Nicholas Rudder

CEO

San Francisco, California, United States11 yrs experience

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Key Highlights

Founder of an AI-powered compliance startup.
Experience in growth equity investments.
Award-winning social enterprise co-founder.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS entrepreneur with a strong background in investment and social ventures.

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Skills

Core Skills

EntrepreneurshipBusiness StrategyInvestment AnalysisCloud ComputingSales StrategySocial Ventures

Other Skills

AIAI-powered compliance engineAzureCharity EventsComplianceCorporate Social ResponsibilityGrowth equity investmentsLeadershipMarketing StrategyMicrosoft TechnologiesNew MediaOnline PlatformsPharmacologyPipedrivePitching

About

Raised in Australia and currently living in San Francisco chasing the painfully stereotypical start up dream.

Experience

Sphere

CEO & CFO

Feb 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 1 mo · San Francisco Bay Area

Building the world's first AI-powered, cross-border compliance engine.
Backed by a16z, Felicis Ventures, Y Combinator, 20vc and leading angel investors, including the founders of Deel, Rappi, Go1, Lyft, BetterUp, Xendit and Flexport.

AI-powered compliance engineStrategic PartnershipsEntrepreneurshipBusiness Strategy

Macquarie group

2 roles

Associate

Promoted

Feb 2019 – Jul 2019 · 5 mos · Sydney, Australia

Part of the Macquarie Capital Technology Principal Investments team focused on growth equity investments >A$10m
Part of the Macquarie Capital Technology, Media, Entertainment & Telecommunications industry coverage team

Growth equity investmentsTechnology industry coverageBusiness StrategyInvestment Analysis

Investment Banking Analyst

Dec 2015 – Feb 2019 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Sydney, Australia

Inloop

Board Observer

Oct 2018 – Jul 2019 · 9 mos · Sydney, Australia

Console group

Board Observer

Oct 2018 – Jul 2019 · 9 mos · Sydney, Australia

Pwc

Associate

Jun 2015 – Dec 2015 · 6 mos · Sydney, Australia

Microsoft

Account Executive

Dec 2014 – Jun 2015 · 6 mos · Sydney, Australia

Graduate program which involved working within the Azure midmarket sales team

AzureSalesCloud ComputingSales Strategy

European innovation academy

Graduate

Jul 2014 – Jul 2014 · 0 mo · Nice Area, France

3 week intensive start-up accelerator program in which our team were finalists. EIA co-operates strongly with industrial partners like Google, Samsung, Microsoft, Amadeus and professors from universities such as UC Berkeley, Stanford University and London Business School.

Pledger

Co-Founder

Mar 2014 – Mar 2015 · 1 yr · Sydney, Australia

Pledger is an online portal that matches small to medium-sized enterprises to charity events on the basis of location, industry and shared interests. Once businesses find a suitable match they can then donate through monetary funds, manpower or gifts in kind. Pledger aims to be the one-stop-shop for seeking and providing support.
Winner of 'Best Social Enterprise' at the Sydney Genesis Start-Up Program
http://www.startupdaily.net/2014/06/winners-sydney-genesis-final-pitch-considered-real-world-potential/

Social EnterpriseCharity EventsEntrepreneurshipSocial Ventures