Ivan Nikkhoo is the Managing Partner of Navigate Ventures, a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm he founded. See sector focus and contact routes.
Ivan Nikkhoo is the Managing Partner of Navigate Ventures, a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm he founded to support B2B SaaS companies outside Silicon Valley as they progress from Series A to Series B. His investment thesis targets capital-efficient, growth-stage B2B SaaS, analytics, and cloud infrastructure firms located exclusively outside the San Francisco Bay Area. Nikkhoo typically writes check sizes between $250,000 and $3 million, with a sweet spot of $1 million, focusing on companies with proven product-market fit and strong unit economics. Notable portfolio companies include VNTANA, which received a $3 million Series A investment from him, as well as B2B enterprise software firms Fama and Xyleme. He emphasizes rigorous benchmarks for traction, annual recurring revenue (ARR), and capital efficiency before investing. With four decades of C-level tech experience, Nikkhoo previously served as an Adjunct Professor at USC Marshall School of Business and chairs the Venture Capital Network at YPO.
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