Brandon Nydick Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Identifying and supporting the best founders

Hosting dinners with Stanford students and leaders in business and technology. Guests include Jensen Huang, John Hennessy, Joe Lonsdale, Chris Larsen, Jeff Raikes, Elad Gil, Ian Goodfellow, David Rogier, Parag Agrawal, Pauline Yang and Gwen Umbach, Tom Steyer and Kat Taylor, Josh Kopelman and Liz Wessel, and Brandon Farwell

Sourcing and evaluating early-stage startups. Email me at brandon@draper.vc if you are looking for advice or raising capital

Evaluated markets, identified top startups, sourced deals, conducted due diligence, wrote investment memos, and participated in negotiations.

Worked across business development, strategy, and growth functions at DeFi super app backed by Coinbase Ventures, Founders Fund, and Sequoia Capital. Led development of $5 million liquidity grant proposal to Polkadot Treasury.

Led a team of Stanford students to organize a pitch event connecting student startups to top venture capitalists.

Research Assistant for Ilya Strebulaev, who is the Director of the Stanford Venture Capital Initiative, the David S. Lobel Professor of Private Equity, and a Professor of Finance. Conducted research on the venture capital industry with a focus on deal sourcing, valuation, group decision-making, deal selection, legal contracts, and historical evolution.

Evaluated early-stage startups primarily in the longevity biotech sector. Sourced companies, wrote deal memos, analyzed follow-on opportunities, conducted valuation analysis for portfolio company, and developed syllabus for longevity venture capital course at Stanford.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Returned to Corvex for a second summer. Analyzed companies in the internet, video game, software, media, aerospace, and hospitality sectors. Conducted due diligence, evaluated competitive moats, identified catalysts and risks, built financial models, developed investment theses, and produced detailed reports. Presented findings to the investment committee on multiple occasions.

Stanford, California, United States

Selected to be a member of a competitive entrepreneurship program (12% admission rate) that hosts talks from innovators and venture capitalists along with professional development workshops.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Analyzed markets in the internet, video game, and software sectors for TMT specialist at hedge fund. Developed investment theses, identified catalysts and risks, updated financial models, and produced detailed reports. Presented my work to the investment committee multiple times.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Helped design a curriculum to educate high school students on the applications of blockchain technology and connected interested individuals to experienced professionals in the industry.

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science

4.14 GPA J.E. Wallace Sterling Award, given to top 25 seniors by GPA in School of Humanities and Sciences Boothe Prize Finalist Phi Beta.

High School Diploma, Liberal Arts

Activities and Societies: Student Government - Class President for 3 years in a row. President, Collegiate Chess Club President.