Nikhil Suresh
Investor
Nikhil Suresh is an Investor at Striker, where he works with founders at inception on companies in AI applications, complex data/ML systems, and next-generation software and hardware infrastructure.
Before Striker, Nikhil was a serial founder, AI researcher in the Scaling Intelligence Lab at Stanford and an early engineer leading Mercor's Search product. He has worked across technical research and early-stage company building, advising founders in frontier domains.
As an angel investor, Nikhil has co-invested in pre-revenue companies alongside Kleiner Perkins, a16z, and Khosla. His investment approach centers around deep technical talent with an ability to execute and adapt to rapidly changing environments. He helps founders build generational founding teams and drive product formation. Nikhil maintains a consistent focus on partnering with founders from day zero to help build durable, category-defining companies.
Researcher
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