Sydney Sykes

Sydney Sykes is the Global Head of VC Partnerships at NVIDIA, where she leads the company’s engagement with the venture capital ecosystem and connects high-potential startups with the right teams and resources. Before NVIDIA, Sydney spent the past decade in and around venture. She started her career as NEA’s first analyst, is a graduate of Harvard College, and came to Lightspeed Venture Partners as a scout while finishing her MBA at Stanford before joining full time as an early stage investing Partner. She co-founded and co-led BLCK VC, a nonprofit focused on increasing Black representation in venture capital.