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Sydney Sykes

Investor

Global Head of NVIDIA VC Alliance Partnerships at NVIDIA

Menlo Park, California

Writes $25K – $20M checks · typically $15M

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About

Leads partnerships for the NVIDIA VC Alliance globally, positioning NVIDIA as a technical and ecosystem partner to investors and their founders.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtech

Experience

  1. NVIDIAGlobal Head of Venture Capital Alliancecurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. NVIDIAVenture Capital Alliance Manager2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  3. BLCK VCCo-Chair of the Boardcurrent2022 — present
  4. BLCK VCCo-Founder, Co-CEO2018 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Lightspeed Venture PartnersPartner2022 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Lightspeed Venture PartnersScout Investor2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Wave CapitalPrincipal (internship)2021San Francisco Bay Area
  8. Dolls KillSenior Strategy & Planning Associate2020San Francisco Bay Area
  9. Dolls KillInventory Planner2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  10. Yonder DesignProject Coordinator2019San Francisco Bay Area
  11. New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Investment Analyst2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  12. Harvard Undergraduate Women in BusinessCo-President (2015), Sponsorships Chair (2014)2014 — 2016Cambridge, MA
  13. McKinsey & CompanySummer Business Analyst2015New York City, New York
  14. McKinsey & CompanySummer Business Analyst2014Greater New York City Area
  15. Pandemic LabsResearch Intern2013 — 2014Boston
  16. Massachusetts Department of TransportationIntern2013Boston, MA
  17. Proverb, LimitedIntern2013Boston, MA
  18. Harvard Student AgenciesDirector of Marketing Operations for Tutoring Services2013Cambridge, MA
  19. Federal Reserve Bank of BostonIntern (Summer 2012 & Summer 2013)2012Boston
  20. League of Historical CitiesBoston, MA Youth Representative and Presenter2010Nara, Japan

Skills & more

Customer Service7Research14Event Planning10Data Analysis14Marketing8Nonprofits6Microsoft Office11Microsoft Word7PowerPoint16Microsoft Excel10InDesign4Strategy10

Languages English · Spanish

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Investments

Investor

Big Sur AIPlayers' Lounge

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at NVIDIA

Can Celik
Founder at herdr
Katie Sproul
Chief Executive Officer at Halstatt
Mohamed "Sid" Siddeek
Corporate Vice President and Head of NVentures at NVIDIA
Mohamed Soliman
Co-Founding & Managing Partner at Ventioneers Capital
Sandy Yuan
Advisor, AV & Robotics at Verissimo Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sydney Sykes?
Leads partnerships for the NVIDIA VC Alliance globally, positioning NVIDIA as a technical and ecosystem partner to investors and their founders.
Where does Sydney Sykes work?
Sydney Sykes is Global Head of NVIDIA VC Alliance Partnerships at NVIDIA.
What does Sydney Sykes invest in?
Sydney Sykes invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech.
What check size does Sydney Sykes write?
Sydney Sykes typically writes checks of $25K – $20M.
What companies has Sydney Sykes invested in?
Investments tracked here include Big Sur AI, Players' Lounge.
Where did Sydney Sykes go to school?
Sydney Sykes studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business); Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology); Milton Academy.

Same school

Shared employers

Also worked at Harvard Undergraduate Women in Business1

Charlotte StephensAnalyst at Clocktower Ventures