Where does Michael Nicklas work?

Michael Nicklas is Managing Partner at Valor Capital Group and Board director at Earth Optics and Board director at Worthix.

What check size does Michael Nicklas write?

Michael Nicklas typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

What boards does Michael Nicklas sit on?

Michael Nicklas holds tracked board seats at Arquivei Holdings, Bolsa de Mulher, iMusica.

Where did Michael Nicklas go to school?

Michael Nicklas studied at Universidade de Coimbra (Anthropology); American University (BA, International Relations).

Michael Nicklas

Investor

Managing Partner at Valor Capital Group · Board director at Earth Optics · Board director at Worthix

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $2.5M

About

Michael Nicklas operates between Rio and New York, backing Brazilian and Latin American fintech and crypto startups aiming for global leadership, prioritizing tokenization and central-bank ties to Pix and Drex.

Contact· published on Michael's own website

m•••@valorcapitalgroup.comreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtech

Board director at Earth Optics

Intro paths

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In turn, Michael can intro founders to Earth Optics's investors below.

Earth Optics's investors · 13

Argonautic VenturesNew York · $5M checks Cerity Partners VenturesBoston Doon CapitalSilicon Valley Earthshot VenturesSydney · $100K – $5M checks iSelect FundSt. Louis · $250K – $2M checks Middleland CapitalArlington Route 66 VenturesAlexandria · $500K – $4M checks S2G InvestmentsChicago · $1M – $5M checks Serra VenturesChampaign · $5M checks TO VCNew York TPBSan Francisco · since 2025 Valor Capital GroupNew York · $100K – $5M checks VTC VenturesRoanoke · $100K – $5M checks

Co-founders at Earth Optics

Lars DyrudCEO

Board director at Worthix

Intro paths

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In turn, Michael can intro founders to Worthix's investors below.

Worthix's investors · 1

Valor Capital GroupNew York · $100K – $5M checks

Co-founders at Worthix

Guilherme Soares Pedreira de CerqueiraExecutive Officer, Director

Guilherme CerqueiraFounder

Experience

Valor Capital Group, LLCManaging Partnercurrent2013 — presentRio de Janeiro Area, Brazil
IdeiasnetBoard Member and Director2010 — 2013Rio de Janeiro
Thirst, Inc.Partner2002 — 2010
EngageMeInvestor2006 — 2010
The Shooting GalleryCTO2000 — 2001
Univision Online GroupCTO1999
The Gryphon GroupPresident1996 — 1999
Showtime NetworksDigital Video Expert1994 — 1996
MPCDigital Media Expert1992 — 1994

Skills & more

Strategy71Management27Social Media49Open Source9Latin America32Venture Capital86Privacy Law6Digital Video8Mobile Applications16Entrepreneurship99Internet4Portuguese5

+12 more

E-commerceStart-upsSocial Media MarketingOnline AdvertisingDigital MarketingDigital MediaIT StrategyBusiness StrategyBusiness PlanningBusiness DevelopmentTelecommunicationsBusiness Modeling

From Michael's professional profile.

Deals · 1

Arquivei HoldingsBoard seat

via Valor Capital Group · filed Sep 2020 · $4M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

Bolsa de MulheriMusica

Sources: SEC Form D filings · the firm's website.

Colleagues at Valor Capital Group

Amb. Clifford Sobel

Founding Partner at Valor Capital Group

Antoine Colaço

Managing Partner at Valor Capital Group

Beatriz Balbuena

Community Associate at Valor Capital Group

Brian Brooks

Special Advisor at Valor Capital Group

Bruno Batavia

Principal & Director of Emerging Tech at Valor Capital Group

Carlos Costa

Partner at Valor Capital Group

Carolina Hibner

Investment Senior Analyst at Valor Capital Group

Clifford Sobel

Founder at Valor Capital Group

Network2

Brett RochkindScout

Managing Partner, Americas at SoftBank Vision Fund

David MilesScout

Founding Partner at ManchesterStory Group, LLC

Investors connected to Michael in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Michael Nicklas?: Michael Nicklas operates between Rio and New York, backing Brazilian and Latin American fintech and crypto startups aiming for global leadership, prioritizing tokenization and central-bank ties to Pix and Drex.
Where does Michael Nicklas work?: Michael Nicklas is Managing Partner at Valor Capital Group and Board director at Earth Optics and Board director at Worthix.
What does Michael Nicklas invest in?: Michael Nicklas invests in AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech.
What check size does Michael Nicklas write?: Michael Nicklas typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What boards does Michael Nicklas sit on?: Michael Nicklas holds tracked board seats at Arquivei Holdings, Bolsa de Mulher, iMusica.
Where did Michael Nicklas go to school?: Michael Nicklas studied at Universidade de Coimbra (Anthropology); American University (BA, International Relations).