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Investor profile

Deon Nicholas

Angel & Strategic AI Advisor at Zendesk, Forethought Chairman at Stealth

San Mateo·California·United States2known investments

Deon Nicholas is an angel investor based in San Mateo, California, United States with 2 known investments: HumanFirst and PlayerZero.

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Deon Nicholas portfolio companies (2)

  • HumanFirst
  • PlayerZero

Affiliated funds' portfolios

Strategic AI Advisor at Zendesk, whose known portfolio counts 11 companies

  • PolyAI
  • Medallia Agent Connect
  • EMARKETING SOLUTIONS, LLC
  • Lessonly
  • Spera
  • Dream Business System
  • EMarketing Solutions
  • SocialCap AI
  • U22
  • Alliants
  • Tymeshift

Forethought Chairman at Stealth, whose known portfolio counts 6 companies

  • Lingopal
  • NVision Imaging Technologies
  • GEMGEM
  • Hilt
  • Scarlet AI
  • SimuPhish

Investor Profile

Founders in the listed sectors AI, Consumer, FinTech and Healthcare, and focus areas Customer Support Tools, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Productivity will recognize the pattern in this portfolio.

Deon Nicholas appears in Seed and Series A rounds across the known deals.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Deon Nicholas?

Deon Nicholas is an angel investor based in San Mateo, California, United States with 2 known investments on file, among them HumanFirst and PlayerZero. The sections above list the sectors, stages and firms attached to that record.

What does Deon Nicholas invest in?

Listed sectors include AI, Consumer, FinTech and Healthcare; listed focus areas include Customer Support Tools, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Productivity. Those tags come from the companies attached to this profile, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.

What stage does Deon Nicholas invest at?

The known deals of Deon Nicholas include Seed and Series A rounds. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.

Which firm is Deon Nicholas listed at?

Deon Nicholas is listed as Strategic AI Advisor at Zendesk. 92 other people in the database share a firm with Deon Nicholas.

How do I contact Deon Nicholas?

An email address, a phone number and a LinkedIn page are on file for Deon Nicholas. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account.

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