Nick Frandsen is a director and serial tech founder with 13 years’ experience building and scaling consumer-facing products and venture-backed startups across Australasia. As Co-founder and Co-CEO of Paloma (formerly Dovetail) he combines a services-first model with startup incubation, helping clients like Afterpay, KPMG and Adshel while reinvesting to seed owned portfolio companies alongside VCs such as Blackbird Ventures. He has hands-on product and engineering roots from founding and scaling 1-Night (acquired by TicketDirect) and now splits his time between Auckland and Sydney, advising and directing multiple ventures including Authsignal and Runn. Nick’s strength is turning client engagements into durable, equity-aligned businesses that both deliver production-grade platforms and create new company formation opportunities. He holds a background in computer science and economics from the University of Otago and brings a blend of operator grit, product design sensibility, and growth-focused execution. Outside work he’s known for being competitive enough to challenge you to table tennis, a small hint at his drive and team culture style.
13 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science and Economics, Computer Science and Economics at University of Otago
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Nick Frandsen - Director at Paloma (previously Dovetail)