Niki Pezeshki

General Partner at Felicis Ventures

San Francisco, California

Overview

Niki Pezeshki is a General Partner at Felicis Ventures in San Francisco, California, with a strong background in investments, financial analysis, and venture capital. With a Bachelor of Science from USC Marshall School of Business, Niki has played pivotal roles in funding successful startups like Sona, Flower Labs, Kandji, and Origin, showcasing expertise in valuation, due diligence, and portfolio management. Niki's career highlights include leading investments in a diverse range of companies across various stages and sectors, such as education, health IT, and consumer internet, demonstrating a keen eye for identifying promising startups and driving their growth as a key member of Felicis Ventures.

Work Experience

Felicis Ventures

General Partner
2021 - Current
- Vannevar Labs (software for defense) - Guild Education (tuition reimbursement benefits) - Guideline (401K benefits) - Kandji (Apple mobile device management) - Sona (enterprise frontline workforce management) - DoNotPay (consumer protection app) - PopMenu (front-end restaurant software) - Crusoe Energy (technology to reduce natural gas flaring) - Predibase (LLM infrastructure software) - Bunkerhill Health (marketplace for radiology AI models) - Flower Labs (federated learning open-source framework) - Trusted Health (healthcare staffing platform) - Modern Health (behavioral health benefits) - Disco Network (customer acquisition platform built on Shopify ecosystem) - Origin (financial wellness benefits) - Sentilink (synthetic fraud detection) - MadKudu (lead-scoring software for GTM teams) - Adventris (cancer vaccines) - Proton (sales enablement and CRM software for distributors) - HyperScience (AI to automate office work) - Cleo (employee benefits for expecting families) - TestBox (try-before-you-buy software platform) - Commsor (community management software) - KUDO (multilingual video conference platform) - Good Dog (dog breeding/purchasing marketplace) - Genesis Therapeutics (AI for drug discovery) - Octave (modern mental health and therapy clinic) - FarmWise (autonomous machine for agriculture) - Glencoco (tech-enabled SDR marketplace)
Partner
2019 - 2021
Principal
2018 - 2019
Vice President
2017 - 2018
Senior Associate
2016 - 2017

Felicis invests in seed through Series C stage companies across multiple sectors, industries, and frontier tech.

felicis.com

Guild Education

Investor
2018

Vannevar Labs

Investor / Board
2022

Vannevar Labs is a technology startup providing defense and national security technologies for critical national security problems.

Raised $87,000,000.00 from Felicis, General Catalyst, DFJ Growth, Point72 Ventures, Costanoa Ventures, Shield Capital and Aloft VC.

vannevarlabs.com

Guideline

Investor
2017

Guideline is a retirement plan platform that offers the all-inclusive 401(k) and full-stack solution for growing businesses.

Raised $339,000,000.00 from Greyhound Capital, Xfund, Generation Investment Management, Propel, Marbruck, Future Planet Capital, Felicis and General Atlantic.

guideline.com