Nick Kim
Partner at Upfront Ventures
Nick Kim
Partner at Upfront Ventures
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Overview
Work Experience
General Partner
2022 - Current
Upfront Ventures is an early investor and long-term partner to founders. Founded in 1996 in Los Angeles with investors based in LA and San Francisco, Upfront backs teams across most technology sectors. Our team is focused on healthcare, fintech, B2B software, gaming, computer vision, AI, national infrastructure and hard tech.
Seed Investor, Board Member
2024
AI platform for critical infrastructure companies
Seed Investor, Board Member
2024
Enhanced geothermal power production systems
Seed Investor
2023
Low power processors and embedded software
Seed Investor, Board Member
2023
Automated manufacturing for defense and heavy industry
Seed Investor, Board Member
2023
Optical sensing and data infrastructure for space operations
Seed Investor, Board Member
2023
Vertical SaaS and market network for the travel industry
Kauffman Fellow
2023
The Kauffman Fellows Program identifies and develops global leaders in VC while providing a structured curriculum, peer learning, executive coaching, and networking — all with a focus on giving back and one's responsibility as a leader in venture capital. With 800+ Fellows across 65 countries, Kauffman Fellows is the largest network of VCs and innovation leaders in the world. Since 1995, Kauffman Fellows have started hundreds of funds, raised and deployed hundreds of billions of dollars in capital, and helped pave the way for some of the world’s most groundbreaking companies. As a network, Kauffman Fellows represent over $290 billion in assets under management, have collectively raised over $790 billion dollars in capital, and have been responsible for over $8.5 trillion in exits to LPs.
Principal
2018 - 2022
Investments in early-stage startups: AllVoices, Rx Redefined, Compa, Umbra, Radius Agent, Privacy Dynamics, Unblocked, Streamdal, Fama, Nostra, Keyway, Boosted Commerce and Pacaso
Lead Series A Investor
2022 - 2022
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