Nate Lentz is a Managing Partner at Osage Venture Partners. He previously served as the CEO of Verticalnet and a Partner at Mercer Management Consulting.

What Nate can write

Writes checks of$1M to $10M
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

Osage Venture Partners writes $1M to $10M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Osage Venture Partners.

Career

  1. Mercer Management Consulting · Partner
  2. Verticalnet · President and CEO
  3. Osage Venture Partners · Managing Partner
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Investments named in public bios

Curavit ResearchDigDrayNowMalbekNoodleQuartileRackWareSemantic AIStrategikon Pharma

Focus

softwareSaaS

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Questions

Who is Nate Lentz?

Nate Lentz is a Managing Partner at Osage Venture Partners. He previously served as the CEO of Verticalnet and a Partner at Mercer Management Consulting.

How much does Nate Lentz invest?

Nate Lentz invests through Osage Venture Partners, which writes checks of $1M to $10M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Nate Lentz?

A warm intro from a founder Osage Venture Partners backed works best.

What did Nate Lentz do before Osage Venture Partners?

Partner at Mercer Management Consulting; President and CEO at Verticalnet.

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