Pavan Nigam
Angel Investor
San Francisco, United States
Pavan Nigam is a Series A investor in San Francisco focused on iOS and Apps. Pavan thrives on the process of company creation and enjoys working with great teams with innovative ideas. He co-founded Healtheon (now WebMD) in 1996 along with Jim Clark, and led the company’s transformation from a concept to the worlds largest e-health company and one of the most well recognized brands. Pavan’s role was extensively profiled inthe bestseller The New New Thing by Michael Lewis.In 2002, he co-founded Cendura, and as CEO, developed it into a market leader in data center automation software. Cendura was acquired by CA. Earlier in his career, as General Manager of Interactive TV at Silicon Graphics, he led the deployment of Time Warner’s Orlando Project, widely recognized as the most advanced ITV system ever created and which became the foundation for several advanced technologies and companies (eg. Tivo, VMware). Prior to that, as Engineering Lead at Intel, he wrote the debugger for the X286.Pavan holds a B.S.E.E. from the Indian Institute of Technology (Kanpur) and a M.S.C.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was a recipient of the IITK (West Coast) Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Wisconsin Distinguished Fellow (E-Business), and the 2015 University of Wisconsin Entrepreneurial Achievement Award.Pavan is also the founder of the Silicon Valley Badgers and the IITK Entrepreneurial Forum, two of the largest alumni-led entrepreneurial groups in the country. He lives in Los Altos, CA and loves to travel, hike, golf, and mostly just chill with his family. He is an avid sports fan and closely follows his beloved 49ers and Badgers.
- Total investments:
- 1
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Investment Focus
Industry
- iOS 1 (100%)
- Apps 1 (100%)
- Mobile 1 (100%)
- Android 1 (100%)
- Test and Measurement 1 (100%)
Investments
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| Appurify provides mobile test automation on real devices. Mobile development teams at some of the world’s most prominent companies turn to Appurify’s platform to automate testing, debug and optimize the performance of their applications. The results are better apps, faster launch cycles and improved app store reviews. Appurify is based in SanFrancisco with backing from Google Ventures and other leading investors. For more information, visit http://www.appurify.com. | $4.5M / Series A / May 28, 2013 |
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What does Pavan Nigam invest in?
Pavan Nigam invests primarily in iOS, Apps and Mobile startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 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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