Anup Gupta to Leave Nexus Venture Partners in June 2027
Anup Gupta, who joined Nexus Venture Partners in 2010, shared his plan to step down in a LinkedIn post.
Key Takeaways
- Anup Gupta will step down as a partner at Nexus Venture Partners in June 2027.
- He shared the news in a post on LinkedIn.
- Gupta joined Nexus in 2010 after eight years at WNS, where he was group chief operating officer.
- His investments include Turtlemint, Kiwi, PaySense and Uniqus.
- Nexus closed its eighth fund at $700 million in December 2025.
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Anup Gupta, a partner at Nexus Venture Partners, will step down from the venture capital firm in June 2027. He shared the news in a post on LinkedIn.
Gupta joined Nexus Venture Partners in 2010. His investments at the firm include Turtlemint, Kiwi, PaySense and Uniqus.
Anup Gupta's exit from Nexus at a glance
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Who | Anup Gupta, partner |
| Firm | Nexus Venture Partners |
| With Nexus since | 2010 |
| Leaving in | June 2027 |
| Announced on | |
| Earlier role | Group chief operating officer, WNS |
Anup Gupta's investments from Turtlemint to Kiwi
At Nexus, Gupta has backed Turtlemint, Kiwi, PaySense and Uniqus. His other investments include India Shelter Finance, Onsurity, MoveInSync, Unicommerce and WhiteHat Jr.
Before Nexus, Gupta spent eight years at WNS, where he was group chief operating officer. Earlier, he worked at Booz & Company and at the venture capital firm eVentures India. He studied at IIT Kharagpur and IIM Calcutta.
Nexus Venture Partners' funds and portfolio
Nexus Venture Partners was founded in 2006 and manages $3.2 billion in assets. Its portfolio includes Zepto, Rapido and Postman. In December 2025, the firm closed its eighth fund at $700 million.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Nexus Venture Partners is founded |
| 2010 | Anup Gupta joins Nexus after his time at WNS |
| December 2025 | Nexus closes its eighth fund at $700 million |
| January 2026 | SuprDaily co-founder Puneet Kumar leaves Nexus |
| June 2027 | Anup Gupta to step down from Nexus |
Anup Gupta on passing the baton at Nexus
"I am delighted to be passing on the baton in Team Nexus, will be stepping down in June’27. I have been fortunate to contribute to the Indian start-up eco-system right from its early days both as an operator and investor advisor-partner, and excited about new horizons,"
"It has been an awesome journey building Nexus with my colleagues and partnering with entrepreneurs to create path-breaking companies,"
Where Nexus Venture Partners stands as Anup Gupta prepares to leave
Anup Gupta has been with Nexus Venture Partners since 2010 and will step down in June 2027. The firm manages $3.2 billion in assets and closed its eighth fund at $700 million in December 2025.
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