Investor profile
Nirav Tolia
Angel, Operator angel & Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Nextdoor, Guest Shark at Shark Tank, Chairman at Hedosophia
Nirav Tolia is an angel investor and operator angel based in San Francisco, California, United States with 7 known investments: NextLesson, IfOnly, Palmetto, Stack Overflow, Shelf, InstaEDU and HelloPrenup.
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Investment focus
- Stage
- Seed
Contacts
Nirav Tolia portfolio companies (7)
- NextLesson
- IfOnly
- Palmetto
- Stack Overflow
- Shelf
- InstaEDU
- HelloPrenup
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Nextdoor, whose known portfolio counts 10 companies
- Flikshop
- Eddie Wright BBQ
- Freejacnation.com
- His Kingdom Carriers
- Kindness and Mischief Coffee
- Paramount Pediatrics
- Sharpe Session
- Skin 360 Beauty Institute
- The Daisy Refillery
- Vie Beauty
Guest Shark at Shark Tank, whose known portfolio counts 2 companies
- Gladful
- Bummer
Chairman at Hedosophia, whose known portfolio counts 10 companies
- Synthesia
- Forterra
- Candex
- Imprint
- PolyAI
- Plata
- BHub
- Flatpay
- Solidroad
- K2 Space
Investor Profile
The known portfolio sits in sectors AI, Climate, Consumer and Energy, and focus areas Clean Energy, Clean Technology, Consumer Internet and Consumer Software.
Nirav Tolia appears in Seed rounds across the known deals.
The portfolio and focus above give founders context on whether Nirav Tolia matches their raise.
Colleagues
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Sarah Leary
Co-Founder
San Francisco, United States
Michael Kiernan
Chief Revenue Officer
New York, United States
Sarra Zayani
Partner
Paris, France
Dawit Heck
Principal
New York, United States
Hasnain Agharia
Affiliated
Mumbai, India
Chris Varelas
Lead Director of Board of Directors
Menlo Park, United States
Matt Wise
Investor
Redwood City, United States
Andrew Smyth
Partner
Palo Alto, United States
Chris O'Connor
Partner
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Mike Ng
Director
Australia
Antoine de Wilde d'Estmael
Principal
London, United Kingdom
Julius Bleinroth
Principal
Singapore
Renaud Boutet
Venture Partner
Marseille, France
Alexandre Charlet
Investor
United Kingdom
Ines Streimelweger
Principal
London, United Kingdom
Antoine de Nicolay
Director
Paris, France
Will Gural
Principal
Los Angeles, United States
Kemper Ahl
Partner
New York, United States
John Lynch
Principal
New York, United States
Mark Bougourd
Director
Guernsey
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Nirav Tolia?
Nirav Tolia is an angel investor and operator angel based in San Francisco, California, United States with 7 known investments on file, among them NextLesson, IfOnly and Palmetto. The sections above list the sectors, stages and firms attached to that record.
What does Nirav Tolia invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Climate, Consumer and Energy; listed focus areas include Clean Energy, Clean Technology, Consumer Internet and Consumer Software. Those tags come from the companies attached to this profile, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Nirav Tolia invest at?
The known deals of Nirav Tolia include Seed rounds. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Nirav Tolia listed at?
Nirav Tolia is listed as Chairman at Hedosophia. 21 other people in the database share a firm with Nirav Tolia.
How do I contact Nirav Tolia?
An email address, a phone number and a LinkedIn page are on file for Nirav Tolia. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account.
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