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Thomson Nguyen

InvestorFounder

Investor at NYU Innovation Venture Fund · Founder/CEO at Framed Data

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $2M – $2.5M checks · typically $2M

FoundedFramed Data · YC

About

Thomson Nguyen co-founded Hatch and serves as its CEO. He previously served as an Entrepreneur in Residence at KPCB and founded Framed Data, where he was CEO until the company was acquired by Square. He also holds a visiting scholar position at New York University's Courant Institute for Mathematical Sciences, and invests as an angel alongside his operating role.

Invests in

FintechFuture of WorkSaaS

Founder/CEO at Framed DataYC W14

Intro paths

YC

Thomson went through Y Combinator (Winter 2014) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Thomson can intro founders to Framed Data's investors below.

Framed Data's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2014

Co-founders at Framed Data

EBElliot Block
Elliot BlockFounder/CTO

Experience

  1. SagaCo-Founder, Managing Partnercurrent2024 — present
  2. Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York UniversityVisiting Scholarcurrent2011 — presentNew York, NY
  3. NearsideFounder & CEO2019 — 2022San Francisco, CA
  4. Kleiner PerkinsEntrepreneur in Residence2018 — 2019San Francisco, CA
  5. BlockHead of Capital Data Science2016 — 2018San Francisco, CA
  6. Framed Data (Acquired by Square)Founder/CEO2013 — 2016San Francisco, CA
  7. CausesLead Data Scientist2012 — 2013San Francisco
  8. LookoutData Scientist2011 — 2012San Francisco

Education

  1. University of CambridgeApplied Mathematics
  2. University of California, BerkeleyMathematics

Skills & more

Machine Learning49Data Mining40Data Analysis26Data Science17Data Visualization14High Performance Computing6Artificial Intelligence9Distributed Systems7ClojurePython33R30Ruby9
+9 moreSQLHadoopC++CGitPython (Programming Language)AnalysisWhiskyGin

Languages English · Spanish · Vietnamese

From Thomson's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

AlgoliaFintualNova CreditPoint

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at NYU Innovation Venture Fund

Alex Iskold
Founder and Partner at 2048 Ventures
Ash Ashutosh
Executive Advisory Board at NYU Innovation Venture Fund
Azade Hosseini
Venture Associate at NYU Innovation Venture Fund
Caroline Lucas
Marketing & Communications Coordinator at NYU Innovation Venture Fund
Clayton Bryan
Executive Advisory Board at NYU Innovation Venture Fund
Darren Yee
Senior Venture Associate at NYU Innovation Venture Fund
David Tisch
Partner at BoxGroup
Dee Dao
Venture Associate at NYU Innovation Venture Fund

Frequently asked questions

Where does Thomson Nguyen work?
Thomson Nguyen is at NYU Innovation Venture Fund and Founder/CEO at Framed Data.
What does Thomson Nguyen invest in?
Thomson Nguyen invests in Fintech, Future of Work, SaaS.
What check size does Thomson Nguyen write?
Thomson Nguyen typically writes checks of $2M – $2.5M.
What companies did Thomson Nguyen found?
Thomson Nguyen founded Framed Data.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,732

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University of California, Berkeley mafia520

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University of Cambridge mafia248

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Kleiner Perkins mafia52

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Same school

Also attended University of Cambridge852

Niko BonatsosInvestment Team at General CatalystGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesHannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesLeah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray VenturesAnthony PhilippakisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Erik NordlanderInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)

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Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,347

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Shared employers

Also worked at Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University86

Ankita TiwariPrograms Manager at StartXUri LopatinInvestor at Khosla VenturesDoug BandVenture Partner at AlleyCorpNour ObeidallahHead of Community at AlleyCorpAnne DordaiHead of Portfolio and Platform at Wavemaker Three-Sixty HealthSarah FeingoldBoard Chair & Legal Expert at Chloe Capital

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Also worked at Nearside1

Nikhil GuptaFounder at Vapi

Also worked at Kleiner Perkins134

John DoerrChairman of Kleiner PerkinsMary MeekerFounder & General Partner at BONDAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsAlex TranInvestment Team at General CatalystJordan OrmontPartner, Talent at Menlo Ventures

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Also worked at Block13

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