# Cameron Johnson

> Cameron Johnson is the founder and CEO of Nickson, a Dallas-based furniture-as-a-service startup that furnishes an entire apartment with 250-plus items in as little as three hours, by app. A former institutional real estate investor who spent 15 years at firms like Goldman Sachs, Walton Street Capital and Greystar before earning an MBA at Harvard, Johnson noticed renters trying to 'rent the model apartment' on tours and built a company around that impulse. In 2021 Nickson raised a $12 million Series A led by Pendulum, the firm co-founded by Barack Obama's former financial adviser Robbie Robinson, with Motley Fool Ventures, Revolution's Rise of the Rest and Backstage Capital joining in.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Nickson
- **Organizations:** Nickson, Goldman Sachs, Walton Street Capital, Greystar Real Estate Partners, Akara Partners, Uplift Education
- **From:** Germany
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. (with Distinction) in Finance and Real Estate, Cornell University, MBA, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Founded and leads Nickson, a furniture-as-a-service company that furnishes an apartment with 250+ items in as little as three hours, Raised over $12M in Series A funding from Pendulum, Motley Fool Ventures, Revolution's Rise of the Rest and Backstage Capital, Built a subscription model spanning studios ($199/mo) to three-bedrooms ($500/mo)

## Career timeline

- **2007** — Graduates from Cornell; chooses a well-capitalized private equity fund over prestige investment-banking offers
- **2008** — Learns to 'do deals and make decisions while the world was falling apart' during the financial crisis
- **2012-2014** — Director at Greystar Real Estate Partners; targets multifamily investments and helps establish the Mexico office
- **2015** — Returns to Goldman Sachs
- **2017** — Founds Nickson in Dallas
- **2019** — Speaks at the 5th Annual Dallas Startup Week; Nickson designs the Innovation Lounge
- **2021** — Closes a $12M Series A led by Pendulum, with Motley Fool Ventures, Rise of the Rest and Backstage Capital
- **2022** — Profiled in Houstonia as he expands Nickson beyond Dallas

## Achievements

- Founded and leads Nickson, a furniture-as-a-service company that furnishes an apartment with 250+ items in as little as three hours
- Raised over $12M in Series A funding from Pendulum, Motley Fool Ventures, Revolution's Rise of the Rest and Backstage Capital
- Built a subscription model spanning studios ($199/mo) to three-bedrooms ($500/mo)
- Held real estate roles at Goldman Sachs, Walton Street Capital and Greystar before founding Nickson
- Chairs the Real Estate Committee for Uplift Education, a North Texas charter network serving 20,000+ students

## Latest updates

- **2021-06** — Nickson announces a $12M Series A led by Pendulum to fund expansion across Texas, including Austin and Houston betas.
- **2022-01** — Houstonia profiles Johnson as Nickson scales its on-demand furnishing model beyond Dallas.

## Links

- Website: https://nicksonliving.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/cameron-johnson-ba114b9
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/nicksonliving
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/nicksonliving

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Last updated: 2026-06-14