, MD at Footwork. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/nikhil-basu-trivedi (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Partner

# Nikhil Basu Trivedi

MD at [Footwork](https://millionrounds.com/fund/footwork)

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** - none observed
- **Filings:** 6 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 5 +5 mentions

What this record rests on

- **Named in rounds** No round names them yet
- ✓ **On filings** 6 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Footwork
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Footwork** VC firm · US **5** cheques in 12 months **8** all time **5** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/footwork)

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **WindBorne Systems Inc.** Director since 2024
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Literati, Inc.** Director since 2024
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Cradlewise Inc.** Director since 2021
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Footwork](https://millionrounds.com/fund/footwork)** Managing Member of the General Partner on 2 filings · since 2021
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Shasta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shasta-ventures)** A Managing Director of the General Partner since 2019
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Pill Club Holdings, Inc.** Director on 7 filings · since 2018

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Footwork

- [**Michael Smith** President and CEO *3 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-smith-5)
- [**Mike Smith** Series a Lead, Board Member *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/mike-smith)
- [**Nikhil Trivedi** Managing Member *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/nikhil-trivedi)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [The Peel](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-peel) · 26 Mar 2026 · 1h 32m Footwork’s Secret Sauce | Mike Smith and Nikhil Basu Trivedi With [Nikhil Basu Trivedi](https://millionrounds.com/person/nikhil-basu-trivedi) Mentions [Hunter Walk](https://millionrounds.com/person/hunter-walk) About this episode Nikhil Basu Trivedi and Mike Smith are the Co-founders of Footwork where they invest up to $15 million in Seed and Series A rounds. This is the first time they've ever sat down to record a conversation together on video. We talk about starting the firm in 2020, their secret sauce for working with… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Capital Allocators](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/capital-allocators) · 23 Sept 2021 · 47 min Mike Smith and Nikhil Basu Trivedi – Footwork Ventures (Manager Meetings, EP.12) With [Nikhil Basu Trivedi](https://millionrounds.com/person/nikhil-basu-trivedi) Mentions [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[Sapphire Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sapphire-ventures) About this episode On today's Manager Meetings, Beezer Clarkson speaks with Mike Smith and Nikhil Basu Trivedi. Beezer is a past guest on Capital Allocators and is a Partner at Sapphire Ventures, where she is responsible for the management of Sapphire's fund investments in early stage venture funds globally. Mike… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 31 Aug 2020 · 42 min 246. Agglomerators vs. Specialists, the Rise of the Solo-Capitalist, and the Importance of Founder-Investor Fit (Nikhil Basu Trivedi) With [Nikhil Basu Trivedi](https://millionrounds.com/person/nikhil-basu-trivedi) About this episode Nikhil Basu Trivedi of joins Nick to discuss Agglomerators vs. Specialists, the Rise of the Solo-Capitalist, and the Importance of Founder-Investor Fit+. In this episode, we cover: Why did you decide to leave Shasta? What's the plan moving forward? The Rise of Solo Capitalists You wrote a great… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Village Global Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/village-global) · 26 Mar 2019 · 38 min CPG, Defensibility, Finding The Next Instagram - Everything Consumer in 2019 with Rebecca Kaden, Nikhil Basu Trivedi and Jonathan Yoni Regev With [Jonathan Yoni Regev](https://millionrounds.com/person/jonathan-yoni-regev)[Nikhil Basu Trivedi](https://millionrounds.com/person/nikhil-basu-trivedi)[Rebecca Kaden](https://millionrounds.com/person/rebecca-kaden-2) Mentions [Shasta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shasta-ventures)[Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) About this episode Erik is joined on this episode by Rebecca Kaden (@rebeccak46), investor at Union Square Ventures, Nikhil Basu Trivedi (@nbt), VC at Shasta Ventures, and Jonathan Yoni Regev (@jyonni), CEO and co-founder of The Farmer’s Dog. They talk about where we are in the evolution of the consumer packaged… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 1 Jun 2016 · 28 min 20VC: The Future For Autonomous Vehicles & How Software Is Eating Cars with Nikhil Basu Trivedi, Investor @ Shasta Ventures With [Nikhil Basu Trivedi](https://millionrounds.com/person/nikhil-basu-trivedi) Mentions [Shasta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shasta-ventures) About this episode Nikhil Basu Trivedi is an early stage investor with Shasta Ventures, where he focuses on consumer, mobile and SaaS. Prior to joining Shasta, Nikhil was a member of the Insight Venture Partners team in NYC. Before making the move into venture, Nikhil co-founded Artsy in his sophomore year at… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Nikhil Basu Trivedi in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) · 8 Jul 2026 · 1h 6m Why Data Is the Next $1 Trillion Market Mentions [Cendana Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cendana-capital)[Alex Wilhelm](https://millionrounds.com/person/alex-wilhelm)[Michael Kim](https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-kim-2)[Nikhil Basu Trivedi](https://millionrounds.com/person/nikhil-basu-trivedi) About this episode This Week In Startups is made possible by: Digital Ocean - do.co/twist Agree.com - agree.com Every.io - every.io. Today's show: How many startups matter in tech? Fewer than you think. That's why venture capitalists are tripping over themselves to get onto their cap tables, no matter the cost.… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 6 Sept 2023 · 1h 1m 20VC: Why Small Funds Outperform Large Funds & AUM is a Vanity Metric | Why 99% of Investments in AI Startups Will Go To Zero | Being a "Traction First" VC & Investing Lessons from Investing in Canva and Missing Figma with Nikhil Basu-Trivedi Mentions [Shasta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shasta-ventures)[Nikhil Basu Trivedi](https://millionrounds.com/person/nikhil-basu-trivedi) About this episode Nikhil Basu Trivedi is Co-Founder & General Partner at Footwork, an early-stage focused venture firm investing its first fund. In his venture career, he has invested in the early rounds of several companies that have exited or are currently valued at over $1B, including Athelas, Canva, ClassDojo,… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 14 Oct 2021 · 13 min Investor Stories 214: Why I Passed (Basu Trivedi, Chuang, Woodard, Sun) Mentions [Alfred Chuang](https://millionrounds.com/person/alfred-chuang)[Ben Sun](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-sun-taiwan-global-angels)[Monique Woodard](https://millionrounds.com/person/monique-woodard)[Nikhil Basu Trivedi](https://millionrounds.com/person/nikhil-basu-trivedi) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Nikhil Basu Trivedi Alfred Chuang Monique Woodard Ben Sun Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. Did you miss our guests full length… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 15 Jul 2021 · 9 min Investor Stories 201: What's Next (Basu Trivedi, Bannister, Chitnis, Perelmuter) Mentions [Guy Perelmuter](https://millionrounds.com/person/guy-perelmuter)[Janet Bannister](https://millionrounds.com/person/janet-bannister)[Nikhil Basu Trivedi](https://millionrounds.com/person/nikhil-basu-trivedi)[Sach Chitnis](https://millionrounds.com/person/sach-chitnis) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Nikhil Basu Trivedi Janet Bannister Sach Chitnis Guy Perelmuter Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or trends that may have significant impact in the future and are potentially positioned for… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 22 Apr 2021 · 10 min Investor Stories 189: Post Mortems (Dubugras, Basu Trivedi, Warner, Hirsch) Mentions [Brian Hirsch](https://millionrounds.com/person/brian-hirsch)[Henrique Dubugras](https://millionrounds.com/person/henrique-dubugras)[Nikhil Basu Trivedi](https://millionrounds.com/person/nikhil-basu-trivedi) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Henrique Dubugras Nikhil Basu Trivedi Check Warner Brian Hirsch Each investor discusses a portfolio company that did not survive and why it was that they failed. More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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