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1,329 people in our graph share verified history with Nicholas — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
David PhuunlockedNicholas: together at PwC (2015)
Nicholas: together at Sphere
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Nicholas: together at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
About
Nicholas Rudder is co-founder and CEO of Sphere. He has a background in technology and finance.
Likely emails· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published
- n•••@getsphere.comreveal90% confident
- n•••@getsphere.comreveal75% confident
Founder at SphereYC W22
Intro paths
YC
Nicholas went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Sphere's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Nicholas can intro founders to Sphere's investors below.
Sphere's investors · 7
Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2025Coinbase VenturesStamford · $100K – $10M checksExpedition Growth CapitalLondon · since 2026Fairhaven Capital PartnersFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksFolklore VenturesSydneyY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022
Experience
- SphereCEO & CFOcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Macquarie GroupAssociate2019Greater Sydney Area
- Macquarie GroupInvestment Banking Analyst2015 — 2019Greater Sydney Area
- InLoopBoard Observer2018 — 2019Greater Sydney Area
- Console GroupBoard Observer2018 — 2019Greater Sydney Area
- PwCAssociate2015Sydney, Australia
- MicrosoftAccount Executive2014 — 2015Greater Sydney Area
- PledgerCo-Founder2014 — 2015Greater Sydney Area
- European Innovation AcademyGraduate2014Greater Nice Metropolitan Area
- Endemol Shine North AmericaMarketing Intern2013Hollywood, Los Angeles
- SkyProduction Assistant2009London Area, United Kingdom
Skills & more
PipedriveEntrepreneurship15Start-ups13Marketing Strategy11Business Strategy14New Media4Strategic Partnerships3Cloud Computing3SaaS3Microsoft Technologies2Pitching3Pharmacology2
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Corporate Social ResponsibilitySocial VenturesLeadershipSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Languages English · French · Italian · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nicholas Rudder?
- Nicholas Rudder is co-founder and CEO of Sphere. He has a background in technology and finance.
- Where does Nicholas Rudder work?
- Nicholas Rudder is Founder of Sphere.
- What companies did Nicholas Rudder found?
- Nicholas Rudder founded Sphere.
- Where did Nicholas Rudder go to school?
- Nicholas Rudder studied at Y Combinator (W22 Batch); University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Master of Business Administration (Exchange Semester)); London Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,223 more
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business mafia265
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ivan ZhouBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Decagon +2Wendy JohanssonExecutive Education: Product ManagementFounded Misaludhealth +2Jay ParrishMBAFounded ROME Therapeutics +1Raj Shekhar SinghManagement of TechnologyFounded Z21 +1Nanxi LiuFounded Nanoly Bioscience +1Kevin ChouBachelor of Science - BSFounded Superlayer +1
+ 258 more
London Business School mafia193
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Val AgostinoMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Monarch +2Kes ThygesenMSc w/distinctionFounded Rolepoint +2Anil SethiMBAFounded Compagos +2Jeremy GeigerMBAFounded retailigence +1Key ComptonMBAFounded Mimeo +1Gustavo GorensteinMBA ElectivesFounded bxblue +1
+ 186 more
UC Santa Barbara mafia179
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Logan GreenBAFounded LyftNils ReggeBAFounded Developx +2Michael WitzbaFounded Mob Science +2Zheng XuPh.D.Founded SolarCity +1Anita KhamvongsaBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Venbrook +1David J. PhillipsB.A.Founded Fondo +1
+ 172 more
University of Sydney mafia109
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ryan JuneeBEFounded Ostro +2Jesse BuckinghamBachelor of Laws (LL.B.)Founded Vooma +2Alek SafarianB.Pharm.Founded Vantage Biosciences +1Chris ThomasBachelor of ArtsFounded Terrascope +1Denis MarsBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Proxy +1Ben SandComputer Science - 3.5 years completed.Founded Strong Compute +1
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Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
+ 1,994 more
Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business978
Mark FiorentinoInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Yibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalZhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalDennisDirector of Trading at Pantera CapitalAnna ChenInvestor at Madrona Venture Group
+ 972 more
Also attended University of Sydney454
Clay RobbinsForward Deployed Partner at Slow VenturesClare McCartney BeerCOO & Managing Director at Burda Principal InvestmentsTony NystenPartner at OpenOceanGustav von SydowInvestor at EQT VenturesNaomi GunasekaranDeputy Chief Financial Officer, Funds - Finance at Magnetar AI VenturesAlex ChetkowskiInvestor at Riverwood Capital
+ 448 more
Also attended The British School of Milan - Sir James Henderson School3
Shared employers
Also worked at Macquarie Group343
Clare McCartney BeerCOO & Managing Director at Burda Principal InvestmentsKim RobertsonFinancial Manager at 4Di CapitalSara McMunnOperating Partner at Keen Venture PartnersMichael DavisAssociate at Questa CapitalDaphne ZhaoDirector - APAC at Type One VenturesEliza DragomirSenior Analyst at SKY VC
+ 337 more
Also worked at PwC2,000
David PhuController at Felicis VenturesTianen LiangTax Controller at Felicis VenturesAryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersAne Tolnes HaugdalInvestor at InvestinorEgilInvestor at InvestinorLinaInvestor at Investinor
+ 1,994 more
Also worked at Microsoft2,000
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic
+ 1,994 more
Also worked at European Innovation Academy17
Tiffine WangInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalMarek KiisaGeneral Partner at NordicNinjaDevin RossAssociate at Structural CapitalMike ReinerPartner at Acrobator VenturesDanielle VivoDirector of Programs at Alchemist JapanAna Rita SilvaProgram Assistant at Alchemist Japan
+ 11 more