Nikhil Gandhi
About Nikhil Gandhi
Nikhil Gandhi's LinkedIn profile lists ARISE IIP as his current organisation, a location in Dubai, and education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He describes himself as a digital, consumer tech, media and entertainment operator.
He invests through Gandhi Investments Pvt Ltd (GIPL), which press coverage of the Tringbox round calls his investment firm. The firm's website is gandhiinvestments.com.
Several other people named Nikhil Gandhi appear in search results, including investors and executives at unrelated firms. This page covers the one linked to GIPL and the Tringbox round.
The only investment we could confirm from public sources is the Tringbox seed round. GIPL's own LinkedIn post said it led that round and co-invested alongside MGB Family Office and other angels.
We found no public portfolio list, fund size or check-size statement from him. Other deals are left out because we could not verify them.
In June 2026, Nikhil Gandhi led Tringbox's seed round of about ₹5 crore through GIPL. Tringbox is a Mumbai-based AI-first music technology startup. It was founded last year by Amandeep Singh Chawla, a former Paytm executive.
Tringbox builds an in-store music platform for commercial venues. Its engine adjusts music to venue type, weather, temperature and time of day. The company says it is deployed in more than 30 commercial venues. It also has NVIDIA Inception membership and AWS startup credits worth Rs 1 crore.
The round also included MGB Family Office, Paytm Chief Business Officer Narendra Singh Yadav, and angel investors through Tringbox's parent company, One Love Technologies. Reports describe it as Tringbox's first institutional round after a year of bootstrapped development. The funds are meant for product development, the music library and licences, the speaker network, and hiring in product, engineering and operations.
The one confirmed deal is a lead position in an Indian seed-stage AI company that sells to commercial venues. It combines applied AI with audio hardware and software.
He has not publicly stated a preferred check size, stage range or investment thesis that we could find. The ₹5 crore figure is the size of the whole Tringbox round, not his own cheque.
- Tringbox: Mumbai AI in-store music intelligence platform for retail, hospitality, fitness and wellness venues. Seed round of about ₹5 crore led by Nikhil Gandhi through GIPL, announced June 2026.
- linkedin.com/in/nikhil-gandhi-5bb85b87
- aninews.in/news/business/tringboxinstore-ai-music-raises-rs-5-crore-to
- entrackr.com/snippets/music-tech-startup-tringbox-raises-rs-5-cr-in-se
- thesaasnews.com/news/tringbox-raises-5cr-seed
- radioandmusic.com/news-entertainment/tringbox-raises-%E2%82%B95-crore-
- indianstartuptimes.com/investment/tringbox-raises-%E2%82%B95-crore-to-
Investing activity
Nikhil Gandhi appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk, and led 1 of them. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $527K. The most recent is Tringbox (Seed, ₹5Cr, Jun 2026).
Nikhil Gandhi most often invests alongside Narendra Singh Yadav, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Nikhil Gandhi
Who is Nikhil Gandhi, the angel investor?
He invests through Gandhi Investments Pvt Ltd (GIPL). He led the seed round of Tringbox, a Mumbai AI music startup, in June 2026. His LinkedIn profile lists ARISE IIP and a Dubai location.
Has Nikhil Gandhi invested in AI startups?
Yes. He led Tringbox's seed round of about ₹5 crore through GIPL in June 2026. We found no other AI investments with public sources.
What check size does Nikhil Gandhi write?
He has not published a check size. The ₹5 crore reported for Tringbox is the total round, which included other investors.
What stage does Nikhil Gandhi invest in?
His one confirmed deal is a seed round, which he led. He has not published a wider stage focus.
How can founders reach Nikhil Gandhi?
He is on LinkedIn, and his firm's website is gandhiinvestments.com. We found no public X account for him.
What kind of AI companies has Nikhil Gandhi backed?
Tringbox is an applied AI company for commercial venues, and the investor has not stated a wider thesis. It is an Indian startup with AI software and speaker deployments in 30+ venues.
Is Nikhil Gandhi an angel investor?
Yes. Nikhil Gandhi invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Nikhil Gandhi invested in?
Nikhil Gandhi's AI investments include Tringbox. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Nikhil Gandhi invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Nikhil Gandhi has invested at Seed, with a median round of $527K. Nikhil Gandhi led 1 of those rounds.
Who does Nikhil Gandhi co-invest with?
Nikhil Gandhi's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Narendra Singh Yadav (1 deal).