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Abhishek Sharma

Enthusiast · DISC type i
Investor at Multifactor (YC F25)
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Abhishek is a Partner at Nexus Venture Partners, focusing on software and AI companies from inception to Series A. An engineer from IIT Bombay with an MBA from Harvard, he specializes in go-to-market strategies for companies with bottom-up adoption, such as open-source and freemium models. He previously worked at eBay and Booz & Company.

Originally from India, Abhishek moved to the Bay Area in 2015 to begin his journey in venture capital. He has shared that overcoming early career uncertainty and navigating immigration challenges were formative experiences that shaped his path and drive to support fellow entrepreneurs on their own journeys.

Unique fact: Before becoming a venture capitalist, Abhishek was an entrepreneur himself, having co-founded the startup HelloIntern. com.

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Current Role
Investor
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Abhishek shows up

Non-Confrontational
Consensus Focused
Story Driven

They are more about building relationships than just cutting deals. Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials. They are generally friendly, so be careful when relying on their word.

Priorities

Topics Abhishek cares about

Product-Led Growth
He specializes in helping companies build their go-to-market strategy around product-led growth and bottom-up user adoption, frequently speaking on the topic.
AI-Native Startups
Actively invests in and supports early-stage AI companies, with a focus on data infrastructure, AI agents, and security primitives for the AI era.
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Career

Work history

11-2025
Investor
Multifactor (YC F25)
11-2025
Seed Investor
Icarus
7-2025
Board Member
Firecrawl
6-2025
Seed Investor
QFEX
3-2025
Seed Investor
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Media appearances

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Education
2013 - 2015
MBA
Harvard Business School
2004 - 2009
B.Tech
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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