Almaz Nanjappa

Co-Founder and builder at Heracles Inc

📍 Santa Clara, California, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 2 investments📅 11 years investing🗓 Last invested May 2015
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May 2015
Virtual Visions seamlessly merges your brands physical and digital for a new generation of retail. Our suite of customizable Smart Display and software products add magic to your customer experience.
Mentor and Angel Investor
2015
The International Accelerator’s 12-month program offers foreign-born entrepreneurs the unique opportunity to live, work and develop their concept in the United States. From free housing and office space to relocation and legal support, we provide everything our founders need to be successful, in addition to a powerful network of investors, experts and mentors who help them navigate the challenges of launching their company in the United States. Apply: www.internationalaccelerator.com/apply
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2019
Co-Founder and builder
May 2019
Aven is reinventing consumer credit. Our mission is to provide the lowest-cost, most transparent, and most convenient access to capital. We use technology to unlock the wealth in your assets and give you credit for what you already own. Our first product is the world’s lowest APR credit card, backed by home equity. Using multiple patented technologies, we’ve reduced a process that typically takes 4–6 weeks and thousands of dollars down to as fast as 15 minutes and $0 to get. Since launching in 2019, Aven cardholders have saved over $200M. We’re proud to maintain a 4.9-star rating on Trustpilot across 5,000+ reviews. Were backed by leading investors including Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Caffeinated Capital, General Catalyst, NYCA, and Max Levchin. The team features leaders from top financial services and fintech companies—such as Goldman Sachs, Capital One, Square—as well as technology companies such as Meta, Microsoft, Google, Uber, and Tesla. Aven has been recognized on the Forbes Fintech 50 and the GGV Capital Fintech Innovation 50. And we’re just getting started.
Co-Founder and builder
May 2019
early stageBanking
2018
LivDemy
Co-Founder
Jan 2018
2015
Founder/board member
May 2015
Virtual Visions seamlessly merges your brands physical and digital for a new generation of retail. Our suite of customizable Smart Display and software products add magic to your customer experience.
Mentor and Angel Investor
2015
The International Accelerator’s 12-month program offers foreign-born entrepreneurs the unique opportunity to live, work and develop their concept in the United States. From free housing and office space to relocation and legal support, we provide everything our founders need to be successful, in addition to a powerful network of investors, experts and mentors who help them navigate the challenges of launching their company in the United States. Apply: www.internationalaccelerator.com/apply
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