Nicole Gunderson

Principal

2022 - Current

ManchesterStory is a rapidly growing venture capital firm partnering with market-leading startups in the InsurTech, FinTech and HealthTech sectors.

Board Member

2020

Managing Partner

2012

Seed stage investing. Investments to date include: * theSkimm (2012) - http://theskimm.com/ * Seven Sundays (2014) - https://www.sevensundays.com/ * AnyMod (2015) - https://anymod.com * Airlift (2019) - https://airlifttech.com/ * Patch (2020) - https://www.usepatch.com/ * Ruby Money (2021) - https://www.rubymoney.us/ * Hummingbirds (2023) - https://www.hummingbirds.com/

Managing Director

2019 - 2022

The Global Insurance Accelerator is a mentor-driven business accelerator designed to foster innovation in the insurance industry by supporting insurtech startups targeting the global insurance industry. Startups: this is not your typical accelerator. Our investors are insurance carriers, our mentors are primarily insurance executives. Participating with our program is a highly strategic decision to find product-market fit and do customer discovery faster than you could ever do on your own.

Advisor

2018 - 2021

Chief Operating Officer

2018 - 2018

Techstars Chicago 2018 Speeko is an automated verbal communication analysis and training platform for the workforce. Speeko enables professionals and organizations to measure and improve their verbal communication. The app listens to how you speak and provides objective feedback on things like pace, pitch, and word choice. Speeko is on a mission to reimagine traditional communication training and coach leaders using data and actionable insights.

Vice President of Sales & Strategy

2016 - 2017

Chief of Staff to the CEO

2015 - 2015

Director of Government Partnerships

2015 - 2015

Director of Strategic Partnerships

2014 - 2015

Business Development Builder

2012 - 2014

Business Developer MBA Intern

2012 - 2012

Leveraged Finance

2007 - 2011

Food Group

2005 - 2007

Financial Sponsors Group

2004 - 2005

Summer Associate

2003 - 2003

Under the leadership of Richard L. Sandor, who is widely recognized as the "father of financial futures": * Involved in the launch of the world’s first voluntary greenhouse gas emissions electronic trading market for carbon dioxide * Conducted research on, and marketed the CCX to, potential new members, such as the University of Iowa and multiple Fortune 100 companies * Assisted in writing and review of the CCX policy handbook, proposals, studies, articles and presentations