Capital Engineering • Boulder, CO
The Three Peaks of Innovation
Capital, Collaboration, Code
Nickel5 is a venture firm that invests in, builds, and grows fringe technology projects. We are a tight-knit team that combines strategic capital with hands-on product engineering, brand development, product development, and operational expertise to bring innovative ideas to life in unique spaces.
Technology R&D Incubator • Boulder, CO
The Three Peaks of Innovation: Capital, Collaboration, Code
Nickel5 was founded in the spring of 2023 by a team with decades of experience in technology, finance, and startup execution. Born from a shared conviction that the conventional playbook no longer fits the frontier, we set out to reimagine how bold ideas are funded, built, and scaled.
Our approach blends deep technical expertise with strategic capital and brand engineering -- designed to accelerate the next wave of innovation in AI, decentralized infrastructure, and financial systems. We're here to challenge assumptions and build what's next.
We identify high-leverage ideas in emerging technology -- and work across code, capital, and execution to bring them into operational infrastructure.
We deploy strategic capital where others hesitate; backing early-stage ventures at the edge of science, computation, and network design.
We engineer and deploy advanced artificial intelligence solutions by leveraging decentralized networks and cutting-edge machine learning models that learn, adapt, and unlock new forms of intelligence and value.
We architect brands and content strategies that focus on the principles of the attention economy to create sustainable, operationally-driven value and build enduring operational expertise around novel technologies.
Our deep expertise in the Bittensor ecosystem allows us to design, deploy, and manage subnets that contribute valuable and notable platforms to the network.
Discover our innovative projects that push the boundaries of technology and create value in unique spaces.
An open geospatial intelligence network built on Bittensor, pushing the boundaries of SOTA decentralized weather forecasting, and our proprietary mixture-of-experts industry insights.
A next-gen microtransaction platform enabling mega-fast, ultra-cheap payments for fiat currency anywhere and everything.
A signal analysis engine designed to surface actionable market insights through real-time algorithmic research.
We are actively involved in the Bittensor ecosystem, specializing in the onboarding and strategic development of future subnets to expand the network's capabilities and reach.
The strategic minds behind Nickel5's vision and execution
Strategic visionary with deep expertise in venture capital and technology investments. Leads Nickel5's investment strategy and portfolio management.
Financial strategist with deep expertise in corporate finance, accounting, and operational scaling. Oversees Nickel5's financial infrastructure, risk management, and capital allocation.
Worldwide adventurer with a background in business management, creative design, and brand development. Leads operational strategy and execution at Nickel5, shaping the systems, structure, and identity that support growth at every stage.
The engineers and artists transforming vision into scalable, secure, and elegant solutions.
Outdoorsman with background in organic chemistry research, quantum chemistry software research and ML systems.
Music lover with background in research, software architecture, unmanned aerial systems and sustainability.
Academic with background in software engineering, data science, big data and machine learning.
Astronomer with background in astrophysics, machine learning, data visualization and scientific programming.
Space Barbie with background in scientific programming, data science, space weather ML modeling, visualization and geospatial science.
Oenophile with background in computer science, large corporations and tech.
Explorer with background in applied math, optimization, and software engineering.
Foodie with background in full-stack development, machine learning, and design.
OSS champion with background in systems engineering, start-up mentorship, and studying human populations from space.
Cinephile with a background in software engineering, digital asset operations, and fast-growing start-ups.
Theoretical physicist with background in statistical and stochastic fluid mechanics who occasionally applies fluid dynamics in the swimming pool.
Designer building through branding, with a commitment to the growth of decentralized intelligence.
Big city fashionista with background in marketing and design.