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Truths of 3D Printing
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Nikhil Kalghatgi
Managing Member at Teddy Capital
Miami Beach, Florida
Overview
Nikhil Kalghatgi, a private investor based in Miami Beach, Florida, boasts an impressive career highlighted by roles such as Managing Member at Teddy Capital and Head of Alternative Investments at S.P. Hinduja Banque Privée. With a background in venture capital and entrepreneurship, he has made significant contributions in sectors like games, fashion, and e-commerce, demonstrating expertise in business strategy, mergers & acquisitions, and product development.
Currently, Nikhil Kalghatgi serves as a private investor specializing in Series A and seed-stage investments, focusing on sectors such as entertainment, retail, and consumer health. His career highlights include leading investments at notable firms like Investcorp India Acquisition Corp and CoVenture, showcasing a strong track record in strategic planning, business development, and digital media.
Work Experience
Managing Member
2017 - Current
Teddy Capital is our family investment vehicle focused on creatively structured VC and PE deals, including growth equity, structured pre-IPO, control & special situations across sectors. Accrete Capital is a growth equity and middle market PE strategy investing $25M-$200M per deal. Accrete partners with scaling VC and PE firms on direct investments to help the firm lean into their best investment.
Head of Alternative Investments
2020
S.P. HINDUJA BANQUE Provides wealth management and investment advisory services.
Principal Executive Officer & Board Director (NASDAQ: IVCAU)
2022
Investcorp is a $40 billion global alternative investments manager with a leading private equity business in India. After launching its debut European SPAC, Investcorp is launching its second SPAC focused on the attractive Indian market, in collaboration with value-added partners. As a natural extension of Investcorp’s private equity business and deal-by-deal heritage, our SPAC is well positioned to successfully source, execute and add value to a combined business.
Advisor & Sponsor (NASDAQ: FOUNU -> NYSE: RBT)
2021
Our $316M SPAC led by decacorn founders and focused on digital transformation IPO'd in Oct 2021 and merged with Rubicon in August 2022. NASDAQ: FOUNU -> NYSE: RBT
Partner at CoVenture
2017 - 2020
CoVenture is a multi-$B AUM asset management firm with a focus on private credit and occasionally crypto
CoVenture provides equity and/or debt financing to tech-enabled companies in areas such as financial services, media, and platform economies
Raised $33,726,812.00 from Red Bear Angels.
Partner
2014 - 2017
Vast Ventures is a venture fund investing service.
Principal
2010 - 2014
Leading early-stage venture capital investments in digital media, mobile and ecommerce.
Director of Business Development & Marketing
2009 - 2010
Localytics builds software platforms and tools for the developers of smartphone applications.
Senior Design/Dev Engineer and Project Manager
2005 - 2009
Leading decision support research and performing engineering consulting for several MITRE sponsors, including the Intelligence Community, Air Force, Dept of Homeland Security, and FAA. Responsibilities span engineering expertise, program management, and business analysis. Projects include chairing Customer Relationship Management initiatives, ROI analyses, process modeling, & workflow analysis. Industry domains include software design engineering, intelligence analysis, organizational change management, and R&D portfolio analysis
MITRE is a not-for-profit organization that operates research and development centers.
Raised $2,052,767.00 from US Department of Energy and Massachusetts Technology Collaborative.
Co-Founder, Managing Director
2006 - 2008
Set strategic vision and goals for Partner6 Investment Group. Managed team of 4 Fund Managers for Partner6's entire investment allocation.