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Nexus Venture Partners Closes $700 Million Fund VIII With Balanced AIIndia Strategy

The early-stage investor keeps the fund at a size it says fits its inception-to-Series A playbook.

Overview

  • Nexus will deploy the new fund to founders building AI, enterprise software, consumer and fintech companies at inception, seed and Series A in the United States and India.
  • The firm maintains an integrated cross-border team, with initial checks often a few hundred thousand dollars to about $1 million.
  • Partners said they are splitting focus between AI startups and India-focused bets in consumer, fintech and digital infrastructure to avoid crowding into a single category.
  • Nexus reported that most commitments came from returning limited partners, and it now manages $3.2 billion across funds with more than 130 investments and over 30 exits.
  • Portfolio examples include Postman, Apollo, MinIO, Zepto and Delhivery, and TechCrunch highlighted Zepto and Neysa as case studies for India’s accelerating AI adoption.