Nick Efstratis
InvestorCo-founder & Managing Partner at EPIC VENTURES · Board director at OpenContext · Board director at Shard Secure · Board director at Focus IP
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
About
Nick Efstratis is a co-founder and co-Managing Partner of EPIC Ventures and a Managing Partner of Zions SBIC, the venture capital fund of Zions Bancorporation. He was previously an officer of MACC Private Equities, a publicly traded Business Development Corporation, served on the board of directors of the publicly traded company INST, and was a member of the founding management team at NetDocuments; earlier in his career he worked in the Business Development Group at Excite.com and co-founded Ranchlife Adventures, a cattle and guest ranch in Montana. He holds a B.S. in Entrepreneurship from Brigham Young University and an M.B.A. from the Marriott School at BYU.
Board director at OpenContext
Intro paths
In turn, Nick can intro founders to OpenContext's investors below.
OpenContext's investors · 1
Board director at Shard Secure
Intro paths
In turn, Nick can intro founders to Shard Secure's investors below.
Shard Secure's investors · 7
Co-founders at Shard Secure
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Board director at Focus IP
Intro paths
In turn, Nick can intro founders to Focus IP's investors below.
Focus IP's investors · 1
Experience
- EPIC VenturesCo-Founder and Managing Directorcurrent1999 — present
- ZIONS SBIC LLCCo-Founder and Managing Directorcurrent2000 — presentSalt Lake City Metropolitan Area
- POSHBoard Observer and Investorcurrent2023 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- SokyaHealthBoard Member and Investorcurrent2022 — present
- PestieBoard Member and Investorcurrent2022 — presentSalt Lake City Metropolitan Area
- PantomathSeed Investor and Board Observercurrent2022 — presentCincinnati Metropolitan Area
- TorusSeed Investorcurrent2021 — present
- OutboundAIInvestorcurrent2021 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- TROOPInvestorcurrent2021 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- Dr. TreatSeed Investorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- RedCircleBoard Member and Investorcurrent2021 — presentCincinnati, Ohio, United States
- ShardSecureBoard Member and Investorcurrent2021 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- PaystandInvestorcurrent2020 — presentSanta Cruz, California, United States
- CIONICBoard Member and Investorcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SewerAIBoard Observer and Investorcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Solutionreach, Inc.Board Member and Investorcurrent2000 — presentUtah, United States
- TracerBoard Member and Investorcurrent2017 — presentBoise, Idaho Area
- Medsphere Systems CorporationBoard of Directorscurrent2004 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- EveryoneSocial – Employee Advocacy PlatformBoard Member and Investorcurrent2010 — presentUtah, United States
- OpenContextSeed Investor2021 — 2024Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
Languages Spanish
From Nick's professional profile.
Deals · 4
Focus IPBoard seat
via EPIC VENTURES · filed Mar 2026 · $1.8M raise
Shard SecureBoard seat
via EPIC VENTURES · filed Feb 2025 · $2M raise
GravitBoard seat
via EPIC VENTURES · filed May 2019 · $1.5M raise
InstructureBoard seat
via EPIC VENTURES · filed Feb 2015 · $40M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at EPIC VENTURES
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nick Efstratis?
- Nick Efstratis is a co-founder and co-Managing Partner of EPIC Ventures and a Managing Partner of Zions SBIC, the venture capital fund of Zions Bancorporation. He was previously an officer of MACC Private Equities, a publicly traded Business Development Corporation, served on the board of directors of the publicly traded company INST, and was a member of the founding management team at NetDocuments; earlier in his career he worked in the Business Development Group at Excite.com and co-founded Ranchlife Adventures, a cattle and guest ranch in Montana. He holds a B.S. in Entrepreneurship from Brigham Young University and an M.B.A. from the Marriott School at BYU.
- Where does Nick Efstratis work?
- Nick Efstratis is Co-founder & Managing Partner at EPIC VENTURES and Board director at OpenContext and Board director at Shard Secure and Board director at Focus IP.
- What boards does Nick Efstratis sit on?
- Nick Efstratis holds tracked board seats at Focus IP, Gravit, Instructure, Shard Secure.
- Where did Nick Efstratis go to school?
- Nick Efstratis studied at Brigham Young University (MBA); Brigham Young University (BS, Business).
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