Nic Dardenne

Nic Dardenne is a Principal at Y Combinator and a member of the board of directors at Zepto, based in San Francisco, California. He previously worked as an Investment Banking Analyst at Morgan Stanley from January 2015 to December 2017 after earning a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from the University of Southern California. In his capacity as an investor and board member, Dardenne has been actively involved in Zepto's capitalization, participating in multiple financing rounds ranging from its initial Seed round in August 2020 through its Series H funding in October 2025. This investment activity includes recent late-stage capital raises, specifically the company's Series F in June 2024 and Series G in August 2024. His current professional focus centers on evaluating early-stage technology startups while advising quick commerce operations.