Nabyl Charania is an institutional investor, serial entrepreneur, and founder of several investment and venture-building platforms, including G CAPITAL, Fuel Venture Capital, Meta4 Capital, and Rokk3r. He is known for his focus on multi-asset investment strategies in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), Web3, and digital capital infrastructure. [1] [2]
Nabyl Charania is the Founding and Managing Partner of G Capital Ltd, a role he began in 2024. He is also the Founding General Partner of Meta4 Capital, established in 2021, and a member of the XPRIZE Vision Circle since 2021.
Previously, Charania was a Founding Partner at Rokk3rFuel EXO (2016–2021) and Co-Founder of both Rokk3r (2018–2020) and Rokk3r Labs (2012–2020). Before his work in venture and technology investments, he served as Managing Director at Decipher Labs Inc. (2002–2011), Director of Client Solutions at Liquid Analytics (2008–2009), and Director of Engineering at Convergys (2004–2008).
Earlier in his career, he held positions as Founder of Decipher Labs (2000–2008), Director at Opence Inc. (2002–2004), Deployment Engineer at Redknee (2001–2002), and Technical Sales Consultant at MobileQ (2000–2001). [3]
Nabyl Charania's career has been centered on founding, scaling, and managing investment firms that focus on technology and innovation. He has been involved in raising and deploying over $500 million in capital across his various ventures. His work spans venture building, early and growth-stage venture capital, and specialized digital asset investment strategies. [1]
Charania is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of G CAPITAL, a firm that aims to provide institutional-grade capital infrastructure solutions tailored for the digital economy. At G CAPITAL, he applies his experience in macro investing to guide the firm's strategic direction, with a particular emphasis on sectors like AI, the Internet of Things (IoT), and Web3. The firm's objective is to build robust financial systems and platforms that can support the growth and integration of digital assets and technologies into the broader global economy. [1]
Prior to his role at G CAPITAL, Charania founded Fuel Venture Capital, an investment firm with a reported $800 million in Assets Under Management (AUM). Fuel Venture Capital concentrates on providing capital to companies in early and growth stages within market-validated technology sectors. The firm's strategy involves identifying promising technology companies that have already demonstrated a degree of market traction and providing them with the necessary funding and strategic support to scale their operations. [2]
He also founded Meta4 Capital, a platform designed to offer a suite of institutional-grade investment vehicles. At Meta4, Charania developed high-conviction investment strategies focused on digital assets, AI infrastructure, and liquidity provisioning. The firm's approach includes pursuing long-term capital appreciation through thematic positioning, investing in the foundational infrastructure of the digital asset ecosystem, and implementing structured yield strategies to generate returns. [1] [2]
An earlier venture, Rokk3r, was a global company builder founded by Charania. The "company builder" or venture builder model involves a more hands-on approach than traditional venture capital, where the firm is actively involved in the creation and operational development of new companies. Rokk3r's mission was to acquire, integrate, and scale technology businesses in international markets, often forming partnerships with institutional investors and other strategic stakeholders to support the growth of its portfolio companies. [2]
In addition to his role as a founder and managing partner, Charania is also a Limited Partner (LP) in several prominent venture capital funds. An LP is a passive investor who provides capital to a fund managed by a General Partner. His LP investments include Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), a well-known Silicon Valley firm that invests in technology companies across various stages; Borderless Capital, a fund focused on the Algorand blockchain ecosystem; and Iterative Instinct, a firm specializing in digital assets. [2]