Bio

Niki joined Founders Pledge in 2018 and prior to her appointment as CXO, worked across the organisation in a number of different roles. She is a founder of our partner fund, Pledge Ventures, where she has been a Partner since September 2022.

Niki began her career as a Stage and Production Manager for theatre and live events. The adventure took Niki from pub theatres to the West End, the Royal Albert Hall, and a very big tent in Saudi Arabia. She also ran a chain of theatre venues at the Edinburgh festival before going on to lead Operational and Exhibitor Services at the Royal Horticultural Society, working across their portfolio of major events including the Chelsea Flower Show and Hampton Court Palace Flower Show.

Q&A with Niki

Q: If you could choose anyone famous (real or fictional) to have dinner with who would they be and why?

Tyrion Lannister. An excellent strategist and even better taste in wine.

Q: As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?

A horse. I was very definite about this.

Q: If a movie was made of your life what genre would it be, who would play you?

Phoebe Waller-Bridge. The film would fall somewhere between a drama and a complete farce.