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Michael Nicklas

Partner at Valor Capital Group, LLC

Michael Nicklas is a versatile professional with a rich background in investment, entrepreneurship, technology, and strategy.

With a strong track record in leading large-scale internet projects and investments, Michael has demonstrated his ability to spot new technologies and implement innovative business models.

Throughout his career, Michael has contributed significantly to the development and deployment of strategic technology initiatives for companies like Viacom, Univision, IBM, Nielsen, and Disney.

His focus on Latin American technology companies has made him a valuable investor in the region.

Michael's expertise lies in a wide range of specialties including semantic web, taxonomies, metadata, community tools, social media, opensocial, open source, digital video, apml, attention metadata, profiling, open-data, privacy, Latin America, and Brazil.

He holds a background in Anthropology from Universidade de Coimbra and a BA in International Relations and Economics from American University.

Throughout his career, Michael has held key positions in several prominent organizations such as Valor Capital Group, LLC, Ideiasnet, SocialSmart Ventures, EngageMe, Thirst Inc., The Shooting Gallery, Univision Online Group, The Gryphon Group, Showtime Networks, and MPC.