Nikolas Ciminelli

Principal at Khosla Ventures

Overview

Nikolas Ciminelli is a Principal at Khosla Ventures as of October 2025[1][3]. Ciminelli is a former researcher and builder investing in founders developing artificial intelligence and deep technology companies[2]. Ciminelli's background includes roles as Co-founder of Product & AI at Tweak Commerce from 2021 to 2023[5], an Investor at Samsung Next from December 2023 to October 2025[4], and a Technical Product Manager at Arc Building Partners from 2015 to 2021[7]. Ciminelli also worked as an Artificial Intelligence Researcher at Constru in 2021[6]. Ciminelli holds a graduate degree in Computer Science from Tufts University, completed between 2021 and 2023[8], and a bachelor's degree in Economics from Boston University, completed between 2018 and 2021[9].

Profile introduction
Source excerptLinkedIn [2]

A Former Researcher and Builder investing in founders building the next great AI & Deep Tech Companies!

Career history

  1. PrincipalOct 2025 to presentKhosla Ventures
  2. InvestorDec 2023 to Oct 2025Samsung Next
  3. Co-founder Product & AI2021 to 2023Tweak Commerce
  4. Artificial Intelligence Researcher2021 to 2021Constru
  5. Technical Product Manager2015 to 2021Arc Building Partners

Education

  1. Graduate School, Computer Science2021 - 2023Tufts University
  2. Bachelor's degree, Economics2018 - 2021Boston University

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