Nazerke

ICPC NERC finalist, ex-Google, exited founder
now VC at Sturgeon Capital

[Nazerke @calidolda]

Met my ICPC teammate (previously, IMO) in SF 🇺🇸

PS. Also my teammate from Robotics Research Lab and also ex-Google engineer who traded big tech for startup (HF0 startup)

[Nazerke @calidolda]

@parisbayarea

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@nico_vrgwn @ycombinator Me!

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@parisbayarea

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@tonycclo Come on July 2nd then

[Nazerke @calidolda]

My last trip to SF was so packed, I didn't have a single spare moment, so I didn't post a thing. Hopefully this trip is the same – who's in town from July 1–16?

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@parisbayarea See you there!

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@whodabest Thanks Daniel 🙏

[Nazerke @calidolda]

two and a half years ago i made the switch to VC.

today, Sturgeon Capital closed SEO II at $25m — bloomberg covered it, alem capital anchored alongside IFC, SBI Holdings, and QIC.

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couldn’t be prouder of this team ✨

[Nazerke @calidolda]

The coverage by Bloomberg here: https://t.co/rGUUg1wbsT

[Nazerke @calidolda]

C’est la vie

[Nazerke @calidolda]

a designer gives you their own taste and perspective, not just ‘design’ like this implies. feels like this take is written to get disagreed with lol

new to X, is this the kind of post I should be writing? 👀

[Mark Lou @markproduct]

Hot take:

Most founders don't need a designer anymore.

Claude is enough.

[Nazerke @calidolda]

Even unitree cutie pies are tired by now and taking a seat haha

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Saturday on Vivatech lol

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most impressive startup pack at vivatech so far: the korean batch from KOSME

the TALOS founder pitching brain aneurysm screening is an actual neurosurgeon

he knows what happens when it fails

[Nazerke @calidolda]

you are the jury now

vivatech handed everyone a QR code to vote on startups live

most engaged pitch audience i’ve ever seen

steal this format immediately

[Nazerke @calidolda]

@rassulred Thanks!

[Nazerke @calidolda]

Paris:

Catching the tech wave at VivaTech this week (June 17-20). Dropping by STATION F on June 29. Fun fact: Y Combinator is hosting its first-ever Startup School Paris, and I managed to snag an invite.After, I’m flying straight to San Francisco on July 1st (more on that later)

[Nazerke @calidolda]

If you’re in Paris for VivaTech, YC, or just want to grab a coffee, DM me

[Nazerke @calidolda]

Missed Paris so much since moving to Astana in February 🇫🇷✨

Spending the next two weeks back in my old home (lived there for 7-8 years, so I desperately need my croissant fix).