Nyle Sykes

Nyle Sykes

Investor atFirst Round CapitalFirm active Oct 7California

Nyle Sykes is an early-stage technology investor at First Round, previously at NEA and Evercore. He studied computer science and finance at MIT and has a background in strategy and business development.

What Nyle can write

Writes checks of$1M to $10M
Comes in atSeedCan lead the round
Ownership target10-12%, > 12%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

First Round Capital writes $1M to $10M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. The Walt Disney Company · strategy and business development
  2. Klarity · strategy and business development
  3. Evercore · investment banker
  4. NEA · early-stage technology investor
  5. First Round · Investor
    Now

Investments named in public bios

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Focus

early-stagetechnologyfintechgeneralist

Education

MIT, computer science and finance

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Who is Nyle Sykes?

Nyle Sykes is an early-stage technology investor at First Round, previously at NEA and Evercore. He studied computer science and finance at MIT and has a background in strategy and business development.

How much does Nyle Sykes invest?

Nyle Sykes invests through First Round Capital, which writes checks of $1M to $10M at seed.

How do I pitch Nyle Sykes?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Nyle in the subject. A warm intro from a founder First Round Capital backed works better.

What did Nyle Sykes do before First Round Capital?

strategy and business development at The Walt Disney Company; strategy and business development at Klarity; investment banker at Evercore; early-stage technology investor at NEA.

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