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Niko

Investor

Investor at Verdict Capital

San Francisco Bay Area

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About

Niko is the Founder and Managing Director at Verdict Capital, where he invests in technical founders building products for their own use. He focuses on early-stage and first-time founders and writes about his work at medium.com/@bonatsos.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Experience

  1. Verdict CapitalFounder & Managing Directorcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. General IntuitionSeed Investor2025 — 2026New York, New York, United States
  3. HighlightSeed Investor2024 — 2026New York, New York, United States
  4. MercorSeed Investor2023 — 2026San Francisco, California, United States
  5. OrchardSeed Investor2023 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  6. BandanaPre-Seed and Seed Investor2023 — 2026New York, New York, United States
  7. PylonSeed Investor2023 — 2026San Francisco, California, United States
  8. Finni Health (YC W23)Board Member2023 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  9. TriumphSeries A Investor2022 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  10. RemoteBoard Member2019 — 2026
  11. MedelyBoard Member2017 — 2026Los Angeles, California, United States
  12. CoverSeed Investor2016 — 2026Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
  13. HiveBoard Member2013 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  14. DiscordSeed Investor2012 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  15. General CatalystManaging Director2011 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  16. SuperPlaySeed Investor2020 — 2024Tel Aviv District, Israel
  17. SleeperBoard Member2018 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  18. Yokogawa Electric CorporationR&D Engineer2007 — 2008

Skills & more

Start-ups99Entrepreneurship99Product Management99Business Development99Leadership99Cloud Computing99Strategic Partnerships79Mergers & Acquisitions32Time Management25R&D26Management99Analysis60
+12 moreE-commerceAndroidVenture CapitalMobile DevicesProgrammingAlgorithmsProduct DevelopmentTeam BuildingMicrosoft ExceliOSSaaSNetworking

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Colleagues at Verdict Capital

Michael
Investor at Verdict Capital
Michael Fertik
General Partner at Verdict Capital
Niko Bonatsos
Founder and Managing Partner of Verdict
Nikolaos Bonatsos
General Partner at Verdict Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Niko?
Niko is the Founder and Managing Director at Verdict Capital, where he invests in technical founders building products for their own use. He focuses on early-stage and first-time founders and writes about his work at medium.com/@bonatsos.
Where does Niko work?
Niko is at Verdict Capital.
Where did Niko go to school?
Niko studied at Stanford University (M.S., Management Science and Engineering); University of Cambridge (M.Phil., Industrial Systems); Harvard Medical School (Thesis Project in Biomedical Signal Processing).

Same school

Also attended Stanford University2,000

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 University of Cambridge1,491

Stewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrDemis HassabisCo-founder & CEO of Google DeepMindNiko BonatsosFounder and Managing Partner of VerdictGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesHannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesLeah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray Ventures

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Also attended Harvard Medical School283

Niko BonatsosFounder and Managing Partner of VerdictAnthony PhilippakisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Ben RobbinsInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)David ReshefInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Krishna YeshwantInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Morgan CheathamPartner and Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences at Breyer Capital

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Also attended National Technical University of Athens37

Niko BonatsosFounder and Managing Partner of VerdictFivos TsoukatosPrincipal at VentureFriendsApostolos ApostolakisFounding Partner at VentureFriendsMelina MaiPrincipal at Big Pi VenturesAlex EleftheriadisPartner at Big Pi VenturesGeorge TziralisPartner at Marathon Venture Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at General Intuition7

Niko BonatsosFounder and Managing Partner of VerdictLia ZhangInvestor at Makers FundBradley WelchManaging Partner at Joyance PartnersTon van 't NoordendeGeneral Partner at QDNL ParticipationsCorné JansenPartner at InkefMoritz Baier-LentzPartner at Bitkraft Esports Ventures

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Also worked at Highlight4

Niko BonatsosFounder and Managing Partner of VerdictSarah WuPrincipal at Emerson Collective InvestingJoshua LipsonFounder at HighlightSergei SorokinFounder at Highlight

Also worked at Remote17

Job van der VoortCo-founder & CEO of RemoteNiko BonatsosFounder and Managing Partner of VerdictHannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesIsaiah Baril-DoreInvestor at Index VenturesFrank LansinkSenior Partner at InkefNicolas ChristouPrincipal at Atempo Growth

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Also worked at Cover4

Niko BonatsosFounder and Managing Partner of VerdictSteve OskouiA Stanford student and self-described entrepreneur (personal site last updated in 2000)Panpan WangCFO & Cofounder at The Flex CompanyAlexis Xavier RivasFounder at Cover