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Nick Shalek
InvestorGeneral Partner at Ribbit Capital
San Francisco, California
Writes $2M – $15M checks · typically $8M
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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.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
ConsumerCrypto & Web3FintechInsurTechSaaS
Deals · 4
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
Root StockholdingsBoard seat
via Ribbit Capital · filed Sep 2019 · $360M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Investor
CampfireCapFloat Financial Services Private LimitedCoinSwitchDecagonDelphiaforusallFTXGauntletHarmonicJustosKasa LivingMattermostOutpostPayflowsPersonaSeneca SystemsSettleTaxbit PrivateVocate
Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
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.
- 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.
- What companies has Nick Shalek invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Campfire, CapFloat Financial Services Private Limited, CoinSwitch, Decagon, Delphia, forusall, FTX, Gauntlet, Harmonic, Juniper Square, Justos, Kasa Living, and 8 more.
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