Nicola Sinclair

Managing Partner at Twin Track Ventures

Speaker

Nicola is the Managing Partner of Twin Track Ventures, a London-based pre-seed and seed deeptech fund focused on dual-use technologies.

Nicola began her career in the Royal Air Force, where she served in a range of operator roles, mainly on international operations or in the teams planning them. She also served at NATO HQ, collaborating on information sharing and complex operational planning with multinational partners and international allies.

She later established the Air Innovation Fund, a GBP 30 million per annum fund working exclusively with pre-Series A startups with dual-use technologies, particularly in the fields of energy, future compute, and hypersonic flight. This initiative was in close collaboration with various parts of the UK Government and the US Department of Defense.

Her interests extend to venture capital portfolio construction and management, and how effective teams work together. Nicola is a member of the UK Business Angels Association, European Women in VC, the Defence Investor Network, and co-founder of the Quantum Investors Network.