Board Member

Nicholas F. Beim

Nicholas F. Beim

Partner, Venrock

Nicholas F. Beim is a partner at Venrock, the venture capital firm created by the Rockefeller family that helped pioneer the venture capital industry. He focuses primarily on artificial intelligence (AI), software, financial technology, and defense. Beim serves on the boards of directors of Dataminr, an AI platform that identifies critical breaking information from publicly available data; Rebellion Defense, which develops AI-driven products that serve the mission of national defense; Percipient.ai, an advanced computer vision analytics platform; Interos, a supply chain risk management platform; and Altruist, a digital investment platform for financial advisors. He serves on board of directors of America’s Frontier Fund, a non-profit deep tech fund focused on securing America’s technological leadership, and on the board of directors of Endeavor, a nonprofit that supports entrepreneurs globally. Beim previously worked at Matrix Partners, Goldman Sachs, and McKinsey & Company. He received a BA in philosophy from Stanford University and an MPhil in international relations from Oxford University.

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