Get the latest tech news

Star partner at Indian venture firm Nexus to leave and launch own fund


Sameer Brij Verma, a high-profile investor at the Indian venture firm Nexus, will be leaving the fund later this year, he confirmed to TechCrunch. Verma Sameer Brij Verma, a high-profile investor at the Indian venture firm Nexus, will be leaving the fund later this year.

He led or co-led some of Nexus’ most successful investments including unicorns Postman, Hasura, Infra.market, Unacademy as well as younger firm Ultrahuman, which announced new funding Wednesday. Verma has earned high praise from India’s startup founders, including entrepreneurs who didn’t end up getting a deal from Nexus for his willingness to provide strategic guidance and support. He plans to take a more hands-on approach with his portfolio companies, actively engaging in their operations rather than solely focusing on optimizing for power law returns, according to a person briefed on the matter.

Get the Android app

Or read this on TechCrunch

Read more on:

Photo of fund

fund

Photo of nexus

nexus

Photo of Sameer Brij Verma

Sameer Brij Verma

Related news:

News photo

Colombia Fintech Taps Goldman and Singapore Fund for New Capital

News photo

Ethos Fund closes first fund to invest in founders bridging US and Vietnamese tech ecosystems

News photo

Ted Schlein’s 2-year-old Ballistic Ventures has already raised a second $360 million fund