CircleUp appoints Nick Talwar as Chief Executive Officer

By Pavithra R

CircleUp, an investment platform harnessing the power of data and technology to provide capital and resources to emerging consumer brands, has announced the appointment of Nick Talwar as Chief Executive Officer. Co-founder Ryan Caldbeck, CEO since the company was established in 2012, will become Executive Chairman.

In July, Talwar joined the company as President bringing two decades of experience as an operator and investor at the intersection of technology and financial services. Prior to CircleUp, Talwar was most recently a partner at Apis Partners, a growth equity investor in technology-focused financial services companies. As an operator and executive, he has leveraged data to scale businesses. 

“I am honored to have the opportunity to lead this organization into its next phase of growth. I’m grateful for the company Ryan, Rory and the team created, one based on remarkable technology, successful businesses built on top of that technology, and a work culture where innovation thrives. We have an exciting roadmap ahead and I’m inspired by our potential for growth and impact,” said Talwar, President and CEO, CircleUp.

He held various positions including Global Head of Vehicle Supply at Uber; company executive responsible for building and leading the global lending business unit at Amazon. Talwar also led Visa’s credit card business in North America where he built the Visa Infinite platform for the U.S. and has also spent several years at Citi, with his last role as Country Manager for Citibank in Sweden, a digital bank in the market.

“I am incredibly proud of what CircleUp is today and confident in the road ahead. The team has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs to thrive, by giving them the capital and resources they need. We’ve worked with some of the most iconic consumer brands of the past decade while building a technology that will transform private investing. Last year, I decided that now is the right time for me to transition the CEO role to a new leader. We’ve brought on world class investors who will support the company through our next phase of growth and, with the board, I am very excited to collaborate with Nick going forward,” said Ryan Caldbeck, Founder and Executive Chairman, CircleUp. 

Founded in 2012, CircleUp is the investment platform providing capital and resources to innovative, early-stage consumer brands with a modern, scalable approach to private markets.