Nicholas Shekerdemian

Nicholas Shekerdemian is the Founding Partner at TVC, operating as a technology entrepreneur and investor specializing in artificial intelligence and venture capital. Prior to his current investment role, he studied Chinese at Wadham College, University of Oxford, before entering the startup ecosystem by establishing Teaching by the Top, an online education company providing English tuition and university consulting services for Chinese students. Shekerdemian subsequently founded Headstart AI, a graduate recruitment platform that utilized data analytics to improve corporate talent matching processes, which was ultimately acquired by Silverback United. His entrepreneurial initiatives in the technology sector earned him a Thiel Fellowship and recognition on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for social entrepreneurs. His professional background currently centers on leveraging artificial intelligence for talent identification, scaling educational technology platforms, and executing strategic venture capital investments.