# Nion McEvoy

> Nion McEvoy is a seed investor at SFMOMA (San Francisco) backing Retail and Fashion. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [SFMOMA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sfmoma)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Oct 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nion-mcevoy-a395221
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ntmce

Nion McEvoy is a seed investor at SFMOMA in San Francisco focused on Retail and Fashion. Nion McEvoy, Chairman and CEO, joined Chronicle Books in 1986. He became Editor-in-Chief of the Adult Trade division until the acquisition of the company in February of 2000 by The McEvoy Group. He previously worked in the Business Affairs offices of Wescom Productions and the William Morris Agency. He is a graduate of the University of Californiaat Santa Cruz, and the University of California's Hasting's College of the Law.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 2 | 50% |
| Fashion | 2 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 50% |
| Art | 1 | 25% |
| Music | 1 | 25% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Angel | 1 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Seven Seas Music | Seven Seas Music is a Paas—desktop & mobile—that enables users to discover and share authentic music from around the world. It solves numerous issues associated with global music licensing for media producers. | $250K | Seed | Oct 01, 2017 |  |
| Editr (Tablo Inc.) | Matchmaking Visual Style with Shopping |  | Angel | Jun 01, 2015 |  |
| 20x200 | 20x200 is a NYC-based e-commerce site that transforms design-minded consumers into art collectors. The site features a curated selection of affordable, limited-edition, exhibition-quality prints, which are delivered with artist-signed certificates of authenticity. Working directly with hundreds of artists—emerging, established and legendary—theyrelease new, exclusive editions each week at prices ranging from $24 to $10,000. |  | Series A | Aug 01, 2010 |  |
| 20x200 | 20x200 is a NYC-based e-commerce site that transforms design-minded consumers into art collectors. The site features a curated selection of affordable, limited-edition, exhibition-quality prints, which are delivered with artist-signed certificates of authenticity. Working directly with hundreds of artists—emerging, established and legendary—theyrelease new, exclusive editions each week at prices ranging from $24 to $10,000. | $800K | Series A | Oct 01, 2009 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Aol Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aol-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Graph Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/graph-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [IDEO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ideo) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About SFMOMA

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Founded in 1935, SFMOMA was the first museum on the West Coast devoted to modern and contemporary art. From the outset, the museum has championed the most innovative and challenging art of its time, and they continue to exhibit and collect work by both modern masters and younger, less-established artists. By embracing the challenge of the new andunexpected, they hope to encourage fresh ways of seeing, thinking, and engaging with the world.

2 contacts available at SFMOMA.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Chad Coerver | Chief Education and Community Engagement Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chad-coerver |
| Nion McEvoy | Trustee | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nion-mcevoy |

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## FAQ

### What does Nion McEvoy invest in?

Nion McEvoy invests primarily in Retail, Fashion and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Nion McEvoy last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Nion McEvoy closed in Oct 2017. Shizune tracks 4 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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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