Name: First Principles Investments 2026 – Portfolio, Stage & Sector
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Acquisition highlights of First Principles and a snapshot of its key metrics.

Founded in 2019, First Principles is a venture capital firm headed by Nitin Sharma, with a history at NEA, EverFi, and Lightbox Ventures. The firm has evaluated over 1200 startups in the past two years, extending backing to 30 of them. Their focus is primarily on early-stage enterprise tech firms, with approximately half of the portfolio centred on the digitisation of various sectors in India and the other half exploring globally through a deep tech lens, predominantly in blockchain. The portfolio currently consists of two companies, namely Scalenut and BiteSpeed.

Funding highlights of First Principles and a snapshot of its key metrics.

Investment highlights of First Principles and a snapshot of its key metrics.

First Principles has made 2 investments across 2+ startups. Explore portfolio companies, stages and sectors on Inc42 Datalabs.

First Principles Investments 2026 – Portfolio, Stage & Sector

First Principles

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A Venture Capital Firm Based Out Of Bengaluru

Company name	Company Sector	Founding Year	Headquarters	Total Funding	Founders
BiteSpeed	Enterprise Tech	2019	Bengaluru	$5.62 Mn	Abhinav Tuli,
Scalenut	Enterprise Tech	2020	Altadena	$3.50 Mn	Gaurav Goyal,

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First Principles: Investment Highlights

BiteSpeed

Scalenut

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