About
Nikhil Sama
Nikhil is an experienced entrepreneur and investor with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services and technology industry. He is a seed investor, and Director, Ocrolus East. Previously he was Founder & CEO of InstaPaisa (acquired by Incred Finance in 2015), Managing Director of Rocket Internet India, and a Consultant with Bain & Co, Chicago. Nikhil has an MBA from University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, MS Computer Science from University of Southern California(USC), and BTech from Delhi College of Engineering.
About Ocrolus
Ocrolus is a fintech infrastructure company that transforms documents into actionable data with over 99% accuracy. Powered by Artificial Intelligence and a unique human-in-the-loop data validation process, Ocrolus plugs directly into customer workflows via API, eliminating the need for manual data work. The solution includes built-in fraud detection and analytics, enabling customers to make smarter and faster business decisions with unprecedented precision.
Use-cases include loan underwriting, account openings, invoice processing, and other document-intensive processes. Ocrolus has raised over $30 million in venture capital, backed by Oak HC/FT, FinTech Collective, Bullpen Capital, and QED Investors, among others. Key Customers include Lending Club, SoFi, Funding Circle, Forward Finance, BlueVine, and Prosper, among hundreds of fintech startups and banks.