Investing Profile

Nitesh Banta

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Co-Founder & CEO at B12. Angel investor, Co-founder & Advisor at Rough Draft Ventures
stellar.capitalNew York, New York
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Google Network
312 CONNECTIONS
Harvard University Network
259 CONNECTIONS
General Catalyst Partners Network
13 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Stellar Capital Angel
Investment Range
$25K - $250K
Sweet Spot
$100K
Investments On Record
98

Nitesh Banta is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Nitesh Banta's Investments On Record (89)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
howie
SeedSep 2025$6M
$6M
Co-investors: Sheel Mohnot (Better Tomorrow Ventures), Lindel Eakman (Foundry Group), Sarah Smith (Sarah Smith Fund), Julian Weisser (Kepler Operator’s Fund), Nick Davidov (Davidovs VC), Turner Novak (Banana Capital), Rahul Vohra (Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund), Raanan Bar-Cohen (Resolute Ventures), Jason Calacanis (LAUNCH), Sophia Amoruso (Trust Fund), Nate DaPore (Roo Partners), Roger Dickey, Bobby Goodlatte, Diego Oppenheimer, David J. Phillips
Protege
SeedSep 2024$10M
$35M
Co-investors: Saar Gur (CRV), Auren Hoffman (Flex Capital), Nikhil Basu Trivedi (Footwork), Adam D'Angelo, Travis May
Chai Discovery
SeedSep 2024$30M
$100M
Co-investors: Fred Ehrsam (Paradigm), Greg Yap (Menlo Ventures), Lachy Groom (LGF)
Vybe
SeedAug 2024$5M
$8.5M
Co-investors: Ali Partovi (Neo), Sylvain Zimmer (50 Partners), Ankur Nagpal (Vibe Capital), Chris Adelsbach (Outrun Ventures), Peter Boyce II (Stellation Capital), Nicolas Dessaigne (Y Combinator), William Levy, Thibaud Elziere, Ron Pragides, Kelvin Beachum Jr., Kevin Weil
Cognition
Series AApr 2024$180M
$900M
Co-investors: Keith Bender (Pear VC), Fred Ehrsam (Paradigm), Peter Thiel (Founders Fund), Sarah Guo (Conviction Partners), John Collison, Tony Xu, bill weathersby, Karim Atiyeh, Elad Gil
Draftboard
SeedApr 2024$4M
$4M
Co-investors: Amanda Herson (Founder Collective), Nico Berardi (Animo Ventures), Antonio Osio (Animo Ventures), David Stark (Ground Up Ventures), Taylor Greene (Twelve Below)
Varda
Series BApr 2024$90M
SeedDec 2020$9M
$500M
Co-investors: Delian Asparouhov (Founders Fund), Trae Stephens (Founders Fund), Peter Thiel (Founders Fund), Josh Wolfe (Lux Capital), David Beazley (Alumni Ventures ), Raymond Tonsing (Caffeinated Capital), Jon Dishotsky (Daft Capital), Mike Annunziata (Also Capital), Naval Ravikant (The Hit Forge), Frank Taylor (Virginia Venture Partners), Kyle Tibbitts (Paradox Capital), Ben Braverman (Saga), Justin Mateen, Sahin Boydas, Vineet Jain, Joao Otavio Oliverio, Sohila Zadran, Austin Ogilvie, William Miller
Software Applications Incorporated
SeedNov 2023$7M
$7M
Co-investors: Jack Abraham (Atomic), Lachy Groom (LGF), Sam Altman

Nitesh Banta's Experience

National Youth Council American Red CrossPresent
Co-founder & CEO B12Present
Founding Team Getaround2009 - Present
VC General Catalyst Partners2015
Customer Insights Google2008 - 2008

Nitesh Banta's Education

Harvard University BA Social Studies
Singularity U GSP Finance, Entrepreneurship and Technology