# Nicholas Shekerdemian

> Nicholas Shekerdemian is a seed investor at The Venture Collective backing Software. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [The Venture Collective](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-venture-collective)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nshekerdemian/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/nshekerdemian

Nicholas Shekerdemian is a seed investor at The Venture Collective in London focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Nicholas Shekerdemian is the co-founder and executive chairman at Headstart.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.4M–$20M |
| Series B | $13M–$45M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 30% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 30% |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 20% |
| Music | 1 | 10% |
| Bitcoin | 1 | 10% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 40% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 20% |
| Series B | 2 | 20% |
| Series A | 1 | 10% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 5 | 50% |
| Sweden | 1 | 10% |
| Germany | 1 | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 10% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Unnatural Products | Unnatural Products is a startup pairing AI with chemistry to create treatments for drug targets. Its AI-enhanced technology platform creates entirely new drugs by engineering passively permeable, macrocyclic peptides that access traditionally undruggable targets.Unnatural Products was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Santa Cruz,California. | $45M | Series B | Mar 16, 2026 | http://www.unnaturalproducts.com/ |
| Aurora | The AI-Powered Premium Lifestyle Manager For Late-Stage & Post-Exit Founders | $2.5M | Pre-Seed | Apr 16, 2025 | https://joinaurora.co/ |
| Infogrid | Infogrid is an AI technology company that automates facilities management and makes any building smart. Combining IoT sensors with AI, Infogrid optimizes and automates building management, saving time, money, and the environment, whilst improving safety.Sensors are small, unobtrusive, and low-cost. Implementation takes minutes. Data istransformed (using proprietary algorithms and machine learning) into actionable energy and cost-saving insights and easily integrates into existing systems. With Infogrid’s end-to-end system, it has never been easier to deliver a truly smart building. | $13M | Series B | Apr 22, 2024 | https://infogrid.io |
| Pragma Bio | VastBiome is a biotechnology company that mines microbiome drugs to treat cancer and autoimmune disease.The company employs its proprietary methods in genomic sequencing, artificial intelligence, and synthetic biology to discover biomarkers and therapeutics for challenging immunologic disorders. It offers a platform that aims to aggregate publicand private data in order to generate a microbiome database and leverages analytical processes to discover connections between distinct and biologically related data in order to increase statistical power and drive discovery. In addition, the platform can be used to identify novel biomarkers to risk-stratify patients and predict clinical outcomes.It was co-founded by Peter McCaffrey, Kovi Bessoff, Ayin Vala, and Kareem Barghouti in Millbrae, California in 2018. | $10M | Series A | Mar 22, 2023 | https://www.vastbiome.com |
| Gravitics | Artificial gravity for human habitation in space. | $20M | Seed | Nov 17, 2022 |  |
| Verse | Verse believes in transparency, inclusivity, international exchange, and universal tolerance, and we’re committed to supporting LGBTQ, non-binary, and BIPOC artists. | $2.4M | Seed | Jun 07, 2022 | https://www.verse.works |
| Gravitics | Artificial gravity for human habitation in space. |  | Seed | Mar 01, 2022 |  |
| Soar | Soar is a real-time streaming platform for volumetric video |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2022 | https://streamsoar.com |
| Altru | Altru is on a mission to make corporate giving profitable. Through a network-based platform that lets companies find, fund and amplify nonprofit initiatives, Altru lets users generate prospect, customer and community engagement with CSR and social impact. Purpose has galvanized 55% of the world's population, 90% of people believe companiesshould help solve social and environmental problems, and investing in the causes that younger people care about is essential for any company that wants to acquire and keep customers born after 1981. Altru is the platform that provides a business ROI on this critical investment. |  | Pre-Seed | Nov 12, 2021 | https://www.altrucrew.com |
| SNAFU Records | SNAFU Records creates algorithms that scan through data from major music platforms like Spotify and Youtube to find artists and songs that stand out. | $2.9M | Seed | Feb 06, 2020 | https://www.snafurecords.com/ |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Helios Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/helios-capital-1131) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Merck Global Health Innovation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/merck-global-health-innovation-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Type One Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/type-1-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [305 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/305-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AngelList Quant Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angellist-quant-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [noa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a-o-proptech) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About The Venture Collective

VC Fund · New York, United States

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5 contacts available at The Venture Collective.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Adam Devine | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adam-devine |
| Kristin Thayer | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kristin-thayer |
| Cat Hernandez | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cat-hernandez |
| Gina Kirch | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gina-kirch-ca6c |
| Greg Arrese | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greg-arrese |

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## FAQ

### What does Nicholas Shekerdemian invest in?

Nicholas Shekerdemian invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Biotechnology startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Nicholas Shekerdemian's check size?

Nicholas Shekerdemian typically joins rounds of $2.4M–$20M at Seed and $13M–$45M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Nicholas Shekerdemian participates in.

### How do I contact Nicholas Shekerdemian?

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### When did Nicholas Shekerdemian last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Nicholas Shekerdemian closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 10 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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