"Kirusa has chosen to work with Nexus because they have an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the Indian market, coupled with a global perspective of the telecom and technology industries. Further, the entire Nexus team has strong operational experience with a proven track record of leading entrepreneurial ventures to success."
- Passionate and driven entrepreneurs across sectors in India
- Capital efficient companies
- Companies with an innovative product, process or business model that can create a competitive advantage
- Companies that address a large existing or potential markets in India or globally
- Simple and focused companies. If a company cannot be described in a thirty second elevator ride, it is probably too complex to be explained to customers and employees
- Companies that are addressing significant pain points of real customers
- Companies that have a differentiated product or service that can create a competitive advantage
- Companies that have a business model and can be standalone independent businesses, not features for another business
We have offices in India and Silicon Valley. We mainly invest in companies that are wholly or substantially located in India. However, on a selective basis, we may invest in companies located outside India that are seeking a value added Indian investor to complement their local investor base.
We typically invest early in the life of the company and in many cases, we are the first institutional round of capital. Our investment size ranges from $100,000 to $10 Million. We also like to participate in follow-on investments at later stages for companies that successfully execute their business plans. We prefer to take a board seat in the companies we invest in and be active in supporting the entrepreneur wherever assistance is required. However, we do not seek to control the company we invest in.
We typically limit our investments to 6-8 new investments a year. We are available as a team to the companies we invest in both India and Silicon Valley. While the amount of involvement in a company depends on the stage of the company and the need of the entrepreneur, we typically get involved in recruiting talent, market intelligence, business development, strategy and future financings.