Chase Nielsen

Senior Associate atOllin VenturesUtah

Chase Nielsen is a Senior Associate at Ollin Ventures, focusing on early-stage investments. He studied Applied Statistics & Analytics at BYU and has helped raise over $11M for pre-seed companies.

What Chase can write

Writes checks of$100K to $500K
Comes in atPre-seedMostly follows a lead
Ownership target< 5%At first check
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Ollin Ventures writes $100K to $500K checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. BYU Silver Fund · Quant Analyst
  2. Ollin Ventures · Senior Associate
    Now

Investments named in public bios

Eradivir

Focus

early-stage investmentspre-seedsourcingdiligenceportfolio work

Education

BYU, Applied Statistics & Analytics

Also at Ollin Ventures

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Questions

Who is Chase Nielsen?

Chase Nielsen is a Senior Associate at Ollin Ventures, focusing on early-stage investments. He studied Applied Statistics & Analytics at BYU and has helped raise over $11M for pre-seed companies.

How much does Chase Nielsen invest?

Chase Nielsen invests through Ollin Ventures, which writes checks of $100K to $500K at pre-seed.

How do I pitch Chase Nielsen?

A warm intro from a founder Ollin Ventures backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Chase Nielsen do before Ollin Ventures?

Quant Analyst at BYU Silver Fund.

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