Where does Brian Nichols work?

Brian Nichols is Investor at Hustle Fund.

What check size does Brian Nichols write?

Brian Nichols typically writes checks of $50K – $100K.

What companies has Brian Nichols invested in?

Investments tracked here include Canopy, Contra, EquityList.

Where did Brian Nichols go to school?

Brian Nichols studied at University of Southern California (Masters, Communication Management); USC Marshall School of Business (B.A., Communications); Menlo School.

Brian Nichols

Investor

Investor at Hustle Fund

San Francisco, California

Writes $50K – $100K checks · typically $75K

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509 people in our graph share verified history with Brian — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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Brian: together at Zoox Inc.

Brian: together at First Round Capital

About

Brian Nichols began his career as a founder, launching two businesses after earning his Master's from USC — DateSimply and RewardTag.com, the latter of which he sold to a client after distributing over a million units. He then moved into operating roles, running Lyft's California markets from 2014 and helping scale the company's local teams as it grew from 250 to 2,500 employees, before working on autonomous transportation at Zoox and taking a small team from seed through acquisition at BlackBird. As an investor, he co-founded the Lyft Syndicate with Ann Miura-Ko, growing it to thousands of investors and deploying more than $30M across 70+ startups. In late 2020 he partnered with Hustle Fund to build Angel Squad, an angel-investing community with 2,500+ members across 50+ countries. He invests primarily at pre-seed and seed stage, focusing on marketplaces and consumer tech.

Beyond investing

Founded: Founded DateSimply after finishing his Master's degree. Founded RewardTag.com, which he sold to one of its clients after distributing over a million units. Co-founded the Lyft Syndicate with Ann Miura-Ko. Co-founded Angel Squad in partnership with Hustle Fund.
Education: Earned a Master's degree from USC.

From Brian's own website — common ground for a warm intro.

Experience

Hustle FundAngel Squad Co-Foundercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Multiple companiesAngel Investorcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
On DeckProgram Director, On Deck Angel Fellowship2020San Francisco Bay Area
On DeckHead Of Partnerships2020San Francisco Bay Area
BlackBirdHead Of Business Development2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
BlackBirdHead Of Operations2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
First Round CapitalAngel Track2019San Francisco Bay Area
Zoox Inc.Operations Manager2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
LyftMarket Operations Manager (National)2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
LyftMarket Manager, California2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
RewardTagCo-founder2011 — 2014

Skills & more

Leadership7Management6Social Media Marketing49Social Media14Social Networking8Digital Media3Public Relations8Press Releases5New Media2Blogging1Video Production1Media Relations

+12 more

TelevisionStart-upsMarketingProduct ManagementSalesProduct DistributionEntrepreneurshipBusiness StrategyProduct DevelopmentNewslettersFacebookSEO

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Investments

Investor

CanopyContraEquityList

Sources: curated public sources · the investor's own website.

Colleagues at Hustle Fund

Elaine Lamsus

CFO/COO at Hustle Fund

Elizabeth Yin

Co-founder and General Partner at Hustle Fund, a pre-seed fund for software entrepreneurs

Eric Bahn

Co-Founder, General Partner at Hustle Fund

Haley Bryant

Partner at Hustle Fund

Janel Spilker

Head of Business Development at Hustle Fund

Shiyan Koh

Singapore-based early stage VC at Hustle Fund

Wael Jabir

Chief of Staff at Hustle Fund

Frequently asked questions

Who is Brian Nichols?: Brian Nichols began his career as a founder, launching two businesses after earning his Master's from USC — DateSimply and RewardTag.com, the latter of which he sold to a client after distributing over a million units. He then moved into operating roles, running Lyft's California markets from 2014 and helping scale the company's local teams as it grew from 250 to 2,500 employees, before working on autonomous transportation at Zoox and taking a small team from seed through acquisition at BlackBird. As an investor, he co-founded the Lyft Syndicate with Ann Miura-Ko, growing it to thousands of investors and deploying more than $30M across 70+ startups. In late 2020 he partnered with Hustle Fund to build Angel Squad, an angel-investing community with 2,500+ members across 50+ countries. He invests primarily at pre-seed and seed stage, focusing on marketplaces and consumer tech.
Where does Brian Nichols work?: Brian Nichols is Investor at Hustle Fund.
What check size does Brian Nichols write?: Brian Nichols typically writes checks of $50K – $100K.
What companies has Brian Nichols invested in?: Investments tracked here include Canopy, Contra, EquityList.
Where did Brian Nichols go to school?: Brian Nichols studied at University of Southern California (Masters, Communication Management); USC Marshall School of Business (B.A., Communications); Menlo School.