Nico Berardi

General Partner at ANIMO Ventures

Miami, Florida

Overview

Nico Berardi is the Founder & General Partner at ANIMO Ventures, investing in companies like Draftboard, Lev, and Mathison. With a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School, he has a strong background in strategic planning, business strategy, and community development, contributing to his success in building strategic partnerships and fostering economic growth in the startup ecosystem.

Work Experience

ANIMO Ventures

Founder & General Partner
2018 - Current
Venture capital firm with ~$140m AUM. Nothing is too early for us. Leading pre-Seed & Seed rounds across the US. We invest U$500k-U$2.5m in companies raising U$500k-U$5m. Lead Investor in: Finalis (Seed), Syncari (Pre-seed), Prospr (Pre-seed), Yay Lunch (Pre-seed), Valence (Seed), LEV (Seed), InOrbit (Seed), TinyMile (Pre-seed), Codi (Seed), Mapped (Seed), Sage (Seed), Arrive (Post-Seed), Spare Food (Pre-seed), Confirm HR (Seed), Morty (Pre-seed), Pluto (Seed), Roger (Seed), Roomie (Seed), Zocalo Health (Seed), Comun (Seed), ThingTesting (Seed), Foyer (Pre-seed), Pollen (Seed), Hamlet (Seed), Welli (Pre-seed), Area 2 Farms (Seed), Velou (Seed), Streamlane (Pre-seed), Crew Carbon (Seed), REINS (Pre-seed), Upside Robotics (Pre-seed), Endless Commerce (Pre-seed), Ruck (Seed), Revolute Robotics (Pre-seed), Atarraya (Seed) & Parente AI (Pre-seed) Supporting Investor in: Lunchbox, For Them, Pipekit, Sublime, Gondi, Flamingo & XFX.io

ANIMO is a seed fund investing across the US

animo.vc

Kauffman Fellows

Fellow, Class 20
2015
The Fellowship's goal is to develop a world-wide network of innovation investors who provide smart, connected capital to fuel entrepreneurial change. Nico is the youngest fellow in Class 20.

Co-investment VC firm supporting the mission of the Kauffman Fellows

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