Nykelle Schlofman

Nykelle Schlofman is an investor and Limited Partner at Convoi Ventures, a pre-seed venture capital firm, and is currently based in Los Angeles, California. Before transitioning into institutional investing, she built and scaled multiple early-stage companies that culminated in successful strategic exits. Specifically, she founded the startup Day One, which was acquired by Automattic, and co-founded InstaFluence, an enterprise purchased by MakerStudios before its subsequent acquisition by Disney. Alongside her entrepreneurial ventures, Schlofman previously served as the Chief Marketing Officer at Chatbooks and held operational roles at AltGrowth Partners, Simply Brand Foods Inc., and dree. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Marketing before beginning her career in the technology sector. Today, her primary focus is leveraging her operational experience to identify and support early-stage founders through pre-seed investments at Convoi Ventures.