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Nick Mastronardi

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Co-Founder & CEO at Polco

Greater Madison Area

FoundedPolco

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Nick: together at University of Notre Dame

Co-Founder & CEO at Polco

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Polco's investors · 5

AIN VenturesNew York · $500K – $1M checksBat venturessince 2022Govtech VenturesNapaMercury FundHouston · $250K – $4M checks · since 2022Royal Street Ventures Management Company, LlcKansas City · $1M – $3M checks

Co-founders at Polco

APAlex Pedersen
Alex PedersenCo-founder & EVP of Strategy

Experience

  1. PolcoChief Executive Officercurrent2015 — presentwww.polco.us
  2. The Hoover Institution, Stanford UniversityHoover Veteran Fellowcurrent2021 — presentStanford, California, United States
  3. University of Wisconsin-MadisonHonorary Fellowcurrent2021 — presentMadison, Wisconsin, United States
  4. WPS Health SolutionsMember of the Board of Directorscurrent2018 — presentMadison, Wisconsin Area
  5. AmazonSenior Economist2014 — 2015Jersey City, New Jersey
  6. US Air Force AcademyAssistant Professor of Economics2009 — 2014Colorado Springs, Colorado Area
  7. United States Air ForceActive Duty Officer2004 — 2014
  8. United States Air ForceIraq Economic/Security Analyst2010Washington D.C. Metro Area
  9. US Air ForceAdvanced Munitions Technology Prgm Mngr2005 — 2006Destin/Fort Walton Beach, Florida Area
  10. US Air ForceResearch Physicist2004 — 2005Destin/Fort Walton Beach, Florida Area
  11. Executive Office of the PresidentSenior Economist on the Council of Economic Advisers2011Washington D.C. Metro Area

Skills & more

EconomicsAir ForceEconometricsDoDMilitarySecurity ClearanceProgram ManagementAnalysisPolicy AnalysisData AnalysisGovernmentStrategic Planning
+12 moreNational SecurityProcess ImprovementOperational PlanningTeam BuildingLeadershipPolicyTrainingDefenseEntrepreneurshipCommandMilitary ExperienceMilitary Operations

Languages conversational German

  • How to Build a Startup — Udacity

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Who is Nick Mastronardi?
Co-Founder & CEO at Polco
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Nick Mastronardi is Co-Founder & CEO of Polco.
What companies did Nick Mastronardi found?
Nick Mastronardi founded Polco.
Where did Nick Mastronardi go to school?
Nick Mastronardi studied at The University of Texas at Austin (Ph.D., Economics); University of Notre Dame (BS, Physics, Honors Mathematics).

Founder mafias

The University of Texas at Austin mafia316

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U.S. Air Force mafia9

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Pete von BehrensStaff SergeantFounded GlassPoint Solar +1Chris HullsLoadmasterFounded LreadyRob LeeCyber Warfare Operations OfficerFounded Dragos websiteJoel SercelIPA - Senior Government OfficialFounded TransAstra CorporationCameron HoltDirector of Staff, Air Force Installation Contracting AgencyFounded RohirrimJack WeldePilot / Squadron Deputy Director of OperationsFounded Smartling

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Same school

Also attended The University of Texas at Austin686

Michael DellFounder & CEO of Dell TechnologiesViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalTodd KleinManaging Partner, Revolution Growth at RevolutionSapna MehtaInvestor at RevolutionAnish AggarwalInvestor at LightbankAndrew ScottSenior Finance Manager at Greycroft

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Also attended University of Notre Dame364

Doug GrohAdvisor at CincyTechMimi DunnSenior Investment Analyst at Catalyst Health VenturesJim HuntGeneral Partner at Lavrock VenturesTristan HuntPartner at Averin CapitalJoanne IshamSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital AdvisorsAlex FlorAssociate at TCV

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Shared employers

Also worked at University of Wisconsin-Madison73

Inca ComanVenture Partner at ARCH Venture PartnersKirsten SiladiController at K5 GlobalErika WhiteSenior Marketing and Platform Associate at American Family VenturesMike MansellPrincipal at American Family VenturesKris StokesTechnical Principal, New Earth Ventures at New Earth VenturesRasheed AugusteSenior Analyst at Playground Global

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Also worked at WPS Health Solutions2

Amir OvcinaFund Advisor at Cloud Health EuroventuresWilliam WinkenwerderChairman & Director, CitiusTech at Empactful Capital

Also worked at Amazon938

Apoorva MehtaFounder of Instacart; founder of Cloud Health SystemsBinny BansalCo-founder of Flipkart; co-founder of PhonePe and OppDoorBrad PorterFounder & CEO of Collaborative RoboticsJane MooneyCo-founder & VP, Strategy and Finance at Collaborative RoboticsNick FrosstCo-founder of CohereViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista Capital

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Also worked at US Air Force Academy3

Chris InglisInvestor at Ballistic VenturesLeemon BairdManager at Hedera HashgraphYoussef AbubakerFounder at Technovatime