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Niche Insights Capital — Pre-Seed VC Firm ($3.0M–$8.0M Checks)

VC
San Francisco, CAWebsite

Niche Insights Capital is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in EdTech, Marketplace. The firm typically writes $3.0M–$8.0M checks.

Check size
$3.0M–$8.0M
Partners
13 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
EdTech, Marketplace
HQ
San Francisco, CA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-09-17

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$3.0M – $8.0M

Team

13 partners

Investment Thesis

Focuses on early-stage investments in education technology and marketplaces transforming knowledge sharing.

How Niche Insights Capital invests

Niche Insights Capital is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on EdTech, Marketplace.

Niche Insights Capital typically writes checks of $3.0M–$8.0M per investment.

Partners & Team

JM

John Mitchell

Finance Director

CC

Catherine Crozier

Vice President of Marketing

GT

Geoff Taylor

Director of Private Equity

AW

Anna Ward

VP of Operations

AS

Angela Smith

GP

EdTech
Marketplace
MC

Morningstar Canada

Proprietary Index Developer

Investment Management

Morningstar Canada developed the Nicola Core Composite index.

KN

Kim Nazaroff

Director of Compliance

BG

Brent Gillis

Director of Client Services

ND

Nadine Deacon

Director of Talent Acquisition

DR

Denny Roman

Associate Vice President

JP

Jennifer Perry

Vice President of Operations

HC

Heather Coupland

People and Culture Partner

NW

Nicola Wealth

Managing Partner

Wealth Management
Asset Management
Legacy Building

Nicola Wealth provides bespoke wealth management and asset management services to affluent individuals, families, and institutions across Canada.

Industry Focus

Invests In

EdTech
Marketplace
How to pitch Niche Insights Capital
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in EdTech, Marketplace — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $3.0M – $8.0M check.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as John Mitchell, Finance Director.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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