Nikhil Vora is the CEO of Sixth Sense Ventures, India’s first and largest consumer venture fund. He is a consumer industry veteran with over 32 years of experience and is widely regarded as one of the strongest analytical minds in the country. Prior to his current role, Nikhil was the Managing Director & Head of Research at IDFC Securities. His extensive experience includes developing strategic roadmaps for major corporations such as Unilever, Nestle, Aditya Birla Group, Marico, Godrej etc. Nikhil’s research has been recognized by some of the largest global funds, including Capital, Fidelity, Alliance Bernstein, Putnam, and Schroder’s.
Nikhil holds a postgraduate degree in Management and has participated in the Future Leaders Program at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, London. His analytical prowess earned him the title of India’s No.1 analyst in the Asia Money polls of 2012, and he was also voted Asia’s Best Analyst by the Wall Street Journal in the same year. Beyond his advisory roles, Nikhil has been an active venture capital investor (amongst the first investor in companies like PayTm, Vini Cosmetics, Purplle.com, BVG, Incred etc) and has served on the boards of several portfolio companies including Hindustan Foods, GIVA, Nobel Hygiene, Phool, Parag Milk etc.