About
Former New York Times cybersecurity journalist of 13 years and bestselling author who now serves as a venture partner at Ballistic Ventures and managing director of her own cyber fund, Silver Buckshot. She has advised CISA and the Council on Foreign Relations' Cyber Task Force, and lectures at Stanford's Graduate School of Business.
Experience
- Silver Buckshot VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- RubrikChief Cyber Raconteurcurrent2023 — present
- Ballistic VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2022 — presentSilicon Valley
- Armadin + Rubrik + Veza + NudgeAdvisory Board Membercurrent2022 — present
- Bloomsbury Publishing PlcNew York Times Bestselling Author, “This Is How They Tell Me The World Ends.”current2021 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- FX NetworksProducercurrent2021 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessGuest Lecturercurrent2014 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- MasterClassMasterClass Instructor2025
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security AgencyAdvisor2021 — 2025Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- The New York TimesCybersecurity Reporter2010 — 2021
- Forbes MediaDeputy Editor2010
- Forbes MediaStaff Reporter2007 — 2010
Education
- Stanford UniversityM.A.
- Princeton UniversityB.A.
Skills & more
Seed Capital4Start-up Ventures1Cybersecurity Incident ManagementBusiness Advisory ServicesJournalism50Feature Articles43Editorial19Publications6Magazines5Content Strategy6Digital Media7Storytelling30
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Online JournalismNew MediaNews WritingBloggingEditingWeb ContentPublishingNewspaperCybersecurity CommunicationsContent DevelopmentNewspapersBreaking NewsFrom Nicole's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University1,575
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Also attended Princeton University444
Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesChristal NgAssociate at Golden Gate VenturesDavid CoatsManaging Director & Co-Founder at Correlation VenturesDan MoreheadFounder & CEO at Pantera CapitalGeoff YangCo-Founder at Redpoint Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at FX Networks1
Also worked at Stanford University Graduate School of Business147
Michael McBrideInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Elliot GeidtManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesDeena ShakirPartner at Lux CapitalBlair ShaneInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Jules MaltzInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Saar GurGeneral Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)
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Also worked at MasterClass13
Eric LiawInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)RoseanneCo-founder at Renegade PartnersAlex GurevichManaging Director at Javelin Venture PartnersMusa TariqInvestor at FELIX CAPITALIan ChiuManaging Partner at Owl VenturesAnoushka VaswaniPartner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
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Also worked at The New York Times27
Tim HsiaFounder at Context VenturesNurit BenHead of Content and Communications at PeakBridge VCSoraya DarabiInvestor at TMV LogisticsNatalie MonbiotInvestor at Blue Tulip VenturesSunny SinghCybersecurity Advisory Board at Florida FundersEmily BennettPartner at Owl Ventures
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Colleagues at Ballistic Ventures
Adrian Mallinger
Operations & Administration at Ballistic Ventures
Agnes So
Chief Financial Officer at Ballistic Ventures
Andy Johnson
Investor at Ballistic Ventures
Barmak Meftah
General Partner at Ballistic Ventures
Bonnie Komar
Controller at Ballistic Ventures
Caroline Salas
Investor at Ballistic Ventures
Chris Inglis
Investor at Ballistic Ventures
David Hahn
CISO Operating Partner at Ballistic Ventures