Nick Plante

General Partner

2018

Early-stage venture capital and resources for startups exploring new frontiers in web3, decentralization, and blockchain technology.

Director

2010

Partner, Director of Technology and Platform

2015 - 2018

Leading platform, technology and R&D efforts at SOSV, using my experience as a product architect, developer and entrepreneur to help companies across the firm's accelerator programs and portfolio: HAX, FOOD-X, IndieBio, and beyond.

Program Director & Partner, URBAN-X

2016 - 2017

URBAN-X is the connected cities accelerator from the people behind MINI and HAX Futures. We invest in and accelerate startups who are focused on intelligent cities, urban hyper-growth, and society-scale challenges.

Advisor

2012 - 2015

HAX is the first mentorship-driven seed funding program designed specifically for hardware startups, makers, and companies exploring the Internet of Things. Based jointly in San Francisco and Shenzhen in order to leverage the supply chain and factory ecosystem in China.

Founding Team

2011 - 2015

Pioneering equity crowd-funding portal. Startup and small business investing for everyone.

Co-founder

2009 - 2011

Mogotest pioneered the practice of Web Consistency Testing, and developed a subscription SaaS product for automatically detecting visual defects across desktop and mobile web browsers.

Partner & Principle Software Architect

2004 - 2009

Designed and developed bespoke web software and end-to-end custom hosting infrastructure for a variety of clients while partnered with various interactive agencies. Also extensive work providing flexible mail hosting infrastructure for vertical industry clients. Developed proprietary spam prevention appliance. Managed remote teams, milestone planning, product design, and client vetting.

Research/Teaching Assistant

2003 - 2004

Research in area of network security, DNS-SEC, and adaptable wireless mesh networks. Designed class and workshop curriculum for NU-CCS's lauded network security class.