Nicolai Wadstrom
InvestorCEO, Founder, and General Partner at BootstrapLabs
San Francisco, California
Writes $250K – $3M checks · typically $500K
About
Nicolai Wadstrom is a Swedish serial entrepreneur-turned-investor whose operator-centric, highly technical AI approach ties decisions to semiconductor and data-transfer shifts while favoring novel AI software and IP over capital-intensive infrastructure.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHealthtechLogistics & Supply Chain
Experience
- Ares Management CorporationPartner, Co-Head of Venture Capital and AI & Innovation Groupscurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Constellation Research, Inc.Constellation Research AI 150 - 2025/2026current2025 — present
- charm solutionsInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- Hayden AIInvestorcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- AI for the Planet - Grand PalaisAdvisory Board Membercurrent2022 — present
- KLEAR Inc.Investorcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- BootstrapLabsFounder, CEO & General Partnercurrent2008 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- VidoraInvestorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- unitQInvestorcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SiblyInvestorcurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- PryonInvestorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- MyiaInvestorcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- AEye, Inc.Investorcurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- NodleInvestorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Cargo ChiefInvestorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Mendel.aiInvestorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- iUNU, Inc.Investorcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- PathtronicInvestorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- GetAcceptInvestorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- KountableInvestorcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Strategy88Strategy Development2Strategic Planning1Management23Leadership19Team Management2Public SpeakingStart-ups99EntrepreneurshipVenture Capital54Business Strategy80Product Management53
+12 more
Business DevelopmentArtificial IntelligenceCloud ComputingProduct DevelopmentE-commerceSoftware DevelopmentConsultingBusiness PlanningGo-to-market StrategyInternational BusinessProgram ManagementIntegrationLanguages Danish · English · German · Norwegian · Spanish · Swedish
From Nicolai's professional profile.
Shared employers
Also worked at Mendel.ai5
Also worked at GetAccept6
Rasmus AreskougInvestor at DN CapitalTeemu MattilaPartner at Lifeline VenturesBenjamin LevyPartner, Co-Head of Venture Capital and AI & Innovation Groups at BootstrapLabsAlex FerraraPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersAriel StermanVice President at Bessemer Venture PartnersLuigi CongedoVenture Partner at BootstrapLabs
Also worked at NavTrac3
Also worked at Trusted Insight1
Deals · 1
CHARM Solutions US HoldingBoard seat
via BootstrapLabs · filed Nov 2022 · $5.6M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at BootstrapLabs
Ari Valtanen
Venture Partner at BootstrapLabs
Benjamin Levy
Partner, Co-Head of Venture Capital and AI & Innovation Groups at BootstrapLabs
Erik Starck
Managing Director at BootstrapLabs
Fabio Ficano
Managing Director at BootstrapLabs
Jeremy Geiger
Managing Director at BootstrapLabs
Lorenzo Donati
Associate at BootstrapLabs
Luigi Congedo
Venture Partner at BootstrapLabs
Mark Mavroudis
Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, Ares Venture Capital and AI & Innovation Groups at BootstrapLabs