Nicole DeTommaso — CEO

I demystify venture capital for 8,200+ aspiring VCs and founders in my weekly newsletter. Subscribe: nicdetommaso.beehiiv.com More about me ↓ I didn’t grow up knowing what venture capital was - let alone think I’d one day work in it. As a first-gen college grad, I broke into VC in 2020 by pitching myself with a 10-page Why Me deck. No inside connections, no roadmap. (See the pres below)In 2022, I started posting online - sharing what I was learning and opening doors for the next generation of investors and founders. Today, I'm an early-stage VC, investing in exceptional diverse and women founders and the writer of VC Demystified🪄, a weekly newsletter breaking down how this industry really works. My mission is to make venture capital more accessible with the aim of opening as many doors as possible for other people. The outcome: → 175K+ followers across LinkedIn, X, Threads and Instagram → 8,200+ newsletter subscribers → 25M+ yearly impressions → Forbes 30U30 Venture Capital in 2023 → NVCA Rising Star in Venture Capital Awardee in 2025 → Featured in NPR, Forbes, Business Insider, Fortune, among others And I've helped individuals break into VC at firms like NEA, Eniac, FirstMark, Coinbase Ventures, Thomson Reuters Ventures, NY Life Ventures and more. Want to learn how to break into venture, build your brand, or raise your first check as a founder? → SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEWSLETTER: nicdetommaso.beehiiv.com → PITCH DECK TEMPLATE: nicdetommaso.gumroad.com/ → BRANDS GET IN TOUCH: nicole@vcdemystified.com

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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States

Experience: 10 yrs 9 mos