Where does Nick Telson work?

Nick Telson is Investor at Horseplay Ventures.

What check size does Nick Telson write?

Nick Telson typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

Where did Nick Telson go to school?

Nick Telson studied at University of Nottingham (BA Joint Hons Spanish & Portuguese).

Nick Telson

Investor

Investor at Horseplay Ventures · First Check Investor/Ideator at sequel

London

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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About

Nick Telson is a London-based entrepreneur currently based in Boston who co-founded DesignMyNight in 2010, scaling it to over 100 employees and 15,000 SaaS customers before its acquisition by Access Group in 2017. He is currently co-founder of trumpet, a B2B sales tool, and co-founder of angel investing venture Horseplay Ventures, with investments in over 55 startups. Telson also hosts the Pitch Deck podcast and regularly speaks at industry events and webinars.

Experience

trumpetCo-Foundercurrent2021 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
sequelFirst Check Investor/Ideatorcurrent2022 — present
PEF CommunityMembercurrent2023 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
Horseplay VenturesCo-Founder - Angel Investorcurrent2020 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
Pitch Deck - @pitchdeckpodPodcastercurrent2020 — present
Forward PursuitCo-Foundercurrent2024 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
London & PartnersBusiness Mentorcurrent2021 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
EMW Global | Sports & EntertainmentAdvisorcurrent2021 — present
The Access GroupCo-Founder DesignMyNight2017 — 2020London, United Kingdom
WFL Media LTD | www.designmynight.comCo-Founder DesignMyNight2010 — 2017Old Street, London
L'OrealSenior Product Marketing Manager2007 — 2011

Skills & more

Social Media Marketing33Digital Marketing67Marketing Strategy30Product Marketing8Marketing Communications16Digital Strategy15Digital Media7Social Media19Event Management19Marketing94Marketing Management4Brand Management11

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Email MarketingAdvertisingWeb AnalyticsNew MediaPress ReleasesSEOCustomer SatisfactionCustomer ServiceEntrepreneurshipSocial NetworkingSearch Engine Optimization (SEO)

Languages French · Italian · Portuguese · Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Nick Telson?: Nick Telson is a London-based entrepreneur currently based in Boston who co-founded DesignMyNight in 2010, scaling it to over 100 employees and 15,000 SaaS customers before its acquisition by Access Group in 2017. He is currently co-founder of trumpet, a B2B sales tool, and co-founder of angel investing venture Horseplay Ventures, with investments in over 55 startups. Telson also hosts the Pitch Deck podcast and regularly speaks at industry events and webinars.
Where does Nick Telson work?: Nick Telson is Investor at Horseplay Ventures.
What check size does Nick Telson write?: Nick Telson typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Nick Telson go to school?: Nick Telson studied at University of Nottingham (BA Joint Hons Spanish & Portuguese).