Nichole Wischoff
Nichole Wischoff is a venture capitalist and the founder and managing partner of Wischoff Ventures, which leads pre-seed and seed rounds. After early roles at the fintech companies Blend and One, she raised funds of $5 million, $20 million and $50 million, and she often comments on the seed investing market on social media.
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Key facts
Early Life: Central New York
Wischoff grew up in central New York, the fifth of seven siblings.[1]
Before 2022Early Career
Wischoff was an early employee at Blend Labs and part of the founding team at the neobank One. After One was acquired, she began angel investing and then launched a first fund of $5 million with outside limited partners.[2]
December 2022$20 Million Second Fund
Wischoff announced the closing of Wischoff Ventures Fund II, a $20 million fund for pre-seed and seed stage companies.[3]
Disclosed in December 2022, the fund raised her maximum check from $300,000 to $1 million.[2]
September 2024$50 Million Third Fund
In September 2024 Wischoff Ventures raised a $50 million third fund, planning to invest $800,000 to $1.6 million each in more than 30 startups, mainly enterprise companies in fintech, logistics and manufacturing.[1]
May 2026Comments on the Seed Market
On May 30, 2026, Wischoff wrote on X that limited partners seemed temporarily nervous about emerging seed-focused managers. She argued that the seed market is too large and fragmented to be dominated, noting that even a16zAndreessen HorowitzAndreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz. It invests from the seed stage through the growth stage and provides operational support to its portfolio companies.Open the full entry, at 75 deals a year, invested in only 1.6% of seed rounds.[4]
Business: Wischoff Ventures
Wischoff Ventures leads pre-seed and seed rounds, with Wischoff as founder and managing partner.[5]
Sources
- How Nichole Wischoff Won The Internet To Raise $50 Million For Her VC Firm (opens in a new window)
- Solo GP Nichole Wischoff raises $20M fund backed by Peter Thiel to invest in ‘unsexy businesses’ (opens in a new window)
- Solo GP Nichole Wischoff raises $20M fund backed by Peter Thiel to invest in 'unsexy businesses' | TechCrunch | Nichole Wischoff (opens in a new window)
- Nichole Wischoff on X: “LPs seem to be temporarily nervous about emerging manager seed focused funds …” / X (opens in a new window)
- About Wischoff Ventures (opens in a new window)