Investment Stage

Focus Areas

About Investor

Nicole Quinn is Co-Head of Connect Ventures, a new consumer-focused venture firm she co-founded in January 2026 with Michael Blank (former CAA Head of Consumer Investments), backed by CAA (Creative Artists Agency) and NEA (New Enterprise Associates, $28B+ AUM). Connect Ventures focuses on consumer investing across entertainment, media, and lifestyle categories. Previously, Nicole spent 10 years at Lightspeed Venture Partners where she co-led the consumer team, investing in beehiiv, Calm, Cameo, Character AI, Daily Harvest, Daybreak, Goop, Hungryroot, Lightyear, Multiverse, Rothy's, Zola, Autograph, Anatomy Financial, and Haus Labs (Lady Gaga's beauty brand, incubated jointly by CAA and Lightspeed). She sourced early investments in Rothy's and Zola. Before Lightspeed, she spent a decade at Morgan Stanley covering retail and internet businesses, working on the IPOs of Facebook, Groupon, Prada, and Pandora. She holds a degree from Stanford University. She is known for her focus on diverse and female founders and companies that "shape popular culture.