Investing Profile

Lucas Dickey(203)

VCAdvisorFounderOperator
Aspiring polymath
kingofhacks.comLos Angeles, California
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Connected to James Currier (NFX), Satya Patel (Homebrew), Pete Flint (NFX), and 25 other investors on Signal.

Techstars Network
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University of California, Los Angeles Network
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Center for Rural Health Leadership Network
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University of Washington Network
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Brass Pen Ventures Managing Partner
$100K - $500K
$250K
Focus: Developer Experience (DX) and DX+: Tools and services that accelerate innovation for Internet-based businesses. (Eg. in public markets: Twilio, Atlassian, Slack, Snowflake, Elastic, Okta; Private: Stripe, Plaid, Looker, Zapier, Airtable, Webflow) "The most powerful inventions...allow other inventions to flourish." -- Tim Harford "Research confirms that the industry is changing: what is good enough and even 'high performing' today is no longer good enough in the next year." -- Accelerat
In particular, I do not invest in: NFT, crypto currency, nascent/unproven Web3, metaverse/AR/VR, social networks, creator, media of any kind (video, music, or audio). I especially do not invest in: metaverse.
Product Stripe2025 - Present
Consultant and Tinkerer GTD.VC2025 - Present
Chief Executive Officer Stealth Company (Lucas Dickey)2025 - Present
Limited Partner Outside VC2023 - Present
CEO (+CPO) & Co-Founder Deepcast.fm2023 - Present
Strategic Advisor Waitify2023 - Present
Co-Founder & CEO Visible Square2022 - Present
Advisor Abstract2021 - Present
Advisor Trellis Law2019 - Present
Advisory Board Member Trellis Research, Inc.2018 - Present
Mentor Techstars2018 - Present
Finder, Fixer, Closer GTD.VC2017 - Present
Advisor ChatLingual2012 - Present
Investor Brass Pen Ventures2011 - Present
Angel Investor Lucas Dickey2011 - Present
Co-Founder FernishPresent
Product Manager AmazonPresent
Advisor Trellis2019 - 2025
CEO & Founder DeepCast2023 - 2025
Chief Product Officer Azibo2022 - 2023
Co-Founder, Board Director, Advisor Fernish2021 - 2023
Investor (not currently investing) Brass Pen Ventures2011 - 2023
Entrepreneur In Residence Artium AI2021 - 2022
Entrepreneur In Residence Artium2021 - 2022
Co-Founder, Chief Product Officer Fernish2017 - 2021
Co-Founder, CPTO Fernish2017 - 2021
Board Observer Artium2019 - 2020
Advisory Board Member Mapfit2016 - 2019
Principal Product Manager Rival2017 - 2017
Principal Product Manager Rival Inc2017 - 2017
Principal Product Manager Atom Tickets2016 - 2017
Vice President, Product Thinknear by Telenav (Acquired by inMarket, August 2019)2012 - 2016
Vice President, Product Thinknear by Telenav2012 - 2016
Mentor Launchpad LA2012 - 2015
Head of Product DoubleTwist2011 - 2012
Product Manager, Amazon MP3, Cloud Player & Cloud Drive Amazon2009 - 2011
Product Manager, Amazon MP3, Cloud Player & Cloud Drive Amazon 2009 - 2011
DJ KEXP2003 - 2010
DJ KEXP 90.3 FM2003 - 2010
Program Manager, Technical Integration Amazon2008 - 2009
Program Manager, Technical Integration Amazon 2008 - 2009
Technical Account Manager, Amazon MP3 Amazon2007 - 2008
Technical Account Manager, Amazon MP3 Amazon 2007 - 2008
Electronic Content Coordinator MediaNet2005 - 2007
Electronic Content Coordinator MusicNet, Inc.2005 - 2007
Freelance Journalist Center for Rural Health Leadership2003 - 2007
Freelance Journalist Numerous Print/Online Publications2003 - 2007
UCLA Masters in Legal Studies Law
University of California, Los Angeles Masters in Legal Studies Law
University of Washington BA Philosophy & Political Science
University of Washington bachelors, bachelor of arts philosophy, political science
University of Washington Bachelors of Arts Political Science & Philosophy