About
Nicolas Yeh is the founder of Manifold. He previously worked in investments at Balyasny Asset Management covering semiconductor stocks and at Starwood Capital Group on hotel acquisitions and asset management, and holds a BA from UPenn.
Founder at ManifoldYC S26
Intro paths
YC
Nicolas went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Jon Xu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Manifold's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Nicolas can intro founders to Manifold's investors below.
Manifold's investors · 9
Calibrate VenturesPasadena · $5M checksCherry VenturesBerlin · $2.2M – $7.7M checks · since 2026Costanoa VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $8M checks · since 2026Industry VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $50M checksModern TechnicalSan Francisco · $500K – $1M checks · since 2026Rain CapitalBellevue · since 2026Reach CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $12M checksTq Ventures LlcNew YorkY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026
Co-founders at Manifold
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Joshua IbrahimFounder
Experience
- ManifoldCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2026 — presentLos Angeles, CA
- Design Intl. GroupWarehouse Operatorcurrent2025 — presentCity of Industry, CA
- Balyasny Asset Management L.P.Associate2024 — 2025New York, United States
- Starwood Capital GroupHotel Acquisitions Analyst2022 — 2024New York, New York, United States
- Starwood Capital GroupHotel Acquisitions Summer Analyst2021New York, New York, United States
- Gaw CapitalGrowth Equity Intern2021
- Vornado Realty TrustAcquisitions and Capital Markets Summer Analyst2020New York, New York
- Linneman AssociatesResearch Analyst2018 — 2020Greater Philadelphia Area
- Link REITSummer Analyst2019Hong Kong
- Project Sprout Inc.President and CEO2017 — 2019Greater Los Angeles Area
- GreenWealth Energy Solutions, Inc.Business Development Analyst2018Greater Los Angeles Area
Skills & more
Strategy2Strategic PlanningManagementLeadershipSustainability4Commercial Real Estate Analysis3Microsoft Excel3Financial ModelingEntrepreneurship1Nonprofit Organizations2Nonprofits2Project Management1
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Social MediaBusiness DevelopmentStart-upsBusiness StrategyMarketing StrategySalesMarketingBusiness PlanningTeam BuildingStrategic PartnershipsTechnological InnovationOpen InnovationLanguages Chinese · Portuguese · Spanish · Taiwanese
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nicolas Yeh?
- Nicolas Yeh is the founder of Manifold. He previously worked in investments at Balyasny Asset Management covering semiconductor stocks and at Starwood Capital Group on hotel acquisitions and asset management, and holds a BA from UPenn.
- Where does Nicolas Yeh work?
- Nicolas Yeh is Founder of Manifold.
- What companies did Nicolas Yeh found?
- Nicolas Yeh founded Manifold.
- Where did Nicolas Yeh go to school?
- Nicolas Yeh studied at University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Urban Studies); St. Francis High School, La Canada, CA (High School Diploma); Chandler School.
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Shared employers
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