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Nick Tomaino

Investor

Founder and General Partner at 1confirmation

San Francisco, California

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

About

Nick Tomaino leverages lucid dreaming—recording and rehearsing meetings in dreams—for productivity and evaluates NFTs and creator projects through René Girard's memetic desire, focusing on status-driven digital ownership.

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Nick Tomaino @ntmoney

Still hungry bc I know what it’s like to be young and broke and I see time horizons and attention spans of young people getting shorter and shorter. The biggest lie ever told is that chasing what everyone else is chasing for short term wins will set you free. Fuck anyone https://t.co/xOaTeoccwf

Jul 30, 2026 · ♥ 209 · ⇄ 8

Nick Tomaino @ntmoney

New pet 🤣 https://t.co/AR2HEa5b7Z

Jul 29, 2026 · ♥ 228 · ⇄ 7

Nick Tomaino @ntmoney

Like everything else in crypto, extractors came in and greedmaxed NFTs But generalizing based on greedmaxxers is larp and cope

Jul 29, 2026 · ♥ 22

Invests in

Crypto & Web3FintechGamingMarketplacesSocial

Experience

  1. 1confirmationFounder and General Partnercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Runa CapitalPrincipal2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  3. CoinbaseBusiness Development2013 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  4. North Atlantic CapitalAssociate2011 — 2013

Education

  1. Yale School of Management2014
  2. Bowdoin CollegeBachelor of Arts (BA), Economics2004 — 2008
  3. The Governor's Academy2000 — 2004

Skills & more

Venture Capital25Market Research9Market Analysis2Financial Analysis11Business Development18Product Management6Strategic Partnerships6Entrepreneurship9Start-ups14Investments8Mobile Devices4Business Strategy5

From Nick's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Yale School of Management112

Sanjot MalhiPartner at NorthzoneTrip HoferVenture Partner at .406 VenturesAustin KwounAnalyst at .406 VenturesNate WangVP of Investments at Plum Alley InvestmentsGabby CazeauInvestor at Harlem Capital PartnersRob BettigoleManaging Partner at Elm Street Ventures

+ 106 more

Also attended Bowdoin College46

Holly MaloneyInvestment Team at General CatalystKenneth ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystKevin MunnellyInvestor at Third Rock VenturesEmily PawlakVice President at Volition CapitalAndy PalmerCo-Founder of Tamr at Underscore VCZebediah RiceCo-Founder & Partner at King River Capital

+ 40 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Runa Capital19

Dmitry ChikhachevGeneral Partner & Co-founder at Runa CapitalAndre BliznyukGeneral Partner at Runa CapitalDmitry GalperinGeneral Partner at Runa CapitalMichael FanfantGeneral Partner at Runa CapitalJinal JhaveriVenture Partner at Runa CapitalStu LibbyVenture Partner at Runa Capital

+ 13 more

Also worked at Coinbase77

Fred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeJanet WolpertInvestor at Index VenturesKatrina PagliaChief Legal Officer at Pantera CapitalSimon CantInvestor at Reinventure GroupJeff RichardsInvestor at GGV CapitalManish GuptaInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

+ 71 more

Also worked at North Atlantic Capital6

David CoitInvestor at North Atlantic CapitalMark MorrissetteInvestor at North Atlantic CapitalJustin SheehanInvestor at North Atlantic CapitalMarnya BufithisInvestor at North Atlantic CapitalBarbara WilliamsInvestor at North Atlantic CapitalCheryl HallettChief Financial Officer at Clean Energy Ventures

Deals · 1

PixuraBoard seat

via 1confirmation · filed Apr 2021 · $9M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at 1confirmation

Brett Shear
General Partner at 1confirmation
Frank Hourigan
Partner - Head of Operations at 1confirmation
Kofi Kufuor
Partner at 1confirmation
Mike Tomaino
Partner at 1confirmation
Richard Chen
General Partner at 1confirmation

Network1

Andrew Jones
Chief Risk Officer at Apex Group

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