# Nick Cain

> Nick Cain is a grant investor at Google.org (Oakland) backing Software and Education. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Google.org](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/google-org)
- Location: Oakland, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Sep 2017
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickcain1/

Nick Cain is a grant investor at Google.org in Oakland focused on Software and Education. Nick Cain - Sustainability and Climate Lead, Google.org @ Google.org

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Education | 1 | 100% |
| E-Learning | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Siyavula Education | Siyavula Education is an education technology company that enables learners to improve their performance in high school mathematics and science through technology-empowered learning. Siyavula has developed innovative software that enables learners to practise Maths and Science, intelligently. The software adapts to every learner's individualneeds, providing targeted feedback so that they can master the necessary concepts and skills. | $1.5M | Grant | Sep 27, 2017 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About Google.org

VC Fund · Mountain View, United States

Google.org is a platform that pulls together Google's philanthropic efforts. Google.org funds teams with big ideas that have a long-term global impact.

5 contacts available at Google.org.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jen Carter | Product Manager & Head of Technical Team | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jen-carter |
| Justin Steele | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/justin-steele |
| Nick Cain | Sustainability and Climate Lead, Google.org | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nick-cain |
| Rowan Barnett | Head of Google.org, Europe, Middle East & Africa | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rowan-barnett |
| Brigitte Hoyer Gosselink | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brigitte-hoyer-gosselink |

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## FAQ

### What does Nick Cain invest in?

Nick Cain invests primarily in Software, Education and E-Learning startups, most often at Grant stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Africa. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Nick Cain last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Nick Cain closed in Sep 2017. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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