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Nicole Ripka

Early Stage VC

New York City Metropolitan Area

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $20,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $20,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $20,000.00

Education

Work Experience

  • Associate

    2024

2021

  • Founder

    2021

    Built GayJoy.co to facilitate queer visibility and connection and to advance queer ideas.

2023 - 2024

  • Investor/Advisor/Strategist

    2023 - 2024

    Bluebirds.Capital, Godling.Studio, Visual Electric, Parade Ventures, next play, Monumental Labs

2021 - 2023

  • Investment Partner

    2021 - 2023

  • Managing Partner

    2022 - 2023

    Investing in student-led startups. Backed by some of the most successful Funds in the US, co-investing with a16z, Sequoia, GV, Floodgate, YC, etc. Over $1B+ in valuation has been created by Dorm Room Fund portfolio companies built by over 300 founders from 40 universities. Deals: Baton, Jones, Velvet

  • Female Founders Track Volunteer Co-Director

    2022 - 2023

    Leading programming, community management, applications and mentorship program for female and non-binary student founders building amazing companies.

2022 - 2022

  • Strategy

    2022 - 2022

2022 - 2022

  • Member, Summer '22 Cohort

    2022 - 2022

    Galvanizer is a startup incubator at Stanford with the mission to encourage more women to take the leap into entrepreneurship.

  • Founder

    2015 - 2021

  • Pre-MBA Development and Strategy Intern

    2021 - 2021

  • Founding team - Head of Brand, & Creative

    2020 - 2020

    Worked with co-founder Steven Peisach to conceptualize MVP for DTC flower startup which became POMP

2018 - 2020

  • Creative Post Production Manager

    2019 - 2020

    Awarded Tribeca Film Festival Acceptance for "Blondie Vivir en Havana" 2021

  • Creative Studio Coordinator

    2018 - 2019