Nico Suarez

M&A + Strategic Finance for SaaS, Ecom, and Buyside Entrepreneurs

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 7 investments📅 8 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2023
VC🌍 United States
7
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3
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3
Mid stage
1
Late stage
8y
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Portfolio

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Investor
2023
Content creators are often unable to completely harness the power of their audiences, we help creators monetize their audiences directly. Creators think of brand partnerships as an end-game for them in order to make money. With TagMango, we’re able to unlock new revenue streams for creators and enable them to think about how they can monetize Direct-to-consumer interactions. We are building an online shop for creators which helps them conduct workshops, sell their courses and launch NFTs. TagMango is a web and mobile app based SAAS platform that provides creators with a landing page builder, payment gateway, inbuilt video-hosting, a chat feature and a host of other tools to seamlessly host cohort-based live courses. TagMango envisions to be the sixth logo behind the truck. If today, you see Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter - the 6th logo will be TagMango.
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2022
Landeed is building Indias (then for rest of the world) fastest and most comprehensive property title search engine. More than 84% of Indian household wealth is stored in real estate, property and land. However, with 2/3rds of all court cases in India dealing with land-related disputes, it is essential that people have accessible public records to both protect themselves against litigation and provide appropriate documentation for facilitating transactions.
early stageInsurance
Investor
2021
Gatsby was a stocks and neo-brokerage app for a new generation of traders. In 2022, it was acquired by eToro.
Investor
2021
Our founding team has 25 years of experience proving the viability of bamboo’s use as a principal engineering and construction material. Rizome engineered bamboo lumber can be used in place of traditional wood in any building. Naturally gorgeous, Rizome Bamboo is strong, fire-resistant, and affordable. And equally important, when you use Rizome, youre helping save the worlds forests and restore the balance of nature through carbon reduction.
Investor
2021
Cardiac Monitor
Investor
2020
We believe that everyone should have access to play the beautiful game On Demand. The process of playing soccer can be a hassle, everything from finding enough players to play with and finding a field to play at makes it difficult for many to play the sport they love. With Plei, we allow soccer players to get out and play in just 2 clicks. Soccer (Football) it the Global game, and we aim to build a global platform connecting soccer enthusiasts so that playing soccer can be as easy as ordering an Uber Driver. We partner with soccer facilities and provide them with a management system that allows for them to manage all aspects of their business under one platform. Currently servicing 18+ cities across the United States. Our community of more than 250,000 players and 160+ soccer facilities is our passion.
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2018
Phenomix Sciences is a precision medicine obesity biotechnology pioneer on a mission to conquer obesity globally through the science of phenotyping, the understanding of how genes combined with environmental and behavioral factors can inform obesity treatment plans. Mayo Clinic physicians, scientists, and researchers, Drs. Acosta and Camilleri, founded the company under the belief that the key to understanding obesity is unprecedented access to its clinical and molecular information throughout all stages and phenotypes of the disease. Phenomix leverages data intelligence to yield better accuracy in predicting individual patient response to specific weight loss interventions and reducing the variability in weight loss results for patients.
Experience · 13 entries
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Investments (7)
2025
Investment Principal
Mar 2025
Ascend Equity Partners is a highly focused group of entrepreneurs and investors looking to acquire, operate and grow amazing businesses. We have a deep appreciation for how hard it is to run a business and want to partner with people who share a passion for that challenge. We have helped organizations achieve long term success through innovative talent strategies and unique go-to-market plans, while leveraging our deep understanding of industry dynamics. We know that no one knows a business better than its founder/owner, and we take great pride in our ability to learn the “ins and outs” to develop a strategy to take it to the next level. We have helped launch, acquire and integrate over 20 businesses in the past decade across health, industrials, tech services, and consumer segments. We look forward to the opportunity to connect and learn about your business and interests. Please reach out to Cameron@AscendEP.com to explore.
2024
Strategic Finance and M&A Lead
Oct 2024
At Unified Vision we are building AI agents to empower healthcare providers. Through AI, we aim to solve the overwhelming administrative complexities that consume 40% of the industry’s revenue. We focus on incubating and scaling specialty-specific brands across various healthcare fields, using technology to drive operational success, access to care, and deliver exceptional outcomes. Our innovative platforms support providers in streamlining administrative tasks so that they can focus on delivering high-impact care. Unified Vision is backed by over >$200mm from top-tier investors including Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Softbank, and 8VC. Join us in leading the way in advancing healthcare with AI-driven solutions!
Investment Principal
Aug 2024
Essor, where brands take flight. We find digital challenger brands and supercharge them into iconic global legends that consumers love. As a next-generation consumer products platform, we leverage technology, industry expertise, and strategic collaborations to ignite growth and launch brands beyond expectations. Essor’s brand portfolio today includes a broad range of rapidly growing health & wellness and lifestyle brands like Boka, ZitSticka, Puracy, OTOTO Design, FreshCap, Iron Flask, Fullstar, numnum, Key Nutrients, and Viking Revolution that are sold on Amazon, Direct to Consumer channels, and through national retailers like Target, CVS, and Walmart.
2023
Investor
2023
Content creators are often unable to completely harness the power of their audiences, we help creators monetize their audiences directly. Creators think of brand partnerships as an end-game for them in order to make money. With TagMango, we’re able to unlock new revenue streams for creators and enable them to think about how they can monetize Direct-to-consumer interactions. We are building an online shop for creators which helps them conduct workshops, sell their courses and launch NFTs. TagMango is a web and mobile app based SAAS platform that provides creators with a landing page builder, payment gateway, inbuilt video-hosting, a chat feature and a host of other tools to seamlessly host cohort-based live courses. TagMango envisions to be the sixth logo behind the truck. If today, you see Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter - the 6th logo will be TagMango.
2022
Senior Investment Associate
Nov 2022
Heyday is a platform accelerating digital brands for today’s consumers. We acquire and incubate leading digitally-native brands through innovative partnerships with eCommerce entrepreneurs. Once a part of the Heyday platform, brands tap into technology, data and capital custom-built to drive exponential revenue and profit growth. Our digital-first approach to brand building is unlocking the overlooked potential in the $2.7 trillion global marketplace economy. Heyday has over 200 global employees with deep eCommerce expertise, and has raised over $800 million from visionary investors like General Catalyst and Khosla Ventures.
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