Nina Achadjian

San Francisco, CA

Bio

Professional summary

Nina Achadjian is a partner at Index Ventures based in San Francisco. Her official Index profile states that she invests across seed, venture, and growth stages in AI, robotics, software for hardware, and vertical SaaS. Index describes her interest in companies automating forgotten functions and industries, replacing manual, pen-and-paper, and siloed workflows. The official profile lists companies she currently serves on the boards of or works with, including ServiceTitan, Physical Intelligence, Anthropic, Quilter, Gong, Vizcom, and Transcend. Supplemental public sources add prior experience at Google, Wall Street, and HIVE Ventures, but those details are secondary to the official Index profile.

Investment focus

Stage, sector, and overall fit

Stage

seed (verified by official Index profile)venture (verified by official Index profile)growth (verified by official Index profile)

Sector

AIroboticssoftware for hardwarevertical SaaSenterprise software

Thesis

AIRoboticsSoftware for hardwareVertical SaaSAutomation of overlooked industries and workflows

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

ServiceTitanPhysical IntelligenceAnthropicQuilterGongVizcomTranscend

How to approach

Framing and angles for outreach

Pitch framing

Lead with a clear workflow automation wedge, deep customer empathy, and evidence of replacing legacy manual processes.

Partneralization hooks

1Reference her interest in automating forgotten industries and functions.
2Show founder empathy for end users in legacy or operationally complex markets.

Recent signals

What the partner has said or done recently

Index's current profile lists active work with companies in AI, robotics, vertical SaaS, and workflow automation.

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

Index VenturesPartnerOct 2017 - Present
HIVE VenturesFounderPrior to Index
GoogleFP&A Lead (AdSense)Prior to Index
Bond tradingBond TraderEarly career, New York and London

Education

Harvard UniversityBA, Government

Skills

ValuationHedge FundsVenture CapitalAIRoboticsVertical SaaSHardware Software

Languages

{ "language": "Armenian", "proficiency": "Native or bilingual" }{ "language": "English", "proficiency": "Native or bilingual" }

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