Nicole Stata brings unusually deep operating experience as a seed-stage investor, having founded and scaled Deploy Solutions as CEO for 11 years through its acquisition by Kronos in 2008. She serves as a mentor within MIT's Martin Trust Center for Entrepreneurship and maintains an active presence as a speaker across universities, positioning herself as a hands-on ecosystem builder who translates her operating lessons into how she mentors and backs entrepreneurs. Nicole Stata brings unusually deep operating experience as a seed-stage investor, having founded and scaled Deploy Solutions as CEO for 11 years through its acquisition by Kronos in 2008. She serves as a mentor within MIT's Martin Trust Center for Entrepreneurship and maintains an active presence as a speaker across universities, positioning herself as a hands-on ecosystem builder who translates her operating lessons into how she mentors and backs entrepreneurs.