Keith Nilsson
InvestorManaging Partner at Xplorer Capital · Board director at Fiscal Note
San Francisco, California
About
Keith Nilsson is Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Xplorer Capital, a venture capital firm investing in disruptive technologies and business models. Previously, he was a partner at TPG Growth leading technology investments globally, and held senior executive positions at Yahoo! including SVP of Global Initiatives and VP of Corporate Development, where he oversaw more than 40 acquisitions, investments, and joint ventures including Alibaba, Overture, and Flickr. His career also includes roles at Intel Corporation, and in investment banking and equity research at Alex Brown and Bankers Trust in New York and Hong Kong.
Board director at Fiscal Note
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Fiscal Note's investors · 18
645 VenturesNew York · $1M – $5M checksChaac VenturesSanta Monica · $250K – $1M checksConversion CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checksDorm RoomBrooklyn · $90K – $250K checksEastward Capital PartnersWest Newton · $3M – $15M checksFirst Round CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $7M checksFitz Gate VenturesHouston · $500K – $1M checksGPO FundNew York · $5M – $10M checksGVA CapitalSan FranciscoNautilus Ventures Management Company (Us), LlcPalo AltoNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checksPlug and Play VenturesSunnyvale · $50K – $12M checksPrimer Sazze PartnersSeoul · $500K – $3M checksRunway Growth CapitalMenlo Park · $10M – $150M checksSazzeBurlingameVisionnaire Ventures, LlcSan FranciscoWinklevoss CapitalNew York · $100K – $5M checksXplorer CapitalMenlo Park
Co-founders at Fiscal Note
Experience
- Xplorer CapitalManaging Partner and Co-Foundercurrent2011 — presentMenlo Park, California
- TPG GrowthPartner2011 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Yahoo! IncSVP, Global / Emerging Markets2008 — 2011
- Yahoo! IncVP - Corporate Development1999 — 2008
- Intel CorpManager1999
- BT ALEX. BROWNAssociate1993 — 1997New York / Hong Kong
Skills & more
SaaS3Strategy92Leadership25Strategic Planning15Management23Venture Capital99Corporate Development99Emerging Markets72Private Equity39Investments59Digital Media54Start-ups99
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Keith Nilsson?
- Keith Nilsson is Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Xplorer Capital, a venture capital firm investing in disruptive technologies and business models. Previously, he was a partner at TPG Growth leading technology investments globally, and held senior executive positions at Yahoo! including SVP of Global Initiatives and VP of Corporate Development, where he oversaw more than 40 acquisitions, investments, and joint ventures including Alibaba, Overture, and Flickr. His career also includes roles at Intel Corporation, and in investment banking and equity research at Alex Brown and Bankers Trust in New York and Hong Kong.
- Where does Keith Nilsson work?
- Keith Nilsson is Managing Partner at Xplorer Capital and Board director at Fiscal Note.
- Where did Keith Nilsson go to school?
- Keith Nilsson studied at Columbia Business School (MBA); Columbia University (MIA, International Affairs); University of California, Davis (Bachelor of Arts (BA), Economics).
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Also attended Columbia Business School668
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Also attended Columbia University726
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Also attended University of California, Davis156
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Shared employers
Also worked at TPG Growth109
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Also worked at Yahoo! Inc305
Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesBrian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationStewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrMax LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCAmjad MasadCo-founder & CEO of Replit
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Also worked at Intel Corp351
Jim GoetzPartner at Sequoia CapitalSundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesKarim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalAssaf ArakiInvestment Director at Intel Capital
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