Nick Shalek
InvestorFounderGeneral Partner at Ribbit Capital · Board director at Vouch · Board director at Coalition · Board director at Next Insurance
San Francisco, California
Writes $2M – $15M checks · typically $8M
About
Nick, trained at Yale's Investment Office under David Swensen, applies endowment-style, first-principles investing to VC—prioritizing incentive design—and publicly championed Bitcoin and crypto infrastructure as early as 2013.
Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published
- n•••@ribbitcap.comreveal100% confident
Invests in
ConsumerCrypto & Web3FintechInsurTechSaaS
Board director at VouchYC S19
Intro paths
Nick went through Y Combinator (Summer 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Nick can intro founders to Vouch's investors below.
Vouch's investors · 14
Co-founders at Vouch
Board director at Coalition
Intro paths
In turn, Nick can intro founders to Coalition's investors below.
Coalition's investors · 5
Co-founders at Coalition
Board director at Next Insurance
Intro paths
In turn, Nick can intro founders to Next Insurance's investors below.
Next Insurance's investors · 10
Co-founders at Next Insurance
Experience
- Ribbit CapitalRibbit Capitalcurrent2012 — presentPalo Alto, CA
- Sutter LLCMembercurrent2012 — present
- Aspire Public SchoolsEntrepreneur-in-Residence2011Oakland, CA
- Verne GlobalDirector2008 — 2009Washington, D.C. and Reykjavik, Iceland
- Yale Investments OfficeSenior Analyst2005 — 2008New Haven, CT
- City of New HavenAlderman2005 — 2007New Haven, CT
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA2009 — 2011
- Stanford University School of EducationMA2009 — 2011
- Yale UniversityB.A., Economics and Political Science2001 — 2005
Skills & more
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ExcelFrom Nick's professional profile.
Deals · 5
Juniper SquareBoard seat
via Ribbit Capital · filed May 2025 · $44M raise
Next InsuranceBoard seat
via Ribbit Capital · filed Nov 2023 · $350M raise
CoalitionBoard seat
via Ribbit Capital · filed Jul 2022 · $250M raise
Settle Inc.Board seat
via Ribbit Capital · filed Nov 2021 · $75M raise
Root StockholdingsBoard seat
via Ribbit Capital · filed Sep 2019 · $360M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Board seats
Per SEC Form D filings.
Colleagues at Ribbit Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nick Shalek?
- Nick, trained at Yale's Investment Office under David Swensen, applies endowment-style, first-principles investing to VC—prioritizing incentive design—and publicly championed Bitcoin and crypto infrastructure as early as 2013.
- Where does Nick Shalek work?
- Nick Shalek is General Partner at Ribbit Capital and Board director at Vouch and Board director at Coalition and Board director at Next Insurance.
- What does Nick Shalek invest in?
- Nick Shalek invests in Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Fintech, InsurTech, SaaS.
- What check size does Nick Shalek write?
- Nick Shalek typically writes checks of $2M – $15M.
- What boards does Nick Shalek sit on?
- Nick Shalek holds tracked board seats at Coalition, ForUsAll, Juniper Square, Next Insurance, Root Stockholdings, Settle Inc..
- Where did Nick Shalek go to school?
- Nick Shalek studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); Stanford University School of Education (MA); Yale University (B.A., Economics and Political Science).
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,299
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