# Deon Nicholas, Working on Something New

> Deon Nicholas, Working on Something New. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/deon-nicholas (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

San Mateo, US · Angel

# Deon Nicholas

Working on Something New at [Forethought](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forethought)

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** - none observed
- **Filings:** - with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 2 +1 mentions

What this record rests on

- **Named in rounds** No round names them yet
- **On filings** No filing names them
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Forethought
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from the investor lists this database was built from, so read them as of their date.

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## The firm

[**Forethought** Company · US **0** cheques in 12 months **0** all time **0** led unknown](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forethought)

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [HumanFirst](https://millionrounds.com/startup/humanfirst)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [Village Global Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/village-global) · 7 May 2026 · 41 min Why Your Next Executive Assistant Will Be an AI, Deon Nicholas (Espa.ai) With [Deon Nicholas](https://millionrounds.com/person/deon-nicholas) About this episode Deon is the co-founder and CEO of Espa Labs. His previous company, Forethought, was a TechCrunch Disrupt winner in 2018, scaled to roughly a billion customer interactions a month, and was recently acquired by Zendesk, where Deon now serves as advisor. Village Global GP Anne Dwane sits down with… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Village Global Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/village-global) · 23 May 2019 · 48 min Augmenting Employees with Artificial Intelligence with Deon Nicholas and Brianne Kimmel With [Brianne Kimmel](https://millionrounds.com/person/brianne-kimmel-3)[Deon Nicholas](https://millionrounds.com/person/deon-nicholas) Mentions [Brett Bolkowy](https://millionrounds.com/person/brett-bolkowy) About this episode Erik is joined by Deon Nicholas (@dojiboy9), founder of Forethought, and co-host for this episode, Village Global Network Leader Brianne Kimmel (@briannekimmel). They talk about… * How Forethought is “making everyone a genius at their job” through their artificial intelligence platform. * How Deon… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Deon Nicholas in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [Equity](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/equity) · 15 Nov 2025 · 47 min Introducing TechCrunch's new podcast: Build Mode Mentions [Deon Nicholas](https://millionrounds.com/person/deon-nicholas) About this episode TechCrunch has new podcast! Build Mode brings you candid startup wisdom from the people who build, break, and build again. Build Mode is hosted by our very own Startup Battlefield Editor, Isabelle Johannessen who is joined by founders, investors, and operators to dig into the uncomfortable truths… Listen on Apple Podcasts

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