Anup Gupta To Exit Nexus Venture Partners After 16 Years

Anup Gupta is retiring from Nexus Venture Partners after a 16-year tenure. In a LinkedIn post, Gupta announced his departure from the firm in June 2027. He expressed pride in contributing to the Indian startup ecosystem since its early days and looks forward to new opportunities. Gupta, an IIT Kharagpur and IIM Calcutta alumnus, previously worked at Booz & Co, WNS, and Nexus Venture Partners, where he led investments in startups such as Turtlemint, Uniqus, Kiwi, and PaySense.

Founded in 2006, Nexus Venture Partners primarily invests in early-stage startups and manages $3.2 billion across eight funds. The VC firm has exited 30 startups, including Delhivery, Infra.Market, Zepto, Rapido, and Postman. This marks the second partner exit at Nexus Venture Partners this year, following Puneet Kumar's departure in January 2026.

The firm's departure comes amidst increased top-level changes within the Indian VC landscape, with other notable exits including Vinay Singh from Fireside Ventures, Prayag Mohanty from Fireside Ventures, and Kriti Gupta from Peak XV Partners.