About
Previously led Mirror as CEO from 2020 to 2024, contributed to Uniswap Labs, and spent a year as an investment partner at Andreessen Horowitz. Earlier, he founded Mediachain Labs, which was acquired by Spotify, where he worked as an R&D software engineer.
Founder at Kiosk
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Kiosk's investors · 9
a16z cryptoMenlo ParkAlleyCorpNew York · $1M – $5M checks · since 2026Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksElectric CapitalPalo Alto · $1M – $20M checksHouse CapitalEnglewood · since 2026Riot VenturesVenice · $3M checks · since 2026Ubiquity VenturesPalo Alto · $1M – $3M checks · since 2026Union Square Ventures (USV)New York City · $1M – $8M checksVariant FundNew York · $250K – $750K checks
Experience
- KioskCEOcurrent2024 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- MirrorCEO2020 — 2024New York, United States
- Uniswap LabsContributor2020
- Andreessen HorowitzInvestment Partner2018 — 2019
- SpotifySoftware Engineer, R&D2017
- Mediachain LabsFounder2014 — 2017
- YappSoftware Engineer2014
Education
- New York UniversityBachelor of Fine Arts - BFA2007 — 2011
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Denis Nazarov?
- Previously led Mirror as CEO from 2020 to 2024, contributed to Uniswap Labs, and spent a year as an investment partner at Andreessen Horowitz. Earlier, he founded Mediachain Labs, which was acquired by Spotify, where he worked as an R&D software engineer.
- Where does Denis Nazarov work?
- Denis Nazarov is Founder of Kiosk.
- What companies did Denis Nazarov found?
- Denis Nazarov founded Kiosk.
- Where did Denis Nazarov go to school?
- Denis Nazarov studied at New York University (Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA).
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