Nikhil Basu Trivedi

I invest in founders building category-defining products at Footwork. I've led Seed/A in companies like Athelas, Canva, ClassDojo, Frame.io, GPTZero, Lattice, The Farmer's Dog, Tracksuit, and WindBorne.

I write to clarify my thinking and share it widely, including The Next Big Thing on Substack. I love partnering early, rolling up my sleeves, and helping teams find product-market fit and scale. I've also appeared on the Library of Minds podcast.

Ask me about venture capital, consumer products, AI agents, and founder–investor fit.