Nicholas Brown
InvestorPartner at Imaginary Venture Capital
New York, New York
Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $1.5M
FoundedSkims
About
Nick Brown uses pattern-recognition from early investments in defining retail brands like Goop and Glossier to back companies across the full consumer wallet—food, beauty, fashion and retail enablement, including SKIMS.
Invests in
AgTechConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechRetail Tech
Experience
- ImaginaryManaging Partnercurrent2017 — presentNew York, United States
- SKIMSBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
- GOOD AMERICANBoard Observercurrent2018 — present
- Universal StandardBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
- Nécessaire, Inc.Board Observercurrent2018 — present
- HawthorneBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
- ReformationBoard Member2016 — 2019
- Glossier, Inc.Board Observer2014 — 2017
- 14WPartner2011 — 2017New York, NY
- NV InvestmentsHead of New Media2009 — 2011New York
Education
- Harvard UniversityBA, Economics, Government, Italian2004 — 2008
Skills & more
Venture CapitalBusiness StrategyStrategic PartnershipsBusiness DevelopmentEntrepreneurship1
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Same school
Also attended Harvard University1,231
Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures
+ 1,225 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Imaginary7
Natalie MassenetFounding Partner at Imaginary Venture CapitalKelly DillPartner at Imaginary Venture CapitalLogan LangbergPartner at Imaginary Venture CapitalAndrew MaxmanPrincipal at Imaginary Venture CapitalTara CampbellSenior Associate at Imaginary Venture CapitalCarol HilsumAdvisor at TLF Ventures
+ 1 more
Also worked at Nécessaire, Inc.1
Colleagues at Imaginary Venture Capital
Alex Yu
Vice President at Imaginary Venture Capital
Allison Kast
Executive Assistant at Imaginary Venture Capital
Andrew Maxman
Principal at Imaginary Venture Capital
Julia Kelly
Analyst at Imaginary Venture Capital
Kelly Dill
Partner at Imaginary Venture Capital
Logan Langberg
Partner at Imaginary Venture Capital
Natalie Massenet
Founding Partner at Imaginary Venture Capital
Sarah Carley
Administrative Assistant at Imaginary Venture Capital
Network1
Investors connected to Nicholas in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.














