Nick Adams
Founder at Differential Venture Partners LLC
Profile
Nick is a co-founder and Managing Partner at Differential Ventures.
Previously, Nick was a Venture Partner at Supernode.vc, f.k.a.
Flatiron Investors, where he evaluated seed-stage tech companies and led the due diligence for multiple investments.
Before joining the venture capital community, Nick held senior sales, marketing and product management roles for software companies that have realized over $1.3 billion in exit value, including: Opower (IPO), RAGE Frameworks (acquired by Genpact), Basware (Publicly-traded on OMX), and Comverge (acquired by Itron).
Nick sits on the board of several tech companies, including Ocrolus, which was named the '2020 Fastest Growing FinTech Company in the US’ by Inc. Magazine.
He is also on the board of ‘Off the Record,’ a non-profit dedicated to the support of venture-backed startup founders.
He has a MSc in Global Finance from NYU and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, a MBA in Corporate Finance from Northeastern University, and a BA in History from Brandeis University where he played four years of varsity baseball.
Nick Adams active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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Differential Venture Partners LLC
 Differential Venture Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Differential Venture Partners LLC (Differential Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Nick Adams and David Magerman. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Founder | 31/10/2017 |
Retrocausal, Inc.
 Retrocausal, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Retrocausal, Inc. delivers intelligence augmentation solutions to manufacturing workers to help them avoid assembly mistakes, train better, and improve their processes. The company is based in Redmond, WA. Retrocausal is a trusted solution provider by the most prominent manufacturers and solution providers in North, Central, and South America. The company's Pathfinder platform uses AI to analyze the tasks performed on the manufacturer's assembly line in real-time, offering audible and visual alerts when mistakes happen to ensure operators complete builds correctly before the next step in the process. Additionally, Retrocausal's platform continuously performs time studies on assembly processes to help businesses accelerate kaizen events. The company was founded by Zeeshan Zia. Zeeshan Zia has been the CEO since incorporation. | Director/Board Member | 31/01/2022 |
The Economic Club of New York
 The Economic Club of New York Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Economic Club of New York operates as a nonprofit, nonpartisan and nonpolitical organization. The company was founded by J.W. Beatson in 1907 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 30/09/2021 |
Sahara Cloud, Inc.
 Sahara Cloud, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Sahara Cloud, Inc. provides infrastructure as a service for embedded hardware development. | Director/Board Member | 31/08/2021 |
Knockri, Inc.
 Knockri, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Knockri, Inc. engages in the development of artificial intelligent skills-based assessment tool that reduces hiring bias and eliminates unsuccessful interviews. The company was founded by Jahanzaib Ansari, Maaz Rana and Faisal Ahmed in 2016 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Director/Board Member | 31/12/2019 |
Private AI, Inc.
 Private AI, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Private AI, Inc. is a company based in Toronto, Canada that specializes in developing privacy-preserving machine learning and natural language processing tools. The Canadian company's software is designed for developers and can be easily deployed in any workflow to add privacy protection to data pipelines. The company's mission is to create a privacy layer for software and enhance compliance with current regulations such as the GDPR, combining cybersecurity and privacy for a safer internet. Private AI was founded by Patricia Thaine, Pieter Luitjens, and Gerald Penn, with Patricia Thaine serving as the CEO since incorporation. | Director/Board Member | 31/05/2020 |
Circuit Mind Ltd.
 Circuit Mind Ltd. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Circuit Mind Ltd. engages in the operation of artificial intelligence development company. It automates the design of electronics circuit boards. The company was founded by Tomide Adesanmi and Basilio Gentile and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Director/Board Member | 30/06/2022 |
Golioth, Inc.
 Golioth, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Golioth, Inc. offers an all-inclusive pricing approach for building and managing IoT devices. Golioth is based in San Francisco, CA and was founded by Jonathan Beri, who has been the CEO since incorporation. The company provides a free plan for building up to 50 devices, and then offers an average cost of less than $1 per device per month for fleets of 51-10,000 devices. Annual pricing is also available at an average cost of less than $10 per device. | Director/Board Member | 30/11/2022 |
Former positions of Nick Adams
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Off the Record, Inc.
 Off the Record, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Off the Record, Inc. develops application that can fight the traffic ticket from phone. The company is headquartered in WA. | Director/Board Member | 30/12/2022 |
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Training of Nick Adams
| Northeastern University | Masters Business Admin |
| Brandeis University | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 16 |
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Differential Venture Partners LLC
Differential Venture Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Differential Venture Partners LLC (Differential Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Nick Adams and David Magerman. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
RAGE Frameworks, Inc.
 RAGE Frameworks, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services RAGE Frameworks, Inc. provides enterprise mission critical business process automation, cognitive intelligence, and big data solutions. The firm provides enterprise solutions in wealth management and business banking through information products and custom solutions. It offers RAGE LiveWealth, a wealth management service ranging from data aggregation to powerful big data analytics; and RAGE LiveCredit that enables near real time development of solutions for various financing products. The company was founded by Venkat Srinivasan in 2001 and is headquartered in Dedham, MA. | Commercial Services |
Retrocausal, Inc.
Retrocausal, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Retrocausal, Inc. delivers intelligence augmentation solutions to manufacturing workers to help them avoid assembly mistakes, train better, and improve their processes. The company is based in Redmond, WA. Retrocausal is a trusted solution provider by the most prominent manufacturers and solution providers in North, Central, and South America. The company's Pathfinder platform uses AI to analyze the tasks performed on the manufacturer's assembly line in real-time, offering audible and visual alerts when mistakes happen to ensure operators complete builds correctly before the next step in the process. Additionally, Retrocausal's platform continuously performs time studies on assembly processes to help businesses accelerate kaizen events. The company was founded by Zeeshan Zia. Zeeshan Zia has been the CEO since incorporation. | Technology Services |
Off the Record, Inc.
Off the Record, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Off the Record, Inc. develops application that can fight the traffic ticket from phone. The company is headquartered in WA. | Technology Services |
Ocrolus, Inc.
 Ocrolus, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Ocrolus, Inc. engages in the provision of data verification and analysis for bank statements and other financial documents. Its products include document capture, intelligent fraud detection, and robust cash-flow analytics. The company was founded by Sam Bobley, John Guerci, Victoria Meakin, and Peter A. Bobley in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Concertio, Inc.
 Concertio, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Concertio, Inc. operates as a artificial intelligence powered system performance optimization tool. Its solutions include optimizer studio and runtime. The company was founded by Tomer Morad and Andrey Gelman in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Comverge, Inc. (Virginia)
 Comverge, Inc. (Virginia) Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Comverge, Inc. provided voice and data networking solutions to service providers. It offered telecommunication services such as Internet access, and voice and data networks. The company was founded in 2002 and was headquartered in Virginia Beach, VA. | Technology Services |
Basware Holdings Ltd.
 Basware Holdings Ltd. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Part of Sapphire Holdco Ltd., Basware Holdings Ltd. provides innovative procurement solutions and professional services. The company is based in London, UK. The British company was founded in 2006 by Veera Johnson. Basware Holdings was acquired by Basware, Inc. from Pa Consulting Group Ltd. on April 08, 2015 for $28.13 million. | Technology Services |
Opower, Inc.
 Opower, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Opower, Inc. engages in providing cloud-based software solutions. Its software analyzes energy data and presents personalized insights to consumers in order to motivate reductions in energy consumption. The company was founded by Daniel Joseph Yates and Alexander Laskey in 2007 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA. | Technology Services |
The Economic Club of New York
The Economic Club of New York Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Economic Club of New York operates as a nonprofit, nonpartisan and nonpolitical organization. The company was founded by J.W. Beatson in 1907 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
Supernode Ventures
 Supernode Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Supernode Ventures (Supernode Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Laurel Touby and Jenny Friedman. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Sahara Cloud, Inc.
Sahara Cloud, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Sahara Cloud, Inc. provides infrastructure as a service for embedded hardware development. | Technology Services |
Knockri, Inc.
Knockri, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Knockri, Inc. engages in the development of artificial intelligent skills-based assessment tool that reduces hiring bias and eliminates unsuccessful interviews. The company was founded by Jahanzaib Ansari, Maaz Rana and Faisal Ahmed in 2016 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Technology Services |
Private AI, Inc.
Private AI, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Private AI, Inc. is a company based in Toronto, Canada that specializes in developing privacy-preserving machine learning and natural language processing tools. The Canadian company's software is designed for developers and can be easily deployed in any workflow to add privacy protection to data pipelines. The company's mission is to create a privacy layer for software and enhance compliance with current regulations such as the GDPR, combining cybersecurity and privacy for a safer internet. Private AI was founded by Patricia Thaine, Pieter Luitjens, and Gerald Penn, with Patricia Thaine serving as the CEO since incorporation. | Technology Services |
Circuit Mind Ltd.
Circuit Mind Ltd. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Circuit Mind Ltd. engages in the operation of artificial intelligence development company. It automates the design of electronics circuit boards. The company was founded by Tomide Adesanmi and Basilio Gentile and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Technology Services |
Golioth, Inc.
Golioth, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Golioth, Inc. offers an all-inclusive pricing approach for building and managing IoT devices. Golioth is based in San Francisco, CA and was founded by Jonathan Beri, who has been the CEO since incorporation. The company provides a free plan for building up to 50 devices, and then offers an average cost of less than $1 per device per month for fleets of 51-10,000 devices. Annual pricing is also available at an average cost of less than $10 per device. | Technology Services |
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