Nate Burns is a Partner at HealthQuest Capital. He has experience in growth equity and debt financings across the healthcare, consumer, and technology sectors.

What Nate can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M+
Comes in atSeries BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

HealthQuest Capital writes $10M to $30M+ checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: HealthQuest Capital.

Career

  1. Lehman Brothers · Analyst
  2. Ripplewood Holdings
  3. Highland Capital Management · Managing Director and Healthcare Portfolio Manager
  4. HealthQuest Capital · Partner
    Now

Investments named in public bios

Caris Life SciencesCastle BiosciencesCareDx

Focus

healthcareconsumertechnology

Education

Wake Forest University, B.S. in Analytical Finance and EconomicsColumbia Business School, MBA

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Who is Nate Burns?

Nate Burns is a Partner at HealthQuest Capital. He has experience in growth equity and debt financings across the healthcare, consumer, and technology sectors.

How much does Nate Burns invest?

Nate Burns invests through HealthQuest Capital, which writes checks of $10M to $30M+ at series b.

How do I pitch Nate Burns?

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What did Nate Burns do before HealthQuest Capital?

Analyst at Lehman Brothers; Ripplewood Holdings; Managing Director and Healthcare Portfolio Manager at Highland Capital Management.

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