Nicole Ripka
Associate at betaworks
New York City Metropolitan Area
Overview
Work Experience
Associate
2024 - Current
Betaworks Ventures is a product-focused, seed-stage venture capital fund.
Raised $50,950,000.00 from Notable Capital and DG VENTURES.
Founder
2021
Built GayJoy.co to facilitate queer visibility and connection and to advance queer ideas.
Investor/Advisor/Strategist
2023 - 2024
Bluebirds.Capital, Godling.Studio, Visual Electric, Parade Ventures, next play, Monumental Labs
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.
Dorm Room Fund is the strongest community of entrepreneurial students in the nation.
Strategy
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.
Galvanizer is a nonprofit aiming to close the female founder gap.
Founder
2015 - 2021
Pre-MBA Development and Strategy Intern
2021 - 2021
Branded Pictures Entertainment develops films and TV projects from acquired intellectual properties.
Founding team - Head of Brand, & Creative
2020 - 2020
Worked with co-founder Steven Peisach to conceptualize MVP for DTC flower startup which became POMP
Creative Post Production Manager
2019 - 2020
Awarded Tribeca Film Festival Acceptance for "Blondie Vivir en Havana" 2021
Creative Studio Coordinator
2018 - 2019
MATTE Projects is a full-service creative agency and entertainment company based in New York City.