About
Co-founder of tash, a brokerage-style investment platform for trading positions in indexes of graded trading cards held in vaulted custody. He previously worked at J.P. Morgan and Capgemini and studied economics, business, and data science at UC Berkeley.
Founder at tashYC S26
Intro paths
YC
Nicolas went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran tash's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Nicolas can intro founders to tash's investors below.
tash's investors · 1
Co-founders at tash
Experience
- tash (YC S26)Co-Foundercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- J.P. MorganInvestment Banking Summer Analyst2025New York, United States
- CapgeminiData Scientist2024London
Skills & more
Languages English · French · Hindi · Italian · Spanish
From Nicolas's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nicolas Sharma?
- Co-founder of tash, a brokerage-style investment platform for trading positions in indexes of graded trading cards held in vaulted custody. He previously worked at J.P. Morgan and Capgemini and studied economics, business, and data science at UC Berkeley.
- Where does Nicolas Sharma work?
- Nicolas Sharma is Founder of tash.
- What companies did Nicolas Sharma found?
- Nicolas Sharma founded tash.
- Where did Nicolas Sharma go to school?
- Nicolas Sharma studied at Y Combinator; University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics); University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Bachelor of Science - BS, Business).
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