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David Nikzad

Investor at Vidyard

BIO

David Nikzad is the original founder of Reinmkr Satsang and original founder of Orthogonal Thinker Inc. He was the first checks in companies such as Betterment Vidyard InstantCab Ridecell Wefunder June Software TaptoLearn Talkable Aisle50 TutorSpree OrangeFund2 Quartzy Ridejoy GazeHawk RealCrowd InvoiceASAP Meadow Mellows ConfidentCannabis FOBO Yardsale BlockRx SericaPay Solti AdStage Arcview Capital and more. He has personally incubated companies through Orthogonal SuryaSpa KitchenNation MauiRaw Randy s Remedy EI.Ventures Pure Mushrooms and many more. Orthogonal holds secondary shares in anchor companies such as Airbnb Republic Equipment Share and more. Over the last 25 years David started out in the techno scene marketing parties that brought in tens of thousands of people to famous nightclubs such as Fifth Column The Vault Z Club Trax Edge Buzz and Fever in DC. He was one of the original investors in the DC club scene to bring famous DJs together from all over the world before trance hit the mainstream. Over the past 2.5 decades he has invested in subsidiaries that include RealEstate Nightlife and Technology. He left the mainland over a decade ago to work on a health and wellness retreat center in Maui called Lumeria working there on his own emotional intelligence. Over this last decade David has become hyper-focused on his two children who live on Hawaii and on his current role as Executive Chairman of Orthogonal Thinker Inc which encompasses all of David s family s holdings.