Azriel (A.Z) Nicdao

A.Z Nicdao has a diverse work experience starting from being a mentor at BlockBeam in 2022 followed by a role as an Account Executive at Buzly. During the same year, A.Z also worked as a Fellow and Community Manager at Vencapital. In 2023, A.Z became a Business Development Representative at EyeRate, Search Committee Member at California State University-Sacramento, and a Director of Business (Board of Directors) at Associated Students, Inc. | Sacramento State. A.Z also worked as a Fellow at Gen Z VCs during 2022-23 and a Venture Partner at Mech Ventures during 2022-23. A.Z's other roles during the same time period include Program Coordinator- Hivemind Cohort Pre-Accelerator and Student- Startup Evangelist at Carlsen Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship. A.Z also founded and was the President of The Hive CSUS, serving from 2020 to 2023.

Azriel (A.Z) Nicdao began their education in 2015 at Vanden High School, where they earned their High School Diploma in 2019. Azriel (A.Z) then continued their education at Sacramento State College of Business Administration from 2019 to 2023, where they pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in Business with a concentration in Management Information Systems, General. Additionally, in May 2020, they obtained a certification in Money Management Essentials from AFCPE® (Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education®).