Nicole McDonald

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Principal at Clearwater Ventures | ex-Capital One

Clearwater Ventures
Austin, TX · CT (UTC-6)
6+ years experience
Northwestern University
English
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Overview

Principal at Clearwater Ventures, backing fintech companies. Sit on 4 boards. Led or co-led 19 investments, 6 of them now at Series B or later. Before that: Capital One and Intuit. Most at home with due diligence and venture capital. Swimming before work keeps me sane.

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Skills
board workdue diligenceventure capital

Experience

  1. Principal
    May 2026 - Present
    Clearwater Ventures · 5 mo · Full-time · Austin, TX
    • Sit on 4 boards.
    • Backed 26 founders at pre-seed and seed.
  2. Sales Development Representative
    Aug 2024 - May 2026
    Capital One · 1 yr 9 mo · Full-time · Austin, TX
    • Signed 23 channel partners that now source 24% of pipeline.
    • Shortened the mid-market sales cycle from 10 months to 5.
  3. Partnerships Manager
    Jan 2022 - Aug 2024
    Intuit · 2 yr 7 mo · Full-time · Austin, TX
    • Opened 3 new logos over $3 million ACV in the region.
    • Shortened the enterprise sales cycle from 12 months to 3.
  4. Enterprise Account Executive
    Aug 2020 - Nov 2021
    Bank of America · 1 yr 3 mo · Full-time · Austin, TX
    • Signed 28 channel partners that now source 18% of pipeline.
    • Shortened the healthcare sales cycle from 9 months to 3.

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Education

  1. Northwestern University
    BA, Business Administration
    2016 - 2020

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