Nik Nayar

Investor

2023

Focused on software companies in consumer tech and application layer AI – reach out at nayar@greycroft.com!

Managing Partner

2022

Manage class fund investing in founders from Stanford. - Autoblocks (Pre-Seed), enabling LLMs at scale - Malama (Pre-Seed), remote monitoring of diabetes in pregnancy - Ever (Pre-Seed), EV marketplace - Apprenta (Pre-Seed), software tool to help make hiring decisions - Flora (Pre-Seed), e-commerce aggregator focused on sustainability - Skywalk (Pre-Seed), deep tech startup designed for intuitive gesture control - DubClub (Seed), platform for sports handicappers and their subscribers - Elevva (Seed), Latam e-commerce aggregator - Juice (Seed), global payment network - Medeloop.ai (Seed), platform to accelerate disease understanding - Ludis (Series A), sports analytics platform - Lucra (Series A), peer-to-peer sports gaming platform - Reset (Pre-Seed), payroll linked credit card to promote financial inclusion - Sonar (Pre-Seed), mental health monitoring to create support network for youth - CascadingAI (Pre-Seed), automating manual banking processes - Fram (Pre-Seed), bringing energy retrofits to rental homes - Apex Security (Seed), cybersecurity solutions for the AI stack - Tandem (Pre-Seed), office space sharing for startups - Aloi (Pre-Seed), cross-border e-commerce in Latam

Consumer Tech Investing

2021 - 2022

Supported consumer internet and software investments and diligence across prosumer, marketplaces, social, commerce and enablement companies. Internship before and during MBA.

Chief of Staff

2019 - 2021

Reported to CEO Meg Whitman and led projects across product/engineering, marketing, ad sales and finance.

Management Consultant | Consumer Tech & Media

2016 - 2019

Focus on corporate finance, marketing & sales, and growth strategy for big tech and media clients. Part of the Consumer Tech & Media practice and helped launch McKinsey Global Institute's Future of Work initiative (advising F500 corporations on the impact of automation and AI).

Product Manager

2014 - 2014

Summer/Fall VC Analyst

2013 - 2014