Nexus Venture Partners (Nexus), a Silicon Valley venture capital firm investing in early-stage startups in the US and India, has closed Nexus Ventures VIII, a US$700 million fund focused on AI, enterprise software, consumer and fintech companies at the inception, seed and Series A stages.
The fund includes long-standing limited partners who have supported the firm since its early years.
Founded by entrepreneurs and engineers with technical and operating experience, Nexus has built a two-decade track record as an early-stage investor.
The firm has backed more than 130 companies and recorded over 30 exits, including several IPOs.
Its portfolio spans AI infrastructure, developer platforms, open-source technologies, AI agents, consumer businesses and fintech.
In a statement, Nexus partners said:
“From infrastructure to applications, every layer of the tech stack is getting rewritten by AI. Agentic AI is transforming how work gets done, bringing a whole new wave of augmentation and automation across industries.”
They added:
“Over the years, we have had the pleasure of backing several founders from the early days of their journeys, who have gone on to take their companies public or are poised to do so soon. With Fund VIII, we’re doubling down on visionary entrepreneurs solving the hardest problems and shaping the next wave of global innovation.”
Nexus invests across the Bay Area and India, two of the world’s largest startup ecosystems, supported by its network and operational experience in both markets.
The firm says this approach positions it to support founders building companies across these geographies.
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