# Nico Ferreyra

> Nico Ferreyra is the co-founder and CEO of Default, a New York-based B2B revenue operations platform that bundles inbound scheduling, lead capture, enrichment, qualification, and routing into one system for Series A-C go-to-market teams. Born in Córdoba, Argentina and raised in the United States, he dropped out of college, moved into a San Francisco hacker house with cofounder Victor, and launched Default in late 2021. The company raised $6.6M seed led by Craft Ventures (with Jack Altman, 8VC, BoxGroup) and has reportedly raised roughly $20M total. Ferreyra also angel-invests in ~50 companies including Anduril, Browserbase, Runway, and Wander.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Default
- **Organizations:** Default, Tomo, Fortna, FirstBuild (GE)
- **From:** Córdoba, Argentina
- **Nationality:** Argentinian-American
- **Education:** Did not complete - dropped out to found startup, College (undisclosed)
- **Known for:** Co-founded Default and scaled it to ~85 employees, Raised approximately $20M in total funding from Craft Ventures, 8VC, BoxGroup, Jack Altman, Caffeinated Capital, and others, Angel investor in roughly 50 companies including Anduril, Browserbase, Runway, Wander, Bland, Equals, and Varda

## Career timeline

- **2018** — Began building software startups with cofounder Victor while in college
- **2020** — Dropped out of college and moved to a San Francisco hacker house
- **2021** — Founded Default with Victor in late 2021
- **2023** — Announced $6.6M seed round led by Craft Ventures
- **2024-2026** — Relocated Default from San Francisco to New York (12 W 31st St); scaled headcount to ~85
- **2026** — Latest reported funding: Series A ($9.4M), total raised approx. $20M

## Achievements

- Co-founded Default and scaled it to ~85 employees
- Raised approximately $20M in total funding from Craft Ventures, 8VC, BoxGroup, Jack Altman, Caffeinated Capital, and others
- Angel investor in roughly 50 companies including Anduril, Browserbase, Runway, Wander, Bland, Equals, and Varda
- Built Default into an integrated inbound platform used by Series A-C GTM teams

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Default's latest reported funding round (Series A, ~$9.4M) closed, bringing total raised to approximately $20M.

## Links

- Website: https://nicoaferr.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicoaferr
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/nicoaferr

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Last updated: 2026-07-09