About
Nicholas Rudder is co-founder and CEO of Sphere. He has a background in technology and finance.
Nick Rudder @nrudder_
Every agent demo on X looks incredible until you try to ship it. We're getting 30 engineers in a room to show what's actually working. Pizza, beer, @get_sphere HQ. March 19 β https://t.co/mbSRxUcsBX
Mar 16, 2026 Β· β₯ 2
Nick Rudder @nrudder_
This gentleman below is Douglas North. He won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1993 for showing that economic performance is determined by institutions, not just technology or capital His definition - institutions are the rules, laws, and enforcement mechanisms that structure https://t.co/ApbVq0t4iB
Mar 3, 2026 Β· β₯ 1
Nick Rudder @nrudder_
The Dog is strong in this one. Very excited to be working with Andrew Jackey as Founding AE in the US. Wrap sheet ποΈ π€ Joins us from fellow fintech @ycombinator company @usetesorio - strong expertise and track record selling to the CFO. π Ex @cartainc before that https://t.co/S7iyDUVles
Mar 2, 2026 Β· β₯ 2
Founder at SphereYC W22
Intro paths
Nicholas went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Sphere's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
In turn, Nicholas can intro founders to Sphere's investors below.