About
Will Nichols is a Strategy & Operations leader at Stripe with over a decade of experience in venture-backed companies. He previously served as co-founder and COO of Umamicart, an online grocery company, and held a general manager role at Instacart leading the New York region. Nichols also worked as a senior associate at FJ Labs, a New York-based venture firm focused on marketplace, consumer, SaaS, and fintech investments, and holds an MBA from NYU Stern.
Co-Founder & COO at Umamicart
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Co-founders at Umamicart
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Andrea XuCo-Founder & CEO
Experience
- StripeStrategy & Operations, Productcurrent2025 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Analog InsightsOperations & Strategy Consultant2024 β 2025
- UmamicartCo-Founder & COO2020 β 2024Brooklyn, New York, United States
- FJ LabsSr. Associate2020New York City Metropolitan Area
- FJ LabsAssociate2019 β 2020
- FJ LabsMBA Associate2018 β 2019
- Dorm Room FundPartner2017 β 2019New York City Metropolitan Area
- InstacartGM2016 β 2017New York City Metropolitan Area
- InstacartSr. Operations Manager2015 β 2016New York City Metropolitan Area
- InstacartOperations Manager2014 β 2015New York City Metropolitan Area
- TripAdvisorBusiness Development2013 β 2014New York City Metropolitan Area
- TripAdvisorCRM Specialist2012 β 2013Singapore
- TripAdvisorProduct and Marketing Associate2010 β 2012Newton, MA and Beijing, China
Skills & more
Business Analytics1Google Analytics1SQL1TableauWeb Analytics9Microsoft Excel2Digital Marketing20Marketing13Product Management6Product Marketing6Email Marketing5Business Development4
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Operations ManagementWarehouse OperationsPeople ManagementPythonLanguages English Β· Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Will Nichols?
- Will Nichols is a Strategy & Operations leader at Stripe with over a decade of experience in venture-backed companies. He previously served as co-founder and COO of Umamicart, an online grocery company, and held a general manager role at Instacart leading the New York region. Nichols also worked as a senior associate at FJ Labs, a New York-based venture firm focused on marketplace, consumer, SaaS, and fintech investments, and holds an MBA from NYU Stern.
- Where does Will Nichols work?
- Will Nichols is Co-Founder & COO of Umamicart.
- What check size does Will Nichols write?
- Will Nichols typically writes checks of $220K β $1.3M.
- What companies did Will Nichols found?
- Will Nichols founded Umamicart.
- Where did Will Nichols go to school?
- Will Nichols studied at NYU Stern School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Tufts University (B.A., International Relations).
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