Overview
Nakul Mandan is a Venture Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners [1][4]. Mandan founded Audacious Ventures in May 2020, where the mission is to partner with ambitious founders in technology [2][3]. Over more than a decade, Mandan has been involved with investments including WorkOS, Reflection AI, Decagon, Avoca, Multiverse, Gainsight, Marketo, BuildingConnected, Maxima, Saris AI, and Lightfield [2]. Mandan previously served as Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners from June 2014 to May 2020 [5]. Mandan holds board positions at People.ai as Board Member and Lead Investor [6] and at Multiverse as Board Member and Lead Investor [7]. Mandan earned a B.Tech. from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur [11] and an MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow [12].
Profile introduction
At Audacious, our mission is to partner with the most ambitious founders in technology and help them achieve their most audacious goals. Representative investments I've been involved with over the last decade+: WorkOS, Reflection AI, Decagon, Avoca, Multiverse, Gainsight, Marketo, BuildingConnected, Maxima, Saris AI, Lightfield amongst several others.
Career history
- Founder and PartnerMay 2020 to presentAudacious Ventures
- Venture PartnerMay 2020 to presentLightspeed Venture Partners
- PartnerJun 2014 to May 2020Lightspeed Venture Partners
- Board Member and Lead investor2016 to presentPeople.ai
- Board Member and Lead InvestorAug 2018 to presentMultiverse
- Board Observer and Investor2014 to Dec 2020Gainsight
- Board MemberFeb 2013 to Jun 2014Gainsight
- Board Member and InvestorAug 2017 to Dec 2018BuildingConnected
- Board Member and Lead investorPeople Inc
Education
B.Tech.1999 - 2003Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
- MBA2003 - 2005Indian Institute of ManagementLucknow
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