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Nikhil Vora
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- Nikhil Vora is the Founder and CEO of Sixth Sense Ventures, India's pioneering consumer-centric domestic venture fund.
- Previously, he served as the Managing Director and Head of Research at IDFC Securities, where he was recognized for his exceptional analytical skills.
- Sixth Sense Ventures operates on the belief that the next phase of significant growth will be driven by companies with unique skill sets and capabilities, rather than just capital.
- Vora's vision for Sixth Sense is to identify and invest in teams with innovative products targeting large markets.
- He has been invited to present potential roadmaps for companies like Nestle India and has developed strategic plans for various other entities including Unilever, Aditya Birla Group, and Marico.
- Vora's research has been highly regarded by major global funds such as Capital, Fidelity, and Alliance Bernstein.
- In 2012, he was voted India's No.1 analyst by Asia Money polls and was recognized as Asia's Best Analyst by the Wall Street Journal.
- Apart from advisory roles, Vora has also been an active venture capital investor and has served on the boards of several investee companies.
- Some of his notable venture investments include One97 (PayTm), Vini Cosmetics (Fogg), Parag Milk (Go), and Kangaroo Kids Education.
- He holds a post-graduate degree in Management and participated in the Future Leaders Program at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, London.
- Vora was honored with the 'Thought Leadership' award by IDFC Ltd.
Physical Status
Male
Education
Education | Details |
|---|---|
Post-graduate in Management | Completed post-graduate studies in Management |
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford | Completed the Future Leaders Program at Saïd Business School, Oxford |
IDFC Ltd. 'Thought Leadership' Award | Received the 'Thought Leadership' award from IDFC Ltd. |
careers
Position | Company | Duration | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
Founder & CEO | Sixth Sense Ventures | Feb 2014 - Present | Mumbai Area, India |
Managing Director and Head of Research | IDFC Ltd (formerly SSKI Securities) | 2002 - Jan 2014 | Naman Chambers, BKC, Mumbai |
Sr Vice President | ASK Raymond James | 2000 - 2002 | Mumbai Area, India |
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Nikhil Vora Investments
Total no. of Investment
17
Nikhil Vora has made 17 investments.
| Date | Company | Sector | Round | Investments | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-26 | Beverages | Series A - Ginglani Distillers | ₹ 125 M | Krishi Fagwani, V3 Ventures, DSG Consumer Partners, Saama Capital, Nikhil Vora, Shantanu Deshpande, Arjun Purkayastha | |
| 2023-08-08 | Environmental Services | Seed Round - Go Zero | $ 1 M | Shantanu Deshpande, Chakradhar Gade, Sunil Thakur, Joseph Jacob, Nitin Kaushal etc | |
| 2023-04-18 | E-commerce | Pre Seed Round - Meolaa | $ 165 K | Turbostart, Ganesh Raju, Nikhil Vora, Sachin Bhartiya, Dale Vaz, Ranjan Pai, StrongHer Ventures | |
| 2022-04-24 | Environmental Services | Pre Seed Round - OneGreen | - | Sandhar Technologies, Sunil Kamath, Varun Laul, Venture Catalysts etc | |
| 2022-01-11 | Health & Wellness | Seed Round - Lemme Be | ₹ 50 M | Sattva Group, Wami Capital, Anicut Capital, GRIP Investments, Multiply Ventures, Sanjay Ramakrishnan, Nikhil Vora, Multiply Ventures, Uni-M Ventures | |
| 2022-01-07 | E-commerce | Pre Seed Round - 91Squarefeet | $ 1 M | Stellaris Venture Partners, Rahul Chowdhri (91Squarefeet), Quarry, Betatron Venture Group, Y Combinator, ANME etc | |
| 2021-12-22 | Robotics | Series A - Unbox Robotics | $ 7 M | Vijay Kedia, Pavitar Singh, SOSV, BEENEXT (Cyril Ebersweiler, Duncan Turner) etc | |
| 2021-08-16 | Artificial Intelligence | Seed Round - Expertrons | $ 2.3 M | ah! Ventures, Venture Catalysts, Echjay Family office, Iceland Venture Studio etc | |
| 2021-06-24 | Healthcare/Pharmaceuticals | Private Equity Round - Veeda Clinical Research | $ 16 M | Nikhil Vora, Havells India, Pranabh Mody, Arjun Shanker Bhartia, Sabre Partners, Rajiv Maliwal, Actis | |
| 2021-06-04 | Recruitment | Seed Round - CarterX | - | Venture Catalysts, Anuj Golecha, Nikhil Vora, JPIN, Mumbai Angels, Nandini Mansinghka, Swati Nangalia Mehra | |
| 2020-04-29 | Education | Seed Round - Expertrons | - | ah! Ventures, Venture Catalysts, Apoorva Ranjan Sharma, Echjay Family office, Iceland Venture Studio, Amarujala.com, IvyCap Ventures etc | |
| 2020-04-20 | Education | Seed Round - Pariksha | - | 9Unicorns Accelerator Fund, Bharat Inclusion Seed Fund, Venture Catalysts, Apoorva Ranjan Sharma, INSEAD Angels etc | |
| 2019-11-04 | E-commerce/Fashion | Seed Round - ENpower | ₹ 26.5 M | ||
| 2018-03-08 | Travel & Hospitality | Seed Round - Bewakoof | ₹ 5.6 M | Klub, Anurakt Jain, Investcorp, Gaurav Sharma, IvyCap Ventures, Vikram Gupta, Pratithi Investments etc | |
| 2015-12-01 | Data Analytics | Seed Round - RoomsTonite | $ 1.5 M | Ralph Berezan, Lashit Sanghvi, Venkat Vardhan, Nikhil Vora | |
| 2015-09-01 | Data Analytics | Seed Round - Infinite Analytics | - | Jonathan Lawlor, Aziz Syed, Atul Singh, Wasim Basir, Astarc Ventures etc | |
| 2014-01-01 | Data Analytics | Seed Round - Infinite Analytics | - | Jonathan Lawlor, Aziz Syed, Atul Singh, Wasim Basir, Astarc Ventures etc |