Where does Nick Moran work?

Nick Moran is General Partner at New Stack Ventures and Board director at Showdrop and Board director at Gamify Software and Board director at Sware.

What check size does Nick Moran write?

Nick Moran typically writes checks of $5K – $1.5M.

What boards does Nick Moran sit on?

Nick Moran holds tracked board seats at Gamify Software, Retail Aware, Showdrop, Sware, TripScout, Urban Sky.

Where did Nick Moran go to school?

Nick Moran studied at University of Virginia Darden School of Business (MBA, Strategy & Management); Indiana University - Kelley School of Business (BS, Operations Management).

Nick Moran

Investor

General Partner at New Stack Ventures · Board director at Showdrop · Board director at Gamify Software · Board director at Sware

Chicago, Illinois

Writes $5K – $1.5M checks · typically $750K

About

Founder of New Stack who began as a developer and moved into M&A and product management at Danaher. In 2014 he launched The Full Ratchet, an early VC podcast with over 90k subscribers.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

n•••@newstack.comreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningFintechHealthtechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Board director at Showdrop

Intro paths

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In turn, Nick can intro founders to Showdrop's investors below.

Showdrop's investors · 7

Chicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)Chicago Dynamism CapitalBrooklyn Hawke VenturesSanta Monica · $50K – $2M checks Hypothesis IU VenturesBloomington New Stack VenturesChicago · $500K – $1.5M checks · since 2025 Serra VenturesChampaign · $5M checks

Board director at Gamify Software

Intro paths

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In turn, Nick can intro founders to Gamify Software's investors below.

Gamify Software's investors · 1

New Stack VenturesChicago · $500K – $1.5M checks · since 2023

Board director at Sware

Intro paths

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In turn, Nick can intro founders to Sware's investors below.

Sware's investors · 5

First AnalysisChicago Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks Jumpstart CapitalNashville · $250K – $500K checks LRVHealthBoston · $500K – $1M checks · since 2024 New Stack VenturesChicago · $500K – $1.5M checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Sware

Bryan EnnisCo-Founder & Chief Quality Officer

Experience

New Stack VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2015 — presentChicago, IL
The Full RatchetFoundercurrent2014 — presentChicago, IL
Stealth StartupLead Investorcurrent2023 — present
Kestrel LabsLead Investorcurrent2026 — presentDenver, Colorado, United States
Maestro Tech, Inc.Lead Investorcurrent2025 — presentMiami, Florida, United States
SparkServLead Investorcurrent2025 — presentDenver, Colorado, United States
BioReact : Bioprocess Meets AiLead Investorcurrent2025 — presentIndianapolis, Indiana, United States
SnugLead Investorcurrent2025 — presentDenver, Colorado, United States
EarlyassetLead Investorcurrent2025 — presentPark City, Utah, United States
Binsr InspectLead Investorcurrent2025 — presentPhoenix, Arizona, United States
vinnyLead Investorcurrent2024 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
SenditLead Investorcurrent2024 — presentNashville, Tennessee, United States
ManifoldLead Investorcurrent2024 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
Light FrameLead Investorcurrent2024 — presentProvidence, Rhode Island, United States
DraftAidLead Investorcurrent2024 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
TesoraiLead Investorcurrent2023 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
HeliuxLead Investorcurrent2023 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
Daash IntelligenceLead Investorcurrent2023 — presentMiami, Florida, United States
FluidLead Investorcurrent2023 — presentSingapore, Singapore
Keebler HealthLead Investorcurrent2023 — presentDurham, North Carolina, United States
Rainwalk TechnologyLead Investorcurrent2022 — presentColumbia, South Carolina, United States
OneCarNow!Lead Investorcurrent2022 — presentMexico City, Mexico
Enclave CoworkingLead Investorcurrent2022 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
Cascade DebtLead Investorcurrent2022 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
DigittLead Investorcurrent2022 — presentGuadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
QuorusLead Investorcurrent2023 — presentFairfield, Connecticut, United States
PaivBoard Director, Lead Investorcurrent2022 — presentSalt Lake City, Utah, United States
Oyster TechnologiesLead Investorcurrent2022 — presentNew York, New York, United States
Flourish HealthLead Investorcurrent2022 — presentDurham, North Carolina, United States
OscarLead Investorcurrent2022 — presentWashington, District of Columbia, United States
ZippedScriptLead Investorcurrent2021 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
Welby HealthLead Investorcurrent2021 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
ShowdropLead Investorcurrent2021 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
equipifiLead Investorcurrent2021 — presentPhoenix, Arizona, United States
SwareBoard Director, Lead Investorcurrent2021 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Oper8r LLCCohort 2current2021 — present
XILOLead Investorcurrent2021 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
Phood SolutionsBoard Observer, Lead Investorcurrent2020 — presentNew York, United States
Reema HealthInvestorcurrent2020 — presentMinneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Retail AwareLead Investorcurrent2020 — presentOmaha, Nebraska

Skills & more

Product Portfolio Management2Mergers1Marketing Strategy6Product Marketing8Market Analysis2Business Strategy28P&L Management2Forecasting1Segmentation1Market Research1Start-ups9New Business Development4

+12 more

PricingProduct StrategyProduct DevelopmentM&A experiencePricing StrategyProduct ManagementMergers & AcquisitionsCompetitive AnalysisSalesforce.comStrategy DevelopmentStrategic PlanningStrategy

From Nick's professional profile.

Deals · 6

SwareBoard seat

via New Stack Ventures · filed Jun 2025 · $8M raise

ShowdropBoard seat

via New Stack Ventures · filed Feb 2025 · $3.3M raise

Gamify SoftwareBoard seat

via New Stack Ventures · filed May 2023 · $2.3M raise

Retail AwareBoard seat

via New Stack Ventures · filed Oct 2021 · $2.5M raise

Urban SkyBoard seat

via New Stack Ventures · filed Sep 2020

TripScoutBoard seat

via New Stack Ventures · filed Apr 2019 · $2.1M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at New Stack Ventures

Anna Sophie Blistein

Partner at BONVENTURE

Brenna Kyper

Director of Platform at New Stack Ventures

Grant Newlin

General Partner at Newlin Ventures

J.R. Moran

Chief Operating Officer at New Stack Ventures

Luke Skertich

Principal at New Stack Ventures

Luke Skertich

Principal at FJ Labs

Mark Ladd

Investor at New Stack Ventures

Nate Pierotti

Venture Partner at New Stack Ventures

Network2

Dan AhrensScout

Managing Partner at Left Lane Capital

David HallScout

Managing Partner, Rise of the Rest at Revolution

Investors connected to Nick in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Nick Moran?: Founder of New Stack who began as a developer and moved into M&A and product management at Danaher. In 2014 he launched The Full Ratchet, an early VC podcast with over 90k subscribers.
Where does Nick Moran work?: Nick Moran is General Partner at New Stack Ventures and Board director at Showdrop and Board director at Gamify Software and Board director at Sware.
What does Nick Moran invest in?: Nick Moran invests in AI & Machine Learning, Fintech, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain, SaaS.
What check size does Nick Moran write?: Nick Moran typically writes checks of $5K – $1.5M.
What boards does Nick Moran sit on?: Nick Moran holds tracked board seats at Gamify Software, Retail Aware, Showdrop, Sware, TripScout, Urban Sky.
Where did Nick Moran go to school?: Nick Moran studied at University of Virginia Darden School of Business (MBA, Strategy & Management); Indiana University - Kelley School of Business (BS, Operations Management).