Nithish Kumar

Investment Analyst

With a strong background in Aerospace, Nithish spent the formative years of his undergrad at Team Indus - one of India’s early space startups working on mechanical systems. The whole experience served as the inspiration for his deeptech podcast - Unbounded, where he explores the founder’s zero to one journey from inception to scale.

Fresh out of college, Nithish also explored entrepreneurship with his Ed Tech venture - Alinea Space. Post this, he spent two years working on GTM in early stage SaaS.

At Speciale, Nithish works on deeptech investing with a focus towards space, climate, mobility, energy, semiconductors, and synthetic bio. He envisions a world where technology is made increasingly accessible and available to solve the most critical challenges from climate change to health.

An avid sports lover, Nithish spends his weekends on the cricket field, and likes to travel, often in search of new experiences.