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Nihal Mehta

Founder of The100kPledge

New York, New York

Overview 

Nihal Mehta is the Co-Founder of Eniac Ventures, with a strong background in mobile marketing and advertising. He has successfully founded and led multiple companies, including The100kPledge and LocalResponse, while also making strategic investments in various startups across different sectors. Mehta's career highlights include founding LocalResponse and being an angel investor in companies like Uber and AdMob, showcasing his expertise in building successful ventures and supporting emerging businesses through strategic investments. His current role as a Founding General Partner at Eniac Ventures further solidifies his reputation as a key player in the startup and venture capital ecosystem.

Work Experience 

  • Co-Founder

    2020 - Current

    The 100kPledge is a public social contract and tracker for professionals and organizations committing to Black communities' economic empowerment through hiring, investment, and donations.

It is a public social contract and tracker for professionals and organizations committing to Black communities' economic empowerment.

  • Co-Founder

    2019

    Pitch and Run was founded in 2019 to bring together NYC startups and founders with great angel investors and VCs. We run 2x a week, 52 weeks a year, and are welcome to everyone. Meet us 9a every Monday and Friday at Bluestone Lane behind Chelsea Piers (24th street @ the Hudson River)!

Pitch and Run is a Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals company.

  • Founding General Partner

    2009

    Eniac Ventures leads preseed and seed rounds in technically oriented founders who use code to create transformational companies. Eniac, based in NYC, was founded in 2009 and has over $500M under management, across over 200 portfolio companies with over 50 exits. Notable Eniac companies include 1uphealth, Alloy, Attentive, Bedrock, Brightwheel, Ghost, Level AI, Vence, and many more. More at eniac.vc.

Eniac Ventures leads seed rounds in bold founders who use code to create transformational companies.

  • Founding Partner

    2011

    Investments include: 24/7 Techies, abreakplease, ekSMS, Findable.in, inVenture, Saavn, StepOut (formerly Ignighter), Wild East Group

  • co-founder, board member

    2001

    http://www.projectahimsa.org

  • Executive Chairman/Founder of LocalResponse

    2013 - 2014

  • CEO/Founder of LocalResponse

    2010 - 2013

Qualia’s is delivering high quality, transparent, audience intelligence.

Raised $17,350,000.00 from S3 Ventures and Verizon Ventures.

  • Angel Investor

    2012 - 2012

Uber develops, markets, and operates a ride-sharing mobile application that allows consumers to submit a trip request.

Raised $30,212,450,000.00 from PayPal.

  • co-founder & CEO

    2007 - 2010

  • angel investor

    2005 - 2010

  • founder, CEO

    2001 - 2007

Acquired by The Marketing Arm

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