Nikesh Arora
Angel Investor · CEO at SoftBank Telecom Corp
San Francisco, United States
Nikesh Arora is a seed investor at SoftBank Telecom Corp in San Francisco focused on Artificial Intelligence and Software. Nikesh Arora is based out of Santa Clara, California, and is the Chairman and CEO of Palo Alto Networks. Nikesh previously worked at SoftBank as President and Chief Operating Officer. Nikesh Arora attended Boston College.
- Total investments:
- 32
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 9%
Last updated:
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Industries Nikesh Arora invests in
Stages Nikesh Arora invests in
Countries Nikesh Arora invests in
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Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $2.3M–$40M
- Series A
- $17M–$135M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $5.3M–$627M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Artificial Intelligence 14 (44%)
- Software 9 (28%)
- Cyber Security 7 (22%)
- Machine Learning 5 (16%)
- Developer Tools 4 (13%)
Stage
- Seed 11 (34%)
- Series A 7 (22%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 4 (13%)
- Series B 3 (9%)
- Series C 3 (9%)
Country
- United States 21 (66%)
- United Kingdom 4 (13%)
- India 2 (6%)
- Spain 1 (3%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| We’re on a mission to help enterprises ensure their communication tools are secure, compliant and efficient.Valarian’s software allows multinational organisations to make the communication tools they already use compliant with data sovereignty, protection and privacy laws across jurisdictions worldwide. Valarian’s resilient, scalable platform canbe deployed into any environment (on-prem, cloud, or hybrid) and easily integrates with existing business collaboration tools like Microsoft Teams and WhatsApp, harmonising compliance, security and efficiency. | $50M / Series A / Jul 13, 2026 | ||
| 8090 Solutions provides an AI-native software development platform through Software Factory, a system designed to help teams manage the software development lifecycle from planning to deployment. The platform connects business requirements, architecture planning, implementation tasks, testing, and feedback within a shared workspace using AI-drivenworkflows and knowledge management. 8090 Solutions enables organizations to coordinate product, engineering, and business teams while maintaining visibility across software projects. The company’s solutions support custom software development, AI-assisted engineering processes, and enterprise software delivery through structured collaboration between teams and AI agents. | $135M / Series A / Jun 29, 2026 | ||
| RunSybil is an AI-driven offensive security platform that continuously evaluates applications and infrastructure for vulnerabilities. Leveraging cutting-edge AI techniques, it autonomously identifies and exploits real-world security flaws through sophisticated penetration testing. By automating hacker-like intuition, RunSybil delivers proactivedefense capabilities, empowering organizations to strengthen the security of modern applications. | $40M / Seed / Mar 18, 2026 | ||
| Outtake provides agentic AI cyber defense through the use of AI agents for automated response, real-time classification, and advanced threat detection. In order to combat fraud and impersonation, it focuses on open-source intelligence, multi-surface anti-phishing, and digital identity protection. | $40M / Series B / Jan 28, 2026 | ||
| Factory functions within integrated development environments, command line interfaces, and continuous integration pipelines. The technology allows for the delegation of technical tasks, including code refactors, system migrations, and incident responses. These digital agents also perform automated code reviews and facilitate the maintenance ofbuilds during the development process. Integration extends to communication platforms and project management software, allowing users to trigger actions from various interfaces. The system supports the parallelization of agents to manage software updates and maintenance across multiple operating systems. | $50M / Series B / Sep 25, 2025 | ||
| Console offers a platform for managing cloud infrastructure, APIs, authentication, and user access for development teams. | $23M / Series A / Sep 16, 2025 | ||
| Brain Co. is a San Francisco-based AI company, that partners with large enterprises and governments to build secure, impactful AI platforms and applications for real-world problems. It delivers faster, cost-saving, and reliable AI solutions, including automation and optimization across sectors like healthcare, energy, and government. R | $30M / Series A / Sep 10, 2025 | ||
| Pensero uses AI to track engineering performance in real time—so managers don’t have to. We turn work data into daily feedback, helping teams stay aligned, accountable, and focused without constant check-ins or outdated reviews. | $6M / Seed / Aug 05, 2025 | ||
| Outtake provides agentic AI cyber defense through the use of AI agents for automated response, real-time classification, and advanced threat detection. In order to combat fraud and impersonation, it focuses on open-source intelligence, multi-surface anti-phishing, and digital identity protection. | $16.5M / Series A / Apr 10, 2025 | ||
| Bitwise is a crypto-specialist asset manager for individuals, investment managers, and institutions navigating cryptocurrency. The company offers a suite of 32 investment solutions, including yield and alpha strategies, multi-strategy solutions, separately managed accounts, onchain staking, index funds, bitcoin ETPs, and more. By serving as aspecialist partner, it enables clients to access the opportunities that meet their objectives. | $70M / Venture - Series Unknown / Feb 25, 2025 | ||
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FAQ
What does Nikesh Arora invest in?
Nikesh Arora invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and Cyber Security startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 32 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Nikesh Arora invest in?
Nikesh Arora typically joins rounds of $2.3M–$40M at Seed, $17M–$135M at Series A and $5.3M–$627M at Venture - Series Unknown. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Nikesh Arora's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Nikesh Arora took part in.
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When did Nikesh Arora last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Nikesh Arora closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 32 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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