Nicole M. Stata is a General Partner of Boston Seed Capital, which she founded with Peter Blacklow and David Balter in 2011. Ms. Stata was named in 2013 as one of the top 25 most influential woman in tech in Boston by VentureFiZZ. And in 2015 received the “Rising Star Venture Capitalist” award from The New England Venture Capital Association.From 2008 to 2010, Ms. Stata worked as an angel investor, advisor and COO of Jackpot Rewards.

Stata founded Deploy Solutions in 1996, an award-winning leading provider of SAAS Human Capital Management. As CEO and President, she led Deploy for eleven years through its sale to Kronos in 2007. Deploy was widely recognized as a national best place to work and was the recipient of Deloitte and Touche’s Fast 50 award in 2006. Before Deploy, Stata managed the global service center for Restrac (Webhire) and started her career with Lotus Development Corporation.

Stata serves as an advisor and board member for several companies and non-profit organizations.