February was very fun. We traveled a lot. Saw many partnerships come to fruition.
In this issue:
How the network is growing
What's happening across founders and capital
Where events are coming up
Nucleus Community Highlight
RHO NYC dinner. A private Backgammon tournament in Beverly Hills. Custom boards, curated group, one of the more memorable formats we've done.
And a Miami padel tournament that got rained out... and moved to the home of one of our Board Advisors Chris Cunningham of ClickUp.
It became one of the best nights of the month.
Up next:
We’re building across cities. Here’s where we’re showing up:
MIAMI
- Padel Tournament
Nucleus x ClickUp x Celsius
NEW YORK
- Community Leads Collective Dinner: Vol. 2 Dinner
Nucleus x Dion x Morgan Stanley x Cooley
- RHO Founders Dinner
Nucleus x RHO
- Othership Experience
Nucleus x Range Group
LAS VEGAS
- Breakfast at Shoptalk
Nucleus x 1800DTC
CANNES
- Cannes Lions
If you’ll be there, let’s connect.
Nucleus Ventures
Nucleus Ventures is the ecosystem for investors; family offices, venture capital funds, angel investors, high net worth individuals, and startup founders, focused on syndicating capital and curating high-quality deal flow via our SPV model.
To date, the portfolio includes $49M+ deployed across 24 companies, with exposure to category-defining platforms like Neuralink, xAI, Anduril, Apptronik, and Beast Industries, alongside early bets on breakout operators such as Othership, Culture Media, Siegelman Stable, and Packsmith.
Recent investments include SpaceX and Hot Girl Pickles, a fast-growing Gen-Z native CPG brand where our network is supporting expansion through retail introductions, distribution partnerships, and creator collaborations.
Companies we’re currently evaluating include:
Defense Tech – building an AI-first, hardware-agnostic autonomy operating system for unmanned military systems, raising a Series A after booking $11M TCV in its first year with over $200M in the pipeline.
Alchemy Springs (Social Wellness) – Experiential urban bathhouses; profitable preview concept with a flagship San Francisco location opening in 2026.
Circuit (Industrial AI) – AI tools automating manufacturing workflows; founded by former Silicon Labs CEO Tyson Tuttle.
Content Recap
The Nucleus Job Board
Job opportunities in our network. If you are interested in one of these opportunities, respond to this email and let us know
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Looking Ahead
March is moving.
We're just getting started.