# Nick Romano

> Nick Romano is a seed investor at Deeplite backing Software. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: Deeplite
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickromanoprofile/

Nick Romano is a seed investor at Deeplite in Toronto focused on Software and Embedded Systems. Nick Romano is based out of Toronto, Ontario and is the CEO of DataBraid. Nick previously worked at 3Fours Advisory Services as an Enterprise Software Exec and Advisor. Nick Romano attended McMaster University.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Embedded Systems | 1 | 50% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 50% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deeplite | Deeplite creates intelligent optimization software for deep learning deployed on cloud servers and edge devices. Deeplite provides a platform that uses AI to automatically make other AI models smaller, faster, and more energy efficient creating compact, high-performance deep neural networks that can run at the “edge” in vehicles, cameras, sensors,phones; devices you use every day. A significant challenge with deep learning models is that they are too large to deploy on small hardware, too slow to process mission critical applications or compromise battery life. Deeplite solves this problem by using a fully automated, proprietary and patented AI engine to optimize DNN models so that they can be deployed to any hardware platform on any device. .Our technology leverages years of research and new developments in tinyML to produce fast, efficient and scalable deep learning solutions for challenging real-world environments. At Deeplite, we enable AI for everyday life. | $4M | Seed | Apr 13, 2021 |  |
| Deeplite | Deeplite creates intelligent optimization software for deep learning deployed on cloud servers and edge devices. Deeplite provides a platform that uses AI to automatically make other AI models smaller, faster, and more energy efficient creating compact, high-performance deep neural networks that can run at the “edge” in vehicles, cameras, sensors,phones; devices you use every day. A significant challenge with deep learning models is that they are too large to deploy on small hardware, too slow to process mission critical applications or compromise battery life. Deeplite solves this problem by using a fully automated, proprietary and patented AI engine to optimize DNN models so that they can be deployed to any hardware platform on any device. .Our technology leverages years of research and new developments in tinyML to produce fast, efficient and scalable deep learning solutions for challenging real-world environments. At Deeplite, we enable AI for everyday life. | $2M | Convertible Note | Jun 01, 2020 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Business Development Bank of Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Business Development Bank of Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/business-development-bank-of-canada) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Desjardins Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/desjardins-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Somel Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/somel-investments) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Differential Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/differential-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Innospark Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innospark-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Deeplite

VC Fund · Montréal, Canada

Deeplite creates intelligent optimization software for deep learning deployed on cloud servers and edge devices. Deeplite provides a platform that uses AI to automatically make other AI models smaller, faster, and more energy efficient creating compact, high-performance deep neural networks that can run at the “edge” in vehicles, cameras, sensors,phones; devices you use every day. A significant challenge with deep learning models is that they are too large to deploy on small hardware, too slow to process mission critical applications or compromise battery life. Deeplite solves this problem by using a fully automated, proprietary and patented AI engine to optimize DNN models so that they can be deployed to any hardware platform on any device. .Our technology leverages years of research and new developments in tinyML to produce fast, efficient and scalable deep learning solutions for challenging real-world environments. At Deeplite, we enable AI for everyday life.

5 contacts available at Deeplite.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nick Romano | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nick-romano-9884 |
| Davis Sawyer | Co-Founder | — |
| Ehsan Saboori | Co-Founder & CTO | — |
| Jeff McMullen | CFO | — |
| Nick Romano | CEO | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Nick Romano invest in?

Nick Romano invests primarily in Software, Embedded Systems and Machine Learning startups, most often at Seed and Convertible Note stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Nick Romano last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Nick Romano closed in Apr 2021. Shizune tracks 2 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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