Nick Telson
InvestorInvestor 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).
Same school
Also attended University of Nottingham243
Catherine BergersenSenior Executive Assistant at Mayfair Equity PartnersRichard LeeInvestor at MedicxiMillan SuriPrincipal at Episode1Kieran RafterPrincipal at Marlin Equity PartnersTim SchmidtVice President, Fund Finance at Northpond VenturesRohan OzaCo-Founder & Managing Partner at CAVU Consumer Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at London & Partners8
Jen DaviesChief of Staff at The 51 VenturesEeswaran NavaratnamInvestor at 01VenturesYasha EstraikhAssociate Partner, Brand at Piper Private EquityOyin SoleboCOO at CascadorMiruna-Ioana GirtuPartner at SyndicateRoomChristophe GarnierCEO & Co-founder at Upflex
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Also worked at The Access Group5
Also worked at WFL Media LTD | www.designmynight.com1
Also worked at L'Oreal163
Gülsah WilkeInvestor at DN CapitalAlexandra DubarInvestor at DaphniKaushik SubramanianVenture capitalist, product personRhie LimPartner, Global Strategy at One Way VenturesJosef NajmPrincipal at Thomson Reuters VenturesAnimesh SharmaVP - GTM at Fireside Ventures Advisory Llp
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