# Nikhil Gopalani

> Nikhil Gopalani is a Series B investor at Nike (San Francisco) backing FinTech and Finance. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Nike](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nike)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickgopalani/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/NickGopalani
- Website: https://x.com/NickGopalani
- AngelList: https://angel.co/u/nick-gopalani

Nikhil Gopalani is a Series B investor at Nike in San Francisco focused on FinTech and Finance. Nikhil is an investor, operator, LP and entrepreneur in the internet industry. He looks to identify marketplaces undergoing massive shifts and then to work with founders that are building technologies to help catalyze those shifts.He has had the chance to operate or invest in over 50 world-class companies like Carta, Samba TV, FabFitFun,Drchrono, Republic, Playco, Reelgood, VidIQ, Forge (Equidate), Vinovest, Liquid Death, Peak, Flow, Pixlee and many more.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 2 | 100% |
| Finance | 2 | 100% |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 50% |
| Asset Management | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |
| Series E | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Carta | Carta is a transfer agent for private companies that enables seed-stage to pre-IPO companies to manage equity electronically with the participation of their shareholders, employees, auditors, and legal counsel. It digitizes paper stock certificates along with stock options, warrants, and derivatives to create a real-time image of who owns what at astartup.Carta receives funding from a group of investors, including Draper VC, Expansion VC, k9 Ventures, Elefund, Subtraction Capital, Scott Banister, XG Ventures, Kima Ventures, Andy Palmer, and Structure Capital.It was founded by Manu Kumar and Henry Ward in 2012 as eShares, Carta is based in Mountain View, California. | $300M | Series E | May 06, 2019 |  |
| Forge | Forge Global is a private securities marketplace that serves the complex and emerging needs of the private market ecosystem by forging new connections through its technology, data, and expertise. Founded in 2014, the firm empowers investors and shareholders by facilitating liquidity in the private markets. Forge is backed by top Silicon Valleyinvestors and large, global institutions including Deutsche Börse, Temasek, Wells Fargo, BNP Paribas, FT Partners, Draper Associates, Peter Thiel, Munich Re Ventures, and LUN Partners Group. | $50M | Series B | Jul 25, 2018 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Chainfund Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blockchain-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Company Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/company-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Company Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/company-ventures-ec86) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Financial Technology Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/financial-technology-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [General Global Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-global-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Nike

VC Fund · Beaverton, United States

Nike is a sporting goods company that designs, develops, and markets footwear, apparel, equipment, and accessory products.The company offers various categories of shoes including running, training, basketball, soccer, sport-inspired urban shoes, and kids' shoes. It also provides shoes for aquatic activities, baseball, football, cheerleading,golf, lacrosse, outdoor activities, skateboarding, tennis, volleyball, walking, wrestling, and various athletic and recreational uses. In addition, the company offers sports-inspired lifestyle apparel, athletic bags, and accessory items.Further, it provides a line of performance equipment including bags, socks, sports balls, eyewear, timepieces, electronic devices, bats, gloves, protective equipment, golf clubs, and various equipment designed for sports activities under the NIKE brand name, as well as markets apparel with licensed college and professional team and league logos.Additionally, it offers licenses to produce and sell NIKE brand swimwear, children's apparel, training equipment, eyewear, electronic devices, and golf accessories. The company also markets its products under the brand names of Converse, Chuck Taylor, All Star, One Star, Umbro, Jack Purcell, Cole Haan, Bragano, and Hurley.It sells its products to retail accounts through stores, independent distributors, and licensees, as well as through its Website, nikestore.com. As of May 31, 2009, Nike, Inc. operated 338 retail stores in the United States and 336 retail stores internationally.The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon.

5 contacts available at Nike.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Chris Shimojima | VP, E-Commerce | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-shimojima |
| David Ayre | EVP, Global Human Resources | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-ayre |
| Elliott Hill | President and Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elliott-hill-0b8c |
| Jeremy Anderson | Expert Application Security Engineer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeremy-anderson-2 |
| John Donahoe | President and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-donahoe |

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## FAQ

### What does Nikhil Gopalani invest in?

Nikhil Gopalani invests primarily in FinTech, Finance and SaaS startups, most often at Series B and Series E stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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