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Nexus Venture Partners

Nexus Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in the United States. Nexus Venture Partners has backed 1 Canadian AI company in the Index, joining 2 tracked rounds and leading 1. The most recent was Gumloop's US$50M Series B in March 2026. Nexus Venture Partners most often invests alongside First Round Capital, Y Combinator and Benchmark.

VC based in US. 1 Canadian AI company in the Index, 2 tracked rounds, 1 as lead.

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Type
VC
HQ country
US
Companies
1
Tracked rounds
2
Led
1
First tracked deal
Gumloop, Jan 2025
Latest tracked deal
Gumloop, Mar 2026

Portfolio

CompanyRounds joined (date, round size)Company's total raisedRole
GumloopSeries A · Jan 2025 · US$17M round (lead)Series B · Mar 2026 · US$50M roundUS$70.1MLed Series A

A round's size is the whole round as announced, not this investor's cheque.

Frequent co-investors

First Round Capital (2 shared rounds), Y Combinator (2 shared rounds), Benchmark (1 shared round), Box Group (1 shared round), Shopify Ventures (1 shared round), The Cannon Project (1 shared round)

Data as of November 10, 2026.

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