# Nick Ducoff

> Nick Ducoff is a seed investor in Boston backing Software and Finance. See 19 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Boston, United States
- Total investments: 19
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/nickducoff
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/nickducoff
- Website: http://www.nickducoff.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ducoff

Nick Ducoff is a seed investor in Boston focused on Software and Finance. Nick Ducoff is the cofounder and CEO of Edmit and the coauthor of "Better Off After College". He was previously Northeastern University's Vice President for New Ventures. At Northeastern, Nick launched the first university bootcamp which was recognized as an exemplar innovation by the U.S. Department of Education. Nick has been invited to White House convenings for his work at Northeastern and Edmit, and his articles have appeared in the Washington Post, Barron's, CNBC, and Money. He earned his JD, with Honors, at the University of Texas at Austin, and his BBA at Emory University's Goizueta Business School.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 5 | 26% |
| Finance | 4 | 21% |
| Internet | 4 | 21% |
| Analytics | 4 | 21% |
| Financial Services | 4 | 21% |

46 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 11 | 58% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 21% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 5% |
| Series A | 1 | 5% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 5% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 16 | 84% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 5% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Exponent Finance | Exponent Finance is a Solana Network DeFi fixed price market that creates time-locked tokens that can generate set returns or be traded for yield. | $5M | Seed | Apr 30, 2026 | https://www.exponent.finance |
| Mailchain | Mailchain is the new communication layer for Web3. With one simple, elegant inbox, users can send and receive private messages using public blockchain addresses. Teams and individuals can receive notifications about their on-chain activity and communicate with any identity, on any protocol.  Projects, DAOs, exchanges and protocols integratingMailchain can directly communicate with their users, wallet-to-wallet. | $4.6M | Seed | Sep 08, 2022 | https://www.mailchain.xyz |
| Flipside Crypto | Flipside Crypto provides unparalleled analytics and business intelligence to crypto organizations.Their suite of analytics tools provides insights into user behaviors, developer activities, and financial activities, as well as FCAS, a relative value for measuring the fundamental health of cryptocurrency projects. It provides analytics tocryptocurrency organizations and distributes FCAS via partners such as CoinMarketCap, Messari, MarketWatch, and TheStreet. Flipside Crypto is backed by CoinBase Ventures, True Ventures, Founder Collective, Digital Currency Group, and other investors.Dave Balter, Eric Stone, and Jim Myers established it in Boston, Massachusetts in 2017. | $7.1M | Seed | Sep 24, 2019 | https://flipsidecrypto.com/ |
| Unchained | Bitcoin cold storage and financial services that put you in control of your keys. Our suite of financial services include multisig vaults, a trading desk, bitcoin-backed loans, and bitcoin IRAs. No matter your experience with bitcoin, our team of bitcoin experts will help you get set up with confidence. | $3M | Seed | Jun 06, 2018 | https://www.unchained-capital.com/ |
| Eager Labs | Live Online Leadership Learning Programs for Modern Managers |  | Seed | Jun 30, 2017 | http://eagerlabs.com |
| SMASHsolar | SMASHsolar breaks down barriers to solar for homeowners and contractors. The biggest barriers to solar adoption are cost and complexity. We have developed a simple, snap-together solar module that installs 2x faster than conventional solar, significantly reducing labor skill, labor cost and increasing crew throughput, which result in lowerinstallation costs. Since the SMASH system is easy to expand, homeowners can buy a what they need today and upgrade when they want more power. | $1M | Convertible Note | Jun 04, 2017 | http://smashsolar.com |
| Greycork | Greycork offers a range of interior design, home and garden design, and accessories for homes. It was launched by John Humphrey and Bruce Kim in 2013. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 13, 2015 | http://greycork.com |
| Crayon | Crayon is the competitive intelligence backbone that enables mid-market and enterprise businesses to see and seize opportunities and create sustainable advantages in their markets. Hundreds of organizations use Crayon to capture sharp insights that can be easily accessed and acted on to drive broad, measurable and meaningful impact.Crayon wasfounded in 2014 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | $1.5M | Seed | Apr 30, 2015 | http://www.crayon.co |
| Experiment Engine | Experiment Engine based in Austin, Texas was founded in early 2014 with the mission of building and delivering a conversion optimization platform powered by human expertise. The founders were selected for the the prestigious TechStars Austin program. | $1M | Seed | Nov 25, 2014 | http://www.experimentengine.com |
| Cratejoy | Cratejoy is an online platform that enables users to build their own subscription business. It is an all-in-one subscription commerce platform that enables users to manage websites and subscriptions to shipping and billing cycles. | $6.2M | Series A | Oct 14, 2014 | http://www.cratejoy.com |

10 of 19 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bantam Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bantam-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Boston Seed Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boston-seed-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [CVP Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/commonangels) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [CRV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crvvc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Founder Collective](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founder-collective) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Galaxy Investment Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/galaxy-investment-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Nick Ducoff invest in?

Nick Ducoff invests primarily in Software, Finance and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 19 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What round sizes does Nick Ducoff invest in?

Nick Ducoff typically joins rounds of $1M–$5M at Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Nick Ducoff's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Nick Ducoff took part in.

### How do I contact Nick Ducoff?

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### When did Nick Ducoff last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Nick Ducoff closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 19 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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