# Nitin Sharma

> Nitin Sharma is a pre-seed investor at Antler (Bangalore) backing Financial Services and Software. See 46 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c)
- Location: Bangalore, India
- Total investments: 46
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 72%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/nitinsharma15
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/nitinsharma1
- Website: https://x.com/nitinsharma1
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nitinsharma1
- AngelList: https://angel.co/nitinsharma1

Nitin Sharma is a pre-seed investor at Antler in Bangalore focused on Financial Services and Software. For the last 10+ years, I've had the rare fortune of working with world-class entrepreneurs - as a venture or angel investor, startup team member or growth advisor - in the US and in India. Experience: US VC - Investor @ NEA India VC - Principal & Founding Member @ Lightbox (ex. Kleiner Perkins India and Sherpalo) Startup ops in the US- VP, Bus Dev and early employee @ EverFi (one of the largest edtech networks globally) Startup ops in India - Key leadership responsibilities related to 4 Lightbox companiesCurrently, I am especially spending a large portion of my time on blockchain startups and cryptocurrencies. INVESTING: Lots of learnings from working on early to growth stage investments. US: Millennial Media (IPO, acq. by AOL), OPOWER (IPO, acq. by Oracle), Gilt Groupe (acq. by Saks / Hudson Bay), ChannelAdvisor (IPO), AddThis (acq. by Oracle), EverFi, Suniva, Videology, Credibase, new crypto and blockchain projects India: Droom, Melorra, Paymate, Zoomin, Stalkbuylove, Fynd, The Better India, Mech MochaSTARTUP OPERATIONS: Hands-on experience in both hyper-growth and turnaround situations. Wore a few hats as an early employee and head of BD at EverFi (one of the largest edtech networks globally having served 16MM students and raised $250MM), led strategic finance projects for NEA companies Suniva and AddThis, and interned at InMobi. Owned or helped solve problems across strategy, M&A, senior hiring, int'l expansion and fundraising while working closely with management at Droom, Melorra, Paymate and Zoomin

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $572k–$11M |
| Pre-Seed | $165k–$2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 8 | 17% |
| Software | 7 | 15% |
| Information Technology | 7 | 15% |
| FinTech | 5 | 11% |
| SaaS | 4 | 9% |

54 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 31 | 67% |
| Seed | 9 | 20% |
| Grant | 1 | 2% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 26 | 57% |
| United States | 4 | 9% |
| Germany | 1 | 2% |
| Singapore | 1 | 2% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mandrake Bio | Mandrake Bio designs custom de novo proteins through AI and structural biology to build a more sustainable and efficient world. | $1.7M | Pre-Seed | Jul 16, 2026 |  |
| Rovia | Rovia is a digital wealth management platform that simplifies cross-border finances, specifically designed for globally mobile professionals. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Jun 01, 2026 |  |
| Namma Yatri | Namma Yatri is a mobility application designed to contribute to the Open Mobility movement effectively. This provides customers with more options for taking use of the benefits of a completely multimodal solution. | $4.3M | Seed | Mar 10, 2026 |  |
| Mysa | Mysa is a Unified Finance & Banking Platform for Mid-Sized Businesses | $3.4M | Seed | Jan 27, 2026 |  |
| MEINE Electric | MEINE Electric leads sustainable energy innovation, offering advanced solutions for efficient, eco-friendly energy storage and generation. | $750K | Pre-Seed | Jan 21, 2026 |  |
| Cautio | Cautio is a Visual Telematics company that provides safety and security to drivers and passengers. | $1.3M | Seed | Apr 08, 2025 |  |
| Stance Health | Stance Health, a healthtech startup focusing on musculoskeletal (MSK) care. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Apr 02, 2025 |  |
| Keeper | Keeper unlocks cash from paid leaves for employees while they are still employed, using innovative financial products. | $571.6K | Seed | Feb 28, 2025 |  |
| Dodo Payments | Dodo Payments is a FinTech company providing international payment solutions for businesses. It acts as a merchant of record, managing payments, taxes, compliance, subscriptions, and churn. The platform supports over 300 local payment methods in more than 100 currencies across 150+ countries. | $1.1M | Pre-Seed | Feb 25, 2025 |  |
| Interface Labs | Interface Labs optimizes and automates business processes by deploying digital workers with human-like reasoning capabilities. | $230K | Pre-Seed | Dec 03, 2024 |  |

10 of 46 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Blume Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blume-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [DeVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/devc) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Picus Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/picus-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Venture Catalysts](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/venturecatalysts) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [2am VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/2-am-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Antler

VC Fund · Singapore, Singapore

Antler is an early-stage venture capital firm that seeks to invest in technology companies. The firm incubates startups from a variety of sectors and offers a global community network of co-founders and access to talent, expert advisors, expansion support, and capital around the world.

5 contacts available at Antler.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alan Poensgen | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alan-poensgen |
| Anthony Millet | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anthony-millet |
| Antti Tormanen | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antti-tormanen |
| Christoph Klink | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christoph-klink |
| Erik Jonsson | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/erik-jonsson |

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## FAQ

### What does Nitin Sharma invest in?

Nitin Sharma invests primarily in Financial Services, Software and Information Technology startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 46 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Nitin Sharma's check size?

Nitin Sharma typically joins rounds of $572k–$11M at Seed and $165k–$2M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Nitin Sharma participates in.

### When did Nitin Sharma last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Nitin Sharma closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 46 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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