# Nilam Ganenthiran, Founder/ceo

> Nilam Ganenthiran, Founder/ceo. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

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

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# Nilam Ganenthiran

Founder/ceo

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** - none observed
- **Filings:** 1 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 3 episodes

What this record rests on

- **Named in rounds** No round names them yet
- ✓ **On filings** 1 filing with a regulator
- **Linked to a firm** No firm on record
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [Ascend](https://millionrounds.com/startup/ascend-2)
- [Foodology](https://millionrounds.com/startup/foodology-inc)
- [PopSQL](https://millionrounds.com/startup/popsql)
- [Provi](https://millionrounds.com/company/provi)
- [Resq](https://millionrounds.com/startup/resq)
- [Whatnot](https://millionrounds.com/company/whatnot)

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **Maplebear Inc.** Executive Officer on 3 filings · since 2020

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

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 17 Sept 2026 · 3h 2m Snap Launches Specs, Paramount Eyes Nashville, Japan's Monks Turn to Investing, New Clip from 'The Social Reckoning' | Aaref Hilaly, David Gross, Max Junestrand, Chase Lochmiller, Jesse Zhang, Nilam Ganenthiran & Leonard Tang, Joe Weisenthal With [Aaref Hilaly](https://millionrounds.com/person/aaref-hilaly)[Chase Lochmiller](https://millionrounds.com/person/chase-lochmiller)[Jesse Zhang](https://millionrounds.com/person/jesse-zhang)[Nilam Ganenthiran](https://millionrounds.com/person/nilam-ganenthiran) Mentions [Bain Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital)[Bain Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures) About this episode (02:34) - Snap officially launches Specs (27:18) - Paramount scouts offices in Nashville (30:25) - Reacting to new clip from 'The Social Reckoning' (41:00) - Japan’s monks turn to investing (55:51) - Aaref Hilaly discusses Bain Capital Ventures’ post-AGI investment strategy, arguing that… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 6 Nov 2025 · 3h 20m OpenAI's "Backstop," The Benefits of Bubbles, Elon's New Comp Package | Bret Taylor, Dave Baszucki, Vlad Tenev, Uri Marchand, Alex Israel, Paul Erlanger, Nilam Ganenthiran With [Nilam Ganenthiran](https://millionrounds.com/person/nilam-ganenthiran)[Vlad Tenev](https://millionrounds.com/person/vlad-tenev) Mentions [Bret Taylor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bret-taylor)[David Baszucki](https://millionrounds.com/person/david-baszucki) About this episode (00:00) - OpenAI's "Backstop" (50:55) - The Benefits of Bubbles (56:00) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (01:13:21) - Bret Taylor, co-founder of Sierra and chairman of OpenAI, discusses Sierra's recent customer conference, Sierra Summit, highlighting the company's growth from a small team to… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Peel](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-peel) · 14 Jun 2024 · 1h 17m Scaling Instacart to $10+ Billion | Nilam Ganenthiran, Co-founder of Beacon Software With [Nilam Ganenthiran](https://millionrounds.com/person/nilam-ganenthiran) About this episode Get Attio, the next generation of CRM: https://bit.ly/AttioThePeel Nilam Ganenthiran is the founder and CEO of Beacon Software. Previously, he was the 12th employee and President at Instacart. We talk tactics for customer research, building customer relationships, balancing strategy and… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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