NIKHIL BAHADUR - Managing Partner & cio
As an investor and entrepreneur, Nikhil has invested in and operated companies across a variety of industries, asset classes, and stages. Throughout his career, Nikhil has advised companies and founders as an investor and board member.
Previously, Nikhil led finance and corporate development and served on the executive staff at RIVET Work, a leading construction software company. Prior to RIVET, Nikhil led early-stage technology investments at Augment Ventures. Nikhil also co-founded and built the award-winning Blue Nectar Tequila, scaling the brand across the US and Mexico and building its supply chain and marketing functions.
Earlier in his career, Nikhil led middle-market private equity transactions in the aerospace/defense sector at Relativity Capital and advised companies in the consumer/retail and technology sectors in the investment banking divisions of Wells Fargo and Merrill Lynch.
Nikhil grew up in metro Detroit and earned a BA in both Political Science and Economics at Northwestern and an MBA from Columbia Business School. He lives in the metro Detroit area with his wife, two children, and far too many Legos
