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About
Nick Shelly is the co-founder and CEO of Apero Health, a healthcare billing company that began with his mother's practice in Washington, D.C., and now operates nationwide. He previously served as a cyberspace officer at the National Security Agency and worked as a software engineer at Forward Networks, Nicira, and Apple. A Rhodes Scholar and Distinguished Graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, he holds a master's degree in computer science from Stanford, where he took leave from a Ph.D., as well as a master's in financial economics and an MBA from Oxford.
Founder at Apero HealthYC S19
Intro paths
Nick went through Y Combinator (Summer 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran Apero Health's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Nick can intro founders to Apero Health's investors below.
Apero Health's investors · 5
Co-founders at Apero Health

Experience
- Apero HealthCo-founder & CEOcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- South Park CommonsMember2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Stanford UniversityPhD Candidate in Computer Science2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Forward Networks, Inc.Member of Technical Staff2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Nicira (acquired by VMware)Software Engineering Intern2013Palo Alto
- AppleSoftware Engineering Intern2012Cupertino, CA
- National Security AgencyAir Force Captain, Software and Network Security2009 — 2012Fort Meade, MD
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nick Shelly?
- Nick Shelly is the co-founder and CEO of Apero Health, a healthcare billing company that began with his mother's practice in Washington, D.C., and now operates nationwide. He previously served as a cyberspace officer at the National Security Agency and worked as a software engineer at Forward Networks, Nicira, and Apple. A Rhodes Scholar and Distinguished Graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, he holds a master's degree in computer science from Stanford, where he took leave from a Ph.D., as well as a master's in financial economics and an MBA from Oxford.
- Where does Nick Shelly work?
- Nick Shelly is Founder of Apero Health.
- What companies did Nick Shelly found?
- Nick Shelly founded Apero Health.
- Where did Nick Shelly go to school?
- Nick Shelly studied at Y Combinator; Stanford University (PhD Candidate, M.S.); University of Oxford (Rhodes Scholar, MFE / MBA).
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South Park Commons mafia75
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