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Nicole Shimer

Investor

Principal at Insight Partners

New York City

Writes $10M – $350M checks · typically $25M

30 Under 30 2023 · Venture Capital

About

Nicole Shimer is a Principal at Insight Partners who has deployed over $1 billion across 20 venture and growth investments during her nine-year career in the industry. Her portfolio includes multiple enterprise SaaS investments such as TaxJar, Apprentice, Intenseye, and OneTrust. She holds a degree in Computer Science and Economics from Brown University and serves on the university's Advisory Council on Entrepreneurship.

Experience

  1. Insight PartnersPrincipalcurrent2022 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. Insight PartnersVice President2020 — 2022
  3. Insight PartnersSenior Associate2019 — 2020
  4. Insight PartnersAssociate2018 — 2019
  5. Insight PartnersAnalyst2016 — 2018New York City Metropolitan Area
  6. Brown UniversityAdvisory Council on Entrepreneurshipcurrent2018 — presentProvidence County, Rhode Island, United States
  7. Morgan StanleySummer Analyst - Investment Banking Division - Technology Group2014 — 2015New York City Metropolitan Area
  8. SocialProvidenceAnalytics Team2013 — 2014Providence, RI

Education

  1. Brown UniversityComputer Science and Economics
  2. Shri Service Corps & Spirit Tree Yoga CenterYoga Teacher 200-hour training
  3. Horace Greeley High School
  4. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyWomen's Technology Program - Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Skills & more

Microsoft Excel37PowerPoint18Photoshop13Facebook15Java13Microsoft Office5Microsoft PowerPoint6Public Speaking27Management19Collaborative Problem Solving7Entrepreneurship27Venture Capital24
+12 morePrivate EquityComputer ScienceM&A ModelingLBOPhotographyResearchBloggingSocial MediaOnline ResearchPair ProgrammingGroup ProjectsNetworking

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Colleagues at Insight Partners

Aayush Setty
Analyst at Insight Partners
Abdi Adan
Investor at Insight Partners
Adam Berger
Managing Director at Insight Partners
Adam Domingoes
Senior Associate at Insight Partners
Adam Vartabedian
Investor at Insight Partners
Aidan Waldman
Investor at Insight Partners
Aiden Aceves
Vice President at Insight Partners
AJ Malhotra
Managing Director at Insight Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Nicole Shimer?
Nicole Shimer is a Principal at Insight Partners who has deployed over $1 billion across 20 venture and growth investments during her nine-year career in the industry. Her portfolio includes multiple enterprise SaaS investments such as TaxJar, Apprentice, Intenseye, and OneTrust. She holds a degree in Computer Science and Economics from Brown University and serves on the university's Advisory Council on Entrepreneurship.
Where does Nicole Shimer work?
Nicole Shimer is Principal at Insight Partners.
What check size does Nicole Shimer write?
Nicole Shimer typically writes checks of $10M – $350M.
Where did Nicole Shimer go to school?
Nicole Shimer studied at Brown University (Computer Science and Economics); Shri Service Corps & Spirit Tree Yoga Center (Yoga Teacher 200-hour training); Horace Greeley High School.

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