Nicholas Shekerdemian
InvestorPartner at The Venture Collective
Miami Beach, Florida
Writes $100K – $2M checks · typically $3M
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About
Nicholas Shekerdemian is a multi‑time founder of Headstart—an AI recruiting platform using psychometrics and contextual data to reduce hiring bias—who invests with an effective‑altruism‑inspired, cycle‑driven, expertise‑focused thesis.
Invests in
AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechConsumerDeep TechDirect to ConsumerFoodTechHardwareHealthtech
Experience
- Collective Capital Management LLCFoundercurrent2024 — present
- The Venture Collective (TVC)Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2019 — present
- StartupsAngel Investorcurrent2016 — present
- Lucy Cavendish CollegeMember of the Foundation Boardcurrent2021 — present
- The Thiel FoundationThiel Fellowcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ForbesForbes 30 Under 30current2018 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- ForbesForbes U30 Europe Board Member2019 — 2021London Area, United Kingdom
- Inflection Point Acquisition Corp.Board Member2021 — 2025
- HeadstartCo-Founder and Executive Chairman2015 — 2023London, United Kingdom
- Delta Air LinesDelta Air Lines U30 Advisory Board Member2019 — 2021Atlanta Metropolitan Area
- United NationsAdvisor2020
- Y CombinatorStartup School Advisor2018 — 2020
- Teaching by the TopFounder2015 — 2020Beijing
- Coller CapitalIntern2013
- J.P. MorganIntern2011London Area, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Teamwork29Social Media25Start-ups25Entrepreneurship19Networking10Graduate Recruitment4Research15Microsoft Office13Microsoft Excel10PowerPoint6Leadership7Foreign Languages4
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MandarinBusiness DevelopmentTeachingStrategyManagementBusiness StrategyProject ManagementEducationChinese CultureTime ManagementHuman ResourcesLanguages Chinese · English · French
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Colleagues at The Venture Collective
Adam Devine
Venture Partner at The Venture Collective
Cat Hernandez
General Partner at The Venture Collective
Gary Kliegman
Venture Partner at The Venture Collective
Gina Kirsch
Founding Partner at The Venture Collective
Greg Arrese
Venture Partner at The Venture Collective
Hoang Phan
Executive Officer at The Venture Collective
Kirch Regina
General Partner at The Venture Collective
Madelaine Czufin
Venture Partner at The Venture Collective
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nicholas Shekerdemian?
- Nicholas Shekerdemian is a multi‑time founder of Headstart—an AI recruiting platform using psychometrics and contextual data to reduce hiring bias—who invests with an effective‑altruism‑inspired, cycle‑driven, expertise‑focused thesis.
- Where does Nicholas Shekerdemian work?
- Nicholas Shekerdemian is Partner at The Venture Collective.
- What does Nicholas Shekerdemian invest in?
- Nicholas Shekerdemian invests in AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Consumer, Deep Tech, Direct to Consumer, FoodTech, Hardware, Healthtech.
- What check size does Nicholas Shekerdemian write?
- Nicholas Shekerdemian typically writes checks of $100K – $2M.
- Where did Nicholas Shekerdemian go to school?
- Nicholas Shekerdemian studied at University of Oxford (Bachelor's Degree, Chinese Studies); Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CEO Programme); Y Combinator.
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 Oxford mafia623
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Reid HoffmanM.St.Founded LinkedIn +2Gabriel PereyraDropped outFounded HarveyBrent HobermanMaster of Arts - MAFounded Founders Pledge +4William GuttmanM.PhilFounded CurvePoint +3Tom BlomfieldBA JurisprudenceFounded Starling Bank +2Kevin HartzMstFounded Eventbrite +2
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Peking University mafia71
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ben JacobsFounded Saturday Landscapes +2Vince NingChina's Economic DevelopmentFounded Nabis +2Chris ThomasStudy AbroadFounded Terrascope +1Marcus LimaSummer CourseFounded Torus +1Ben ColmanPeking UniversityFounded Realitydefender +1Nicholas ManskeHarvard Yenching Institute FellowshipFounded Alariss +1
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King's College School Wimbledon mafia8
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Abakar SaidovFounded BeameryChris PhillipsFounded DigistainValentin SulzerHigh SchoolFounded IonworksPietro DemicheliFounded ValueMateWilliam FairbairnFounded ZalosAlec MocattaFounded HADEAN
+ 1 more
Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended University of Oxford1,552
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures
+ 1,546 more
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorChris GoldaGeneral Partner at Y Combinator
+ 1,994 more
Also attended Peking University219
Erica WuInvestment Director at Intel CapitalGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesGaby PanVentures Manager at Qualcomm VenturesLucy BradyHead of Product at Giant Ventures Global LlpPeng ChengManaging Partner at Sv Tech Ventures, Inc.Jun LiInvestor at Sv Tech Ventures, Inc.
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Also attended King's College School Wimbledon22
David ‘DC’ CollierChief Technology Officer, RIKAI Labs at Orbit StartupsAndrew MacklinGeneral Counsel at Apex GroupFreddie DodgeDirector at GP BullhoundMarcusGlobal Head of Regulatory Strategy at SENTINEL GLOBALLiam AhnPrincipal at Samsung VenturesWill BrooksFounder and Director at Portfolio Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Startups19
Rishabh KaulVenture Partner at Hoxton VenturesAndy HwangGeneral Partner at Wavemaker PartnersDaniel HaCofounder at Antigravity CapitalZach WaterfieldInvestor at Ripple VenturesAndrea GennariniManaging Partner at 2100 VenturesElizabeth TobeyMarketing Mentor at Lair East Labs
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Also worked at Headstart4
Also worked at United Nations157
Michela PudduSenior Investment Manager - Sustainable Materials and Circularity at Emerald Technology Ventures AgMuna AbuSulaymanFounder & Managing Partner at Transform Capital ManagementMadi JacoxPrincipal at Dorm RoomJohn YangInvestor at Riverwood CapitalMirja HitzemannScaleup Success Manager at Partech VenturesAnna ShenMarketing at Raiven
+ 151 more
Also worked at Y Combinator420
Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorJessica LivingstonCo-founder of Y CombinatorDaniel GrossMeta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG and Safe SuperintelligenceAlexis OhanianFounder & General Partner of Seven Seven SixMichael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y CombinatorDalton CaldwellCo-founder of Standard Capital; Partner Emeritus at Y Combinator
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