About
Nicky Montana is an investor at Zero Knowledge Ventures, a pre-seed and seed-stage fund.
Founder at BaltoYC W19
Intro paths
YC
Nicky went through Y Combinator (Winter 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Nicky can intro founders to Balto's investors below.
Balto's investors · 3
Co-founders at Balto
JK
Joel KaracozoffFounder
SC
Spencer CassidyFounder/Head of Growth
Experience
- Zero Knowledge VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2022 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- MizMaa VenturesVenture Partner2021 — 2022Tel Aviv District, Israel
- BaltoCo-Founder and CEO2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Y CombinatorFounder WC192019San Francisco Bay Area
- CakeWalkFounder and CEO2017 — 2018
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Skills & more
Start-upsAccountingOperations ManagementCustomer ServiceBusiness AnalysisCorporate FinanceBusiness DevelopmentTeamwork
Languages English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nicky Montana?
- Nicky Montana is an investor at Zero Knowledge Ventures, a pre-seed and seed-stage fund.
- Where does Nicky Montana work?
- Nicky Montana is Founder of Balto.
- What companies did Nicky Montana found?
- Nicky Montana founded Balto.
- Where did Nicky Montana go to school?
- Nicky Montana studied at Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business (Bachelor’s Degree, Business Administration and Management); University of Washington (Bachelor’s Degree, Accounting and Business/Management).
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