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Nicholas Chirls co-founded Asylum Ventures to back early-stage founders approaching company building as a creative practice. He previously co-founded Notation Capital and led seed investing at Betaworks, after beginning his career as a trader at Lehman Brothers.

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Nicholas Chirls co-founded Asylum Ventures to back early-stage founders approaching company building as a creative practice. He previously co-founded Notation Capital and led seed investing at Betaworks, after beginning his career as a trader at Lehman Brothers.

Career

Co-founder and Partner at Asylum Ventures from 2024 to PresentInvests in early-stage founders through a venture firm focused on company creation as a creative practice.
Co-Founder at Notation Capital from 2015 to 2024Co-founded an early pre-seed venture firm based in New York.
Head of Investments at Betaworks from 2012 to 2014Ran an early version of betaworks' seed-investment practice.

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dannyCofounder at PartyDAO
First Cosign
A big thank you to @apruden08 @ashgoblue @relyes @gakonst @1HowardWu @JoeLallouz @MariaShen @nchirls and @pbanhardt for their review and helpful contributions.
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amanda peyton
Second Cosign
I knew he’d tell me the truth about how this idea would sound to someone who wasn’t me.
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In the Asylum with Nick Chirls

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