Nikhil Ganju
About Nikhil Ganju
Nikhil "Nick" Ganju is a founder of Zocdoc and its Chief AI Officer. He is based in New York. According to Zocdoc's bio, he has been with the company since it was founded in 2007 and was its first CTO. He personally built the earliest versions of the product and oversaw its development for several years.
Before Zocdoc he was CTO of cfX, where he oversaw financial software used by several Fortune 100 Wall Street firms. Earlier, he worked in Silicon Valley on the architecture and development of eBoodle, which BizRate later acquired. In 2002 he founded Mixonic, where he was architect, manager and lead programmer until he moved to New York.
He received an MBA from Columbia Business School in 2008 and holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In his current role he helps shape Zocdoc's AI strategy, identifies AI-enabled product opportunities, and supports AI adoption across the company.
Crunchbase lists two personal investments, two portfolio companies, no lead investments and one exit, Greenhouse Software. CB Insights records a Greenhouse seed round on November 14, 2013 with Ganju as a participant. That round was $2.7M in total, and the figure is the round size, not his check. Crunchbase also lists him in the Collective Series A, which it dates to May 2021. Neither source gives his individual check size.
No AI-focused angel investments by Ganju are listed publicly. His AI work is operational: he is Zocdoc's Chief AI Officer, a role Fortune has described as unusual for a company founder to take on.
Ganju has not publicly stated a stage focus, sector focus or check size. His two recorded deals are a seed round (2013) and a Series A (2021). His own background is in software engineering, financial software and healthcare technology. Treat anything beyond that as unconfirmed and ask him directly.
- Greenhouse Software: seed round recorded on November 14, 2013. Crunchbase lists it as his exit.
- Collective: Series A listed on Crunchbase, with the round dated May 2021.
Investing activity
Nikhil Ganju has made 2 investments according to Crunchbase across 2 portfolio companies, and has seen 1 exit and founded 1 company.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Nikhil Ganju
Is Nikhil Ganju an angel investor?
Yes, as an individual investor. Crunchbase lists two personal investments, Greenhouse Software and Collective. He is better known as a co-founder of Zocdoc, and angel investing is a secondary activity for him.
What does Nikhil Ganju invest in?
He has no published thesis. His recorded deals are a 2013 seed round in Greenhouse and a 2021 Series A in Collective. His operating background is in software, financial technology and healthcare.
What is Nikhil Ganju's check size?
It is not public. The $2.7M figure CB Insights shows for Greenhouse is the total round size, not his personal check.
Does Nikhil Ganju invest in AI startups?
No AI-specific angel investments are listed publicly. He is Zocdoc's Chief AI Officer, so he works with AI closely in that role.
What has Nikhil Ganju built?
He co-founded Zocdoc in 2007 and was its first CTO. He also founded Mixonic in 2002 and was CTO of cfX before Zocdoc.
How can founders reach Nikhil Ganju?
He has a LinkedIn profile, listed below. No personal website or X account was found. A warm introduction from someone in his network is the more likely route than a cold pitch.
Where is Nikhil Ganju based?
Nikhil Ganju is based in New York, New York, United States.