Nicholas Angerame is the Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Stonegardens Advisory, a New York–based firm that helps dual-use and defense technology companies enter and scale within U.S. and allied government markets. He also serves as a General Partner at Demand Signal Ventures and Co-Chair of Check VI Consulting. He has led and supported hundreds of transactions in government and venture-backed opportunities across sectors including autonomy, energy, AI/ML, and advanced manufacturing. Through Stonegardens, Nicholas has driven the firm’s international expansion, including establishing and scaling its Japan office, and co-leading on-the-ground efforts in Ukraine to help companies validate technologies in active operational environments and accelerate defense adoption.

Prior to founding Stonegardens, Nicholas served as in-house counsel at Barclays Capital and CIBC, where he focused on securities and structured finance transactions. As a securities and venture capital attorney, he has negotiated billions in capital markets transactions. Nicholas holds a Juris Doctor from Hofstra University School of Law and a Bachelor’s degree from Stony Brook University. He is admitted to practice law in the State of New York.