Investing Profile

Nitesh Banta

AngelFounderInvestorVC
Co-Founder & CEO at B12. Angel investor, Co-founder & Advisor at Rough Draft Ventures
stellar.capitalNew York, New York
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Networks Nitesh is a member of
Google Network
307 CONNECTIONS
Harvard University Network
254 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
97

Nitesh Banta is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Nitesh Banta's Investments On Record (88)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Protege
SeedSep 2024$10M
$10M
Co-investors: Saar Gur (CRV), Adam D'Angelo, Travis May
Chai Discovery
SeedSep 2024$30M
$30M
Vybe
SeedAug 2024$5M
$8M
Co-investors: Ali Partovi (Neo), Sylvain Zimmer (50 Partners), Ankur Nagpal (Vibe Capital), Chris Adelsbach (Outrun Ventures), Peter Boyce II (Stellation Capital), Ron Pragides, Kelvin Beachum Jr., William Levy, Kevin Weil, Thibaud Elziere
Cognition
Series AApr 2024$180M
$200M
Co-investors: Peter Thiel (Founders Fund), Fred Ehrsam (Paradigm), Sarah Guo (Conviction Partners), bill weathersby, John Collison, Patrick Collison, Elad Gil, Tony Xu, Karim Atiyeh
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
$310M
Co-investors: Trae Stephens (Founders Fund), Delian Asparouhov (Founders Fund), Josh Wolfe (Lux Capital), Raymond Tonsing (Caffeinated Capital), Tahseen Rashid (HOF Capital), Mike Annunziata (Also Capital), Naval Ravikant (The Hit Forge), Frank Taylor (Virginia Venture Partners), Jon Dishotsky (Giant Ventures), Kyle Tibbitts (Paradox Capital), Ben Braverman (Saga), William Miller, Justin Mateen, Vineet Jain, Austin Ogilvie
Software Applications Incorporated
SeedNov 2023$7M
$7M
Co-investors: Jack Abraham (Atomic), Lachy Groom (LGF), Sam Altman
Keychain
SeedNov 2023$18M
$33M
Co-investors: Raviraj Jain (Lightspeed Venture Partners), David Tisch (BoxGroup)

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

Scouts & Angels Affiliated With Nitesh Banta

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CRV

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Neo

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