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Michael Nichols

Investor

Venture Operations Partner at AUTHENTIC VENTURES

Mountain View, California, United States

About

Attorney and operations lead with 20 years serving startups, including at Morrison & Foerster and as General Counsel/in-house counsel at VC-backed companies (Khosla Ventures, Mayfield). Holds a JD from Yale Law School and AB/MA degrees from Stanford.

Experience

  1. Nichols Legal, PCFoundercurrent2023 — present
  2. HealthTapCCOcurrent2023 — present
  3. Self-employedAngel Investorcurrent2019 — present
  4. ColorVP, Commercial2022 — 2023Burlingame, California, United States
  5. AuthenticVenturesVenture Operations Partner2019 — 2023
  6. Nichols Legal, PCFounder2018 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  7. HealthTapSpecial Counsel2018 — 2022
  8. HealthTapCo-Founder | General Counsel, Chief Privacy Officer and Head of Operations2010 — 2018Palo Alto, CA
  9. Law Offices of Michael G. NicholsAttorney & General Counsel2007 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
  10. Singularity UniversityPro Bono Counsel2008 — 2009
  11. Morrison & FoersterSenior Associate2003 — 2007San Francisco Bay Area
  12. Perkins Coie Brown & BainAssociate2001 — 2003Greater Phoenix Area

Skills & more

Commercial Contracts3Legal Operations3Product Counseling4Corporate Communications1Technology Law1Contract LawIntellectual Property33Corporate Governance24Litigation21ComplianceBusiness Transactions4Corporate Transactions1
+12 moreBusiness StrategyRisk AssessmentLegal ServicesLegal AdviceLegal AssistanceCorporate LawPatent LitigationLegal WritingDispute ResolutionNegotiationStart-upsCivil Litigation

Languages Spanish

  • General Counsel University — University of California, Berkeley - School of Law

From Michael's professional profile.

Colleagues at AUTHENTIC VENTURES

Arthur Johnson
Advisor at AUTHENTIC VENTURES
Briana Billingham
Chief of Staff at AUTHENTIC VENTURES
Dainielle Thompson
Executive Assistant at AUTHENTIC VENTURES
David Kirk
Investor at DigitalDx Ventures
Dawit Gebresellassie
Senior Associate at AUTHENTIC VENTURES
Lindsay Lee
Founder & Managing Partner at AUTHENTIC VENTURES
Robin Bordoli
Advisor at AUTHENTIC VENTURES

Frequently asked questions

Who is Michael Nichols?
Attorney and operations lead with 20 years serving startups, including at Morrison & Foerster and as General Counsel/in-house counsel at VC-backed companies (Khosla Ventures, Mayfield). Holds a JD from Yale Law School and AB/MA degrees from Stanford.
Where does Michael Nichols work?
Michael Nichols is Venture Operations Partner at AUTHENTIC VENTURES.
Where did Michael Nichols go to school?
Michael Nichols studied at Yale Law School (J.D., Law); Stanford University (M.A., Modern Thought & Literature (Philosophy and Literature)); Stanford University (A.B. (Honors), Modern Thought & Literature (Philosophy and Literature)).

Same school

Also attended Yale Law School52

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Also attended Stanford University2,000

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

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Also attended University of Oxford990

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageBrad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at HealthTap5

Bill EricsonManaging Director at Wildcat Venture PartnersMark LeslieExecutive Advisory Board at NYU Innovation Venture FundRowan ChapmanManaging Director at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDCBarbora HowellFounder at TrueClaimSteijn PelleFounder at Lassie

Also worked at Color11

Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystMike HerringInvestor at EPIC VENTURESNikhil Basu TrivediPartner at FootworkKatie StantonFounder and General Partner at Moxxie VenturesSteve JangManaging Partner at Kindred Ventures

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Also worked at AuthenticVentures4

Lindsay LeeFounder & Managing Partner at AUTHENTIC VENTURESDawit GebresellassieSenior Associate at AUTHENTIC VENTURESArthur JohnsonAdvisor at AUTHENTIC VENTURESBriana BillinghamChief of Staff at AUTHENTIC VENTURES

Also worked at Singularity University50

Marco DeMirozGeneral Partner & Co-founder at The Venture Reality FundLindsey YeePrincipal at Starbridge Venture Capital LlcMatthew Le MerleManaging Partner & CEO at Blockchain CoinvestorsPeter DiamandisPhysician, entrepreneur, and futurist inspiring leaders to think exponentially and create a future of abundanceKris VerburghPartner & Head of Science at BOLD LongevityPatricia Chin-SweeneyVenture Partner at Beyond Capital Ventures

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