Nick Moran

Nick Moran is the founder and General Partner of New Stack Ventures, not the Lead Investor at Manifold. Some key details about Nick Moran:

• He founded New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage startups.1

• Prior to founding New Stack, Nick worked in M&A and Product Management at Danaher, where he developed one of the company's most successful products.1

• In May 2014, Nick launched The Full Ratchet, which was the first venture capital podcast. It has grown to over 90,000 active subscribers.12

• Nick's background includes experience as a developer, in mergers and acquisitions, and as a product manager before becoming a venture capitalist.12

• He holds an MBA from the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business and a BS from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business.1

• At New Stack Ventures, Nick typically invests between $500k and $1.5M in pre-revenue startups or those in early commercialization stages.12

Given that the information provided does not mention Nick Moran being associated with Manifold, and consistently describes him as the founder of New Stack Ventures, it appears the premise of the query about him being the Lead Investor at Manifold may be incorrect.