Nick D’Aloisio

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About Investor

Nick D'Aloisio is a British technology entrepreneur, software developer, and angel investor based in the United Kingdom, best known for founding Summly, an AI-powered news summarization application acquired by Yahoo in 2013 for a reported $30 million. His investment interests include Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, Consumer Technology, Mobile Applications, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, and Digital Platforms, with documented angel investments in Tictail and Wristcam, including participation in Series A financing. He subsequently co-founded Sphere, a community-focused messaging platform backed by venture capital investors including Index Ventures and LocalGlobe, which was acquired by Twitter in 2021. Before establishing Sphere, Nick worked as a Product Manager at Yahoo and an Entrepreneur in Residence at Airbnb, gaining experience in product development, technology commercialization, and startup growth. He studied Philosophy and Computer Science at the University of Oxford and has published academic research in philosophy and cognitive science. Although his entrepreneurial background and historical angel investments are documented, his current investment activity, lead-investor status, minimum investment amount, maximum investment amount, and preferred ticket size have not been publicly verified.