Aayush Phumbhra is an angel investor and entrepreneur who serves as Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Nectar. See portfolio and contact routes.
Aayush Phumbhra is an angel investor and entrepreneur who serves as Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Nectar, a connected device company, and previously co-founded Chegg, where he was Senior Vice President and helped scale the business to a $1 billion public listing in 2013. He focuses on early-stage investments in consumer internet, marketplace, and education technology startups, with additional interests in artificial intelligence, enterprise software (SaaS), fintech, and sustainable solutions. His typical check size ranges from seed to $3 million, and he often participates actively by providing strategic guidance rather than just capital. Notable portfolio companies include Canva, Houzz, Clever, and Buffer, with exits such as Clever in 2021 and investments in firms like SevenRooms and SplendidSpoon. Phumbhra has been a successful seed investor for over a decade, with 13 total investments and a latest known investment in Magma in February 2023. While he is known for his strategic vision in identifying scalable business models, there is no publicly documented distinctive point of view or published writing attributed to him in the available sou
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