Nick Shalek

Nick Shalek is a General Partner at Ribbit Capital based in Palo Alto, California. In this capacity, he evaluates and leads investments across the financial technology, cryptocurrency, and blockchain sectors for a firm that has backed over two dozen crypto startups. His investment portfolio exposure at Ribbit Capital includes prominent financial platforms such as Robinhood, Coinbase, Revolut, and Nubank. Before joining the venture capital firm, Shalek served as a Senior Analyst at the Yale Investments Office and worked as the Director of Business Operations at Verne Global. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from Yale University, alongside dual master's degrees from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Stanford School of Education. Today, Shalek maintains a primary focus on evaluating and funding early-stage financial technology and decentralized finance enterprises.