Nexus Venture Partners Partner Anup Gupta to Exit in June 2027

Anup Gupta will step down as partner at Nexus Venture Partners in June 2027, ending a 16-year run at one of India's most active early-stage venture firms. Gupta announced the move in a LinkedIn post. He did not say what he plans to do next.

"I am delighted to be passing on the baton in Team Nexus, will be stepping down in June '27," Gupta said in the post. "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."

Who is Anup Gupta?

Gupta is an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur and IIM Calcutta. Before venture capital, he worked at Booz & Co and WNS. He joined Nexus Venture Partners in 2010 and went on to lead the firm's investments in:

• Turtlemint
• Uniqus
• Kiwi
• PaySense

The LinkedIn post listed these among many other deals but gave no reason for the exit beyond the June 2027 date.

What does Nexus Venture Partners manage?

Nexus Venture Partners currently manages $3.2 billion in assets across eight funds. Its investor base includes global pension funds, family offices and endowments. Naren Gupta, Sandeep Singhal and Suvir Sujan founded the firm in 2006, and it primarily invests in early-stage startups.

The firm closed its eighth fund at $700 million in December 2025. That vehicle anchors a portfolio that spans listed logistics major Delhivery, IPO-bound Infra.Market, quick commerce startup Zepto, ride-hailing firm Rapido and SaaS unicorn Postman.

Across its history, Nexus has recorded 30 exits. They include Delhivery, Eternal, MapmyIndia, Unicommerce, PaySense and SEDEMAC.

Is this an isolated departure?

No. Gupta is the second Nexus partner to leave in 2026. Puneet Kumar, cofounder of SuprDaily, exited the firm as partner in January 2026 to build his own startup.

His departure also fits a wider pattern of top-level churn across the Indian venture ecosystem this year:

• Vinay Singh, cofounder and partner at Fireside Ventures, left the firm earlier this month.
• Prayag Mohanty, principal at Fireside Ventures, quit days after Singh's exit.
• Kriti Gupta, vice president at Peak XV Partners, left that firm in August after five years, as Inc42 reported.
• Ashish Agrawal, Ishaan Mittal and Tej Sharma — reported as Tejeshwi Sharma — quit Peak XV earlier in the year to float a new VC firm, Mettle Capital.
• Former Peak XV managing directors Shailesh Lakhani and Harshjit Sethi left to float Ambition Capital and are seeking $250 million for their maiden fund.

The wave of departures shows experienced investors leaving established platforms to launch independent vehicles or startups of their own.

What happens next at Nexus?

Gupta remains a partner for roughly another year, giving Nexus time to plan the handover of his board seats and deal responsibilities. His portfolio companies and the firm's $700 million eighth fund will test whether the transition keeps deployment on pace while rival spinouts compete for the same early-stage deals.