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Nexus Venture Partners’ Anup Gupta announces exit

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During his tenure, Anup Gupta backed prominent Indian companies including Turtlemint, Kiwi, PaySense, Onsurity, WhiteHat Jr, and Unicommerce. Before joining the firm, he served eight years as group chief operating officer at WNS, helping scale the organization to over 21,000 employees before its 2006 New York Stock Exchange listing. He also gained early investing experience with eVentures India, backed MakeMyTrip, and worked at Booz & Company. Nexus Venture Partners continues to invest heavily in cross-border opportunities, having previously backed market leaders such as Zepto, Rapido, and Postman.

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  • Anup Gupta has stepped down from his role at Nexus Venture Partners to pursue new horizon…: Anup Gupta has stepped down from his role at Nexus Venture Partners to pursue new horizons.
  • During his tenure, Gupta built a notable investment portfolio featuring companies such as…: During his tenure, Gupta built a notable investment portfolio featuring companies such as Turtlemint, Kiwi, PaySense, and WhiteHat Jr.
  • Nexus Venture Partners continues to deploy fresh capital from its $700 million fund into…: Nexus Venture Partners continues to deploy fresh capital from its $700 million fund into early-stage artificial intelligence, enterprise software, and fintech startups.

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Gupta has been part of India's startup investment landscape through a period of rapid growth, backing companies across fintech, consumer internet and enterprise technology.

Since joining Nexus in 2010, he has worked with several businesses that have gone on to build a significant presence in their respective markets.

In his post, Gupta looked back on his association with the firm and the entrepreneurs he had worked alongside.

"It has been an awesome journey building Nexus with my colleagues and partnering with entrepreneurs to create path-breaking companies," he wrote.

He added that he was pleased to pass on the baton within the Nexus team and was looking forward to new horizons. Gupta also reflected on his contribution to India's startup ecosystem, saying he had been fortunate to be involved from its early days, both as an operator and as an investor, adviser and partner.

"I have been fortunate to contribute to the Indian start-up eco-system right from its early days both as an operator and investor advisor-partner, and excited about new horizons," he said.

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