Nathan Owen

Nathan Owen

General Partner atGrand VenturesMichigan

Nathan Owen is a General Partner at Grand Ventures with 20 years of operational expertise in enterprise technology. He has co-founded companies, raised over $120 million in venture funding, and led successful exits to Oracle, VMware, and Bain.

What Nathan can write

Writes checks of$250K to $3M
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedCan lead the round
Ownership target5-7%, 7-10%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Grand Ventures writes $250K to $3M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. OctetString, Inc. · co-founder and SVP of Sales
  2. IBM · Business Development Executive
  3. Blue Medora · co-founder and CEO
  4. HYCU · COO/CRO
  5. Grand Ventures · General Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Blue MedoraOctetString, Inc.

Investments named in public bios

OllyGardenComp AIDevplanBindplaneTraceloopScorbit

Focus

developer tools

Education

Central Michigan University, Bachelor of Science

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Questions

Who is Nathan Owen?

Nathan Owen is a General Partner at Grand Ventures with 20 years of operational expertise in enterprise technology. He has co-founded companies, raised over $120 million in venture funding, and led successful exits to Oracle, VMware, and Bain.

How much does Nathan Owen invest?

Nathan Owen invests through Grand Ventures, which writes checks of $250K to $3M at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Nathan Owen?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Nathan in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Grand Ventures backed works better.

What did Nathan Owen do before Grand Ventures?

co-founder and SVP of Sales at OctetString, Inc.; Business Development Executive at IBM; co-founder and CEO at Blue Medora; COO/CRO at HYCU.

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