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title: "Nikunj Kothari | Partner at FPV Ventures"
description: "Nikunj Kothari is a Partner at FPV Ventures in San Francisco, investing in seed and Series A startups. Formerly Khosla Ventures, Meter, Opendoor, Shyp, Hall, and LinkedIn."
url: 'https://www.nikunjk.com'
lastModified: '2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z'
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# Nikunj Kothari

> Partner at [FPV Ventures](https://fpvventures.com/). Investing in seed/series A startups.

## About

Nikunj Kothari is a Partner at FPV Ventures, a San Francisco venture capital firm that backs founders at the seed and Series A stage. He joined FPV Ventures in 2025 after a year as a Partner at Khosla Ventures.

Full bio, career timeline, and education: [/about](/about) (markdown: [/about.md](/about.md)).

## Recent Writing

Visit [writing.nikunjk.com](https://writing.nikunjk.com) for articles on venture capital, startups, and technology.

RSS Feed: https://writing.nikunjk.com/feed

## Recent Speaking

- [Tank Talks by Ripple Ventures](https://tanktalks.substack.com/p/the-power-of-benevolent-dictatorships) (2025)
- [Nikhil Kamath Show](https://youtu.be/g0CjWbgsdTQ?si=5VAApKSipjqwfyDV) (2025)
- [TBPN Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mamdani-election-shell-in-talks-to-acquire-rival-bp/id1772360235?i=1000714565028) (2025)
- [Startup Dad Podcast](https://www.startupdadpod.com/you-can-be-ambitious-and-a-great-dad-nikunj-kothari-dad-of-2-khosla-opendoor-linkedin/) (2025)
- [Next Play Podcast](https://nextplayso.substack.com/p/nikunj-kothari-growth-leader-at-opendoor-a44) (2024)

## Investing

Partner at FPV Ventures. Early backer of:
- [Primer](https://primer.com/)
- [Viven](https://viven.ai/)
- [Fragile](https://www.tryfragile.com/)
- [Grand Charter](https://www.grandcharter.com/)
- [Railway](https://railway.com/)
- [Reactor](https://www.reactor.inc/)
- [Dalton Mills](https://daltonmills.com/)
- [Audrion](https://audrion.com/) (acquired by Opendoor)
- And others in stealth

If you're raising, [read how I work](/founders).

## Contact

- Email: [nikunj@fpvventures.com](mailto:nikunj@fpvventures.com)
- Twitter/X: [@nikunj](https://x.com/nikunj)
- Website: [nikunjk.com](https://www.nikunjk.com)
- Blog: [writing.nikunjk.com](https://writing.nikunjk.com)

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