Full Name
Mr Nakul Mandan
Job Title
Partner
Company
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Speaker Bio
Investor in Gainsight, Reflektive, People.ai and BuildingConnected.
Previously involved with investments in Marketo (NASDAQ: MKTO, acquired for $1.7b), Intacct (Acquired for $850m), Blue Jeans Network, 6Sense, HackerRank and Yesware.
Nakul joined Lightspeed in 2014, and focuses primarily on enterprise software/SaaS investing. At Lightspeed, Nakul led the firm's investments in Gainsight, Reflektive, People.ai and BuildingConnected.
Previously, Nakul worked at Battery Ventures where he focused on enterprise software investing. At Battery, Nakul helped lead the firm’s investments in category defining companies such as Marketo, BlueJeans Networks, Gainsight, Intacct, 6Sense and Yesware. Prior to Battery, Nakul worked at Blue River Capital, a growth stage investor focused on India. Early in his career, he was an analyst with Deutsche Bank in Mumbai, India.
Nakul holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow and a B. Tech from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur
Previously involved with investments in Marketo (NASDAQ: MKTO, acquired for $1.7b), Intacct (Acquired for $850m), Blue Jeans Network, 6Sense, HackerRank and Yesware.
Nakul joined Lightspeed in 2014, and focuses primarily on enterprise software/SaaS investing. At Lightspeed, Nakul led the firm's investments in Gainsight, Reflektive, People.ai and BuildingConnected.
Previously, Nakul worked at Battery Ventures where he focused on enterprise software investing. At Battery, Nakul helped lead the firm’s investments in category defining companies such as Marketo, BlueJeans Networks, Gainsight, Intacct, 6Sense and Yesware. Prior to Battery, Nakul worked at Blue River Capital, a growth stage investor focused on India. Early in his career, he was an analyst with Deutsche Bank in Mumbai, India.
Nakul holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow and a B. Tech from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur