Key Takeaways
- • Anup Gupta, partner at Nexus Venture Partners, will step down from the firm in June 2027, ending a nearly 17-year tenure that began in 2010.
- • Gupta announced the departure in a LinkedIn post on November 14, saying he is passing the baton within the Nexus team and exploring new opportunities.
- • Gupta's portfolio at Nexus includes Turtlemint, Kiwi, PaySense and Onsurity, with listed investments also in India Shelter Finance, MoveInSync, Uniqus, Urbanic, WhiteHat Jr, TalentSprint and Unicommerce.
- • Before Nexus, Gupta spent 2002 to 2010 as group chief operating officer at WNS, which listed on the NYSE in July 2006 and grew to more than 21,000 employees.
Summary
Anup Gupta, a partner at venture capital firm Nexus Venture Partners, plans to step down from the firm in June 2027, closing a nearly 17-year association with the Indian venture investor. The announcement was made in a LinkedIn post on November 14, 2026, according to Moneycontrol.
In the post, Gupta described the work of building Nexus with his colleagues and partnering with entrepreneurs as an "awesome journey." He said he was "delighted to be passing on the baton in Team Nexus" and noted that he had contributed to the Indian start-up ecosystem from its early days, both as an operator and as an investor, adding that he was "excited about new horizons."
Gupta joined Nexus in 2010 and backed companies across financial services, consumer internet and enterprise technology. His investments include insurance distribution platform Turtlemint, credit-on-UPI startup Kiwi, digital consumer credit company PaySense and employee health benefits platform Onsurity. According to his profile, he was a founding investor in Turtlemint, Kiwi and PaySense. His LinkedIn profile also lists India Shelter Finance, MoveInSync, Uniqus, Urbanic, WhiteHat Jr, TalentSprint and Unicommerce among his investments.
Before joining Nexus, Gupta was group chief operating officer at WNS from 2002 to 2010, where he helped build the business into a global operation with more than 21,000 employees. WNS listed on the New York Stock Exchange in July 2006. He began his career at Booz & Company from 1996 to 2000 and later spent time at venture capital firm eVentures India, and he was an early investor in MakeMyTrip.
Gupta holds a BTech from IIT Kharagpur and an MBA from IIM Calcutta. The article does not specify who will succeed him or what his next role will be.
In the post, Gupta described the work of building Nexus with his colleagues and partnering with entrepreneurs as an "awesome journey." He said he was "delighted to be passing on the baton in Team Nexus" and noted that he had contributed to the Indian start-up ecosystem from its early days, both as an operator and as an investor, adding that he was "excited about new horizons."
Gupta joined Nexus in 2010 and backed companies across financial services, consumer internet and enterprise technology. His investments include insurance distribution platform Turtlemint, credit-on-UPI startup Kiwi, digital consumer credit company PaySense and employee health benefits platform Onsurity. According to his profile, he was a founding investor in Turtlemint, Kiwi and PaySense. His LinkedIn profile also lists India Shelter Finance, MoveInSync, Uniqus, Urbanic, WhiteHat Jr, TalentSprint and Unicommerce among his investments.
Before joining Nexus, Gupta was group chief operating officer at WNS from 2002 to 2010, where he helped build the business into a global operation with more than 21,000 employees. WNS listed on the New York Stock Exchange in July 2006. He began his career at Booz & Company from 1996 to 2000 and later spent time at venture capital firm eVentures India, and he was an early investor in MakeMyTrip.
Gupta holds a BTech from IIT Kharagpur and an MBA from IIM Calcutta. The article does not specify who will succeed him or what his next role will be.
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