Nat Simons is a co-founder of Prelude Ventures and the Sea Change Foundation. He serves as Chairman of Meritage Group LP and is a board member at Renaissance Technologies.
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Prelude Ventures writes $100K to $10M checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.
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- Renaissance Technologies · principal
- Meritage Group LP · Chairman
- Renaissance · Board
- Sea Change Foundation · co-director2006-null
- Sea Change Foundation International · co-director
- Prelude Ventures · FounderNow
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Who is Nat Simons?
Nat Simons is a co-founder of Prelude Ventures and the Sea Change Foundation. He serves as Chairman of Meritage Group LP and is a board member at Renaissance Technologies.
How much does Nat Simons invest?
Nat Simons invests through Prelude Ventures, which writes checks of $100K to $10M at seed, series a.
How do I pitch Nat Simons?
Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Nat in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Prelude Ventures backed works better.
What did Nat Simons do before Prelude Ventures?
principal at Renaissance Technologies; Chairman at Meritage Group LP; Board at Renaissance; co-director at Sea Change Foundation; co-director at Sea Change Foundation International.
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