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Antoine Nivard

Antoine Nivard

Venture investor — seed fintech & enterprise software

San Francisco, California, United States
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Joined May 2026
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Summary

Seed-stage, thesis-driven investor focused on fintech and enterprise software who co-founded Blank Ventures and helps write $500K–$2M checks into early startups. blank+2
A cross-border operator-investor with deep Canada–San Francisco networks: previously helped build iNovia's San Francisco presence and frequently highlights the Canadian talent pipeline into US tech. medium+2
Hands-on partner for founders at inception: emphasizes product narrative, early product–market fit, go-to-market execution, and practical operational support rather than purely financial engineering. antoinenivard+1
Public thinker and storyteller who publishes essays and hosts/appears on podcasts to share perspectives about venture, talent arbitrage, and startup ecosystems. medium+2

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Writing

When the VC playbook needs to be rewritten

November 1, 2021

Long-form essay reflecting on eight years in venture capital, changes in the VC landscape (specialization vs. agglomerators), talent arbitrage, portfolio services, and implications for founders and firms.

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Antoine Nivard (Substack publication)

A Substack publication for explorations and notes on fintech, prosumer software, AI, culture, and related topics (author/maintainer: Antoine Nivard).

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Hobbies

Interested in arts and music; served as Chairman of the Board for Orchestre National de Jazz de Montreal (2014–2017).

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