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The Venture Collective.

Empowering Founders Who Are Transforming Legacy Industries

Who We Are.

TVC is a transformational, early-stage venture firm backed by world class entrepreneurs and business leaders. We invest our capital, time, and network into highly defensible, fast-growing companies with the potential to solve the world's biggest problems.

The $11 Trillion Opportunity .

“The Great Wealth Transfer” is starting to occur with the oldest baby boomers currently in their 70s, which will generate a new approach to investing much of the $75T in capital for Millennials and Gen Z.¹ These generations are 2X as likely to focus on altruistic investing and are shifting charitable contributions towards impactful, for-profit businesses since they believe they will drive broader, stickier change.²

In tandem with this shift, positively impactful businesses are valued at over $11T³ today with a CAGR of 19.5%.⁴ Perhaps more importantly, they're also performing stronger than traditional investments, particularly in times of market volatility.


¹Boss Magazine, The Great Wealth Transfer
²Fidelity, Millenial investors drive growth in impact investing
³AssetDash, Top Assets by Market Cap
⁴The Business Research Company, Investing Global Markets Report 2022

What Gets Us Excited.

Ensure people live longer, healthier lives.

  • Data-powered software for personalized care delivery
  • Novel modalities and platform therapeutics
  • AI-driven discovery and repurposing engines
  • CPG within deeply underserved TAMs built with novel formulations

On a planet that can stand the test of time.

  • Next generation Ag & Farming innovation, leveraging computer vision and AI
  • Sustainable materials, chemicals and industrials
  • Computing advancement
  • Aerospace & Defense

In a society where innovation reaches everyone.

  • Digital infrastructure for consumer / SMB enablement
  • Human advancement through vertically applied AI

The TVC Approach.

  • We invest early with conviction.
  • We personalize our support to help companies traverse the Valley of Death. (Read More)
  • We double down based on milestones, not time.
  • We are your most founder-aligned investor.

Our Team.

Nicholas Shekerdemian
Founding Partner
  • 2x Founder: Headstart (exit), Teaching by the Top
  • Thiel Fellow & YC, Summer 2017
  • 60+ Angel Investments
Nicole Seligman
Executive in Residence
  • Board Member, OpenAI and Intuitive Machines
  • Former Board Member, WPP and Paramount
  • President, Sony Corporation of America
  • Partner, Williams & Connolly LLP
Ines Ullmo
Associate
  • Venture Fellow, BlueYard Capital
  • PhD, Cancer Immunotherapy and Immunology, Imperial College London
Pete Ondishin
Chief Financial Officer
  • CFO, Kingstown Capital
  • Assistant Controller, Atlantic Investment Management
  • Assurance Senior Associate, PwC
Gina Shekerdemian
Founding Partner
  • Director, BlackRock
  • Forbes 30 Under 30
  • Yale University Advisory Board
Stephanie Sarelakos
Partner
  • Founding Member, Walmart eCommerce Incubator
  • Senior Manager, Jet.com
  • Financial Markets Advisory, BlackRock
Emily Aronin
Associate
  • Senior Investment Analyst, Valor Equity Partners
  • Commercial Development, Evozyne
Elliot Richmond
Senior Advisor
  • Partner, Moelis & Co
  • Director, Investment Banking, Merrill Lynch
  • 70+ angel investments
Cat Middleton
General Partner
  • Partner, Primary Ventures
  • Head of Due Diligence, PeopleTech Partners
  • VP People, Chartbeat
Chris Ghadban
Principal
  • Principal, Alix Ventures
  • Strategy & Innovation, AstraZeneca
  • MS, Bioengineering, Tufts University
Luke Lloyd-Davies
Chairman
  • Managing Director, Sir Elton John and David Furnish’s Global Private Office
  • COO, Rocket Entertainment Group
  • Advisor, MetroBank
Paula Sutter
Senior Advisor
  • CEO, TSG Fashion Group
  • President, Diane von Furstenberg
  • thredUP Board Member

Our Portfolio.

The TVC team has a track record of backing founders building purpose-driven businesses alongside world class investors. Some companies include:
Advanced Nuclear Energy to Empower Earth.
X-Energy Website
exit
A longevity company with a diversified portfolio of therapies to extend the healthy human lifespan.
Life Biosciences Website
Building the world's most scalable quantum computer.
Universal Quantum Website
Missions to the International Space Station today. The world’s first commercial space station tomorrow.
Axiom Space Website
unicorn
Unlocking the potential of macrocycle drug discovery through machine learning and massively parallel synthesis.
Unnatural Products Website
Better-for-you, better-for-the-planet gut health products.
Wonderbelly Website
exit
Fast, accurate, and accessible AI-powered MRI imaging solutions.
Orbem Website
AI to understand the world around us.
Qloo Website

Venture Partners.

A global network of founders, operators, and investors who expand our experienced core team's ability to source and support TVC's growing portfolio of companies.

Andrew Trader

  • 5x Founder ($13B in exits), including Zynga, Coremetrics, Madison Reed
  • Head of Platform, Bullpen Capital

Kristin Thayer

  • Head of Partnerships, Watershed
  • Former Head of Travel Partnership, Uber; Former Partner, Andreessen Horowitz

Ariana Thacker

  • Founder, MoldCo
  • Founding Partner, Conscience VC
  • Investor, Rhapsody Venture Partners

Dr. James Gillespie

  • Chief Health Officer, Emoja Supply Chain Solutions
  • Co-Founder & President, Center for Healthcare Innovation
  • Senior Advisor, Stanford & Yale Schools of Medicine

Erica Dorfman

  • Head of Global Financial Products, Brex
  • Former: Head of Finance & Operations, Tally Technologies; Co-Head of Capital Markets, SoFi

Seanna Thompson

  • Senior Medical Director, Mount Sinai
  • Adjunct Professor of Health Administration, NYU
  • Senior Regional OBGYN Director, Mayo Clinic

Evan Segal

  • GP, 412 Ventures
  • Former CFO, US Department of Agriculture

Sanjiv Sanghavi

  • Co-Founder & CEO, Texture
  • Former Co-Founder, ClassPass (acq. Mindbody)

Brynn Putnam

  • Founder & Former CEO, MIRROR (acq. lululemon)

In Case You Missed It.

The latest and greatest from the TVC team and our portfolio.
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Blueprint Capital Advisors Announces 2026 Power100 Asset Managers Honorees
The Venture Collective has been named a 2026 Power100 Asset Managers honoree by Blueprint Capital Advisors, recognizing top-performing asset managers in venture capital.
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Amazon-Backed X-Energy’s $1 Billion IPO Puts Nuclear Power Back in the AI Spotlight
X-Energy raised roughly $1 billion in its Nasdaq IPO (ticker “XE”), pricing well above its initial range as investors back small modular reactor technology to meet surging AI and data center energy demand.
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Mimikai has launched the first new EPA-approved repellent active ingredient in 25 years — undecanone, derived from wild tomatoes — matching DEET’s effectiveness and selling out within two weeks of its retail debut.
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Contact Us.

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We look forward to hearing from you!