Pratik Poddar

As an entrepreneur turned VC, Pratik is excited about working alongside technology entrepreneurs to create an impact on the lives of millions of people in India. He is most passionate about consumer, community / content, web3, education, e-commerce, financial services, and healthcare startups.

Prior to joining Nexus, Pratik worked on his startups in social e-commerce and content marketing spaces where he experienced firsthand the challenges of building a company. Earlier, he worked as a quant analyst and algorithmic trader at Morgan Stanley, and private equity analyst at Blackstone. Pratik has a B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay.When not working, Pratik enjoys traveling, watching movies, reading business books, and solving math puzzles.