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Nick Sinai

Investor

Investor at Insight Partners · Board director at Govly

Westwood, Massachusetts, United States

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960 people in our graph share verified history with Nick — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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Nick: together at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
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About

Nick Sinai is a Managing Director at Insight Partners, which he joined in 2014, where he runs the firm's Government Advisory Board and serves as a board director or advisor to companies including Onebrief, LeoLabs, Shift5, Hawkeye360, Rebellion Defense, and Govly. He previously served as U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer in the Obama White House, worked on the National Broadband Plan at the FCC, co-founded the U.S. Digital Corps, and taught as adjunct faculty at the Harvard Kennedy School; he is currently an Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School. With Marina Nitze, he co-authored Hack Your Bureaucracy: Get Things Done No Matter What Your Role on Any Team.

Board director at GovlyYC S21

Intro paths

YC

Govly went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — Nick sits on its board, so any YC alum in your network can reach them through the company's founders.

GP

Govly's group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Govly's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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

Govly's investors · 6

FCVCSan Francisco · since 2023FundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks · since 2023Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2023Lombardstreet VenturesWoodside · $500K checks · since 2023Nordic Eye Venture CapitalCopenhagen K · $100K – $5M checks · since 2023Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Govly

MWMichael Weiland
Michael WeilandFounder
NWNick Weiland
Nick WeilandFounder
JWJon Wright
Jon WrightFounder
OTOliver Taylor
Oliver TaylorExecutive Officer, Director
MWMike Weiland
Mike WeilandFounder

Experience

  1. HackYourBureaucracyAuthorcurrent2022 — present
  2. Insight PartnersManaging Directorcurrent2014 — presentNew York City
  3. Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of GovernmentAdjunct Faculty2015 — 2023
  4. The White HouseU.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer2011 — 2014Washington D.C. Metro Area
  5. Federal Communications CommissionEnergy and Environment Director2009 — 2010
  6. Lehman Brothers Venture Partners (Tenaya Capital)Vice President2008 — 2009
  7. Polaris PartnersSenior Associate2004 — 2007
  8. Cambridge Strategic Management GroupManager1998 — 2002
  9. The White HouseWhite House Intern1997
  10. John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard UniversityResearch Assistant1996 — 1997

Skills & more

Public PolicyEnergy PolicyMergers & AcquisitionsRenewable EnergyTelecommunicationsVenture CapitalStart-upsEntrepreneurshipExecutive ManagementBusiness StrategyBusiness DevelopmentStrategic Partnerships
+12 moreProduct ManagementResearchEnergy EfficiencyEnergyProgram ManagementGovernmentCRMManagement ConsultingImpromptu SpeakingLeadershipStrategyStrategic Planning

From Nick's professional profile.

Colleagues at Insight Partners

Aayush Setty
Analyst at Insight Partners
Abdi Adan
Investor at Insight Partners
Adam Berger
Managing Director at Insight Partners
Adam Domingoes
Senior Associate at Insight Partners
Adam Vartabedian
Investor at Insight Partners
Aidan Waldman
Investor at Insight Partners
Aiden Aceves
Vice President at Insight Partners
AJ Malhotra
Managing Director at Insight Partners

Network2

Chad Clark AndersonScout
Managing Partner at Space Capital
Dylan TaylorScout
Global business leader, commercial astronaut, and philanthropist active in the NewSpace sector

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

Frequently asked questions

Who is Nick Sinai?
Nick Sinai is a Managing Director at Insight Partners, which he joined in 2014, where he runs the firm's Government Advisory Board and serves as a board director or advisor to companies including Onebrief, LeoLabs, Shift5, Hawkeye360, Rebellion Defense, and Govly. He previously served as U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer in the Obama White House, worked on the National Broadband Plan at the FCC, co-founded the U.S. Digital Corps, and taught as adjunct faculty at the Harvard Kennedy School; he is currently an Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School. With Marina Nitze, he co-authored Hack Your Bureaucracy: Get Things Done No Matter What Your Role on Any Team.
Where does Nick Sinai work?
Nick Sinai is at Insight Partners and Board director at Govly.
Where did Nick Sinai go to school?
Nick Sinai studied at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (MBA, Finance); Harvard University (A.B., Government); Berkeley High School.

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Also attended Berkeley High School6

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Shared employers

Also worked at Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government47

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Also worked at Lehman Brothers Venture Partners (Tenaya Capital)423

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Also worked at Polaris Partners45

Graham BrownManaging Partner at Lerer HippeauSimeon SimeonovAdvisor at One Way VenturesKirti AnandFund Controller at Polaris PartnersJonathan AngEntrepreneur Partner at Polaris PartnersDave BarrettSenior Advisory Partner at Polaris PartnersAlexandra CantleyManaging Partner at Polaris Partners

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