Nicole North is Partner, Global Platform at Lightspeed, where she leads Lighthouse, the firm’s platform organization that includes the Executive Talent, Business Development, Community, Market Development, and Founder Engagement teams. Lighthouse is dedicated to providing founders and CEOs with the support, connections, and expertise they need to thrive. By leveraging a global network of influential leaders and industry experts, Lighthouse scales Lightspeed’s impact across sectors and geographies, empowering founders and CEOs to drive innovation and build transformative businesses.
Deeply committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in tech, Nicole co-leads Lightspeed’s DEI initiatives. She spearheads impactful programs, partnerships, and initiatives designed to elevate underrepresented leaders within Lightspeed’s portfolio, the venture capital landscape, and the broader tech ecosystem.
Nicole joined Lightspeed in 2019 to establish the executive talent function, working closely with portfolio companies to create high-performing leadership teams. Previously, she spent nearly a decade at SPMB, where she founded the consumer practice, and began her career at Korn/Ferry International.
Nicole holds a bachelor’s degree in International Business from Seattle University and studied abroad at the University of Maastricht. Born in Brazil and a citizen of the United States, Brazil, and Portugal, she is a global citizen, and spends her free time traveling, baking, and building LEGO with her husband and two children in Marin County.
