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Nancy Fechnay

Founder of Texas Ranchers

Austin, Texas

Overview 

Nancy Fechnay is a seasoned advisor and investor in world-positive startups and funds, with a background as a 5x founder. She currently serves as a Founding Partner at Unique Ventures, advising and investing in a diverse range of industries including Food and Beverage, Robotics, and CleanTech. Fechnay has made significant contributions to the startup ecosystem through her roles at Gaingels and Alumni Ventures, where she has leveraged her expertise in strategy, venture capital, and entrepreneurship to support emerging companies.

Work Experience 

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Unique Ventures

  • Founding Partner

    2023 - Current

    An advisory firm that builds positive impact venture funds and startups.

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Necessary Ventures

  • Advisor

    2021

    Necessary Ventures is an early-stage venture fund investing in what the world needs. Sectors: climate, health, edtech and financial inclusion.

Necessary Ventures focuses on investing in what the world needs.

necessary.vc
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Gaingels

  • Venture Partner

    2021

    The first investment vehicle for LGBT+ founders and executives. Now focusing on changing the lack of diversity across all cultures and backgrounds by investing in and supporting founders who are minorities and those who want help hiring minorities.

Gaingels provides funding to startup companies and supports diversity and inclusion within the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

gaingels.com
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Texas Ranchers

  • Co-Founder/Co-Owner

    2023

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NEXUS Global

  • Member, Impact Society

    2021

    NEXUS is an international network of 6000+ young philanthropists, impact investors, social entrepreneurs, and influencers who gather at summits around the world to advance the potential of next generation leadership across nations and sectors. NEXUS offers NextGen insight on key initiatives at the UN, for heads of state, and for leading NGOs. NEXUS has hosted over 40 Summits and 80 topically themed salons over the past 8 years at the White House, the UN and in Europe, Latin America, Australia, Asia, the Middle East & the Caribbean.

Nexus is a nonprofit organization that builds a network with initiatives to improve innovative philanthropy and social entrepreneurship.

nexusglobal.org
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Alumni Ventures

  • Partner/MP/Emeritus Partner @ Alumni Ventures

    2021

Alumni Ventures Group is a venture capital investment firm that manages fund families that invest in a portfolio of companies.

Raised $500,000.00 from Michael Bunning.

av.vc

Zen Biz, Levels, Kriya Therapeutics, Artemys Foods, VitroLabs, Memo (exited), Nutmeg (exited), +more

  • Investor/Advisor

    2015

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Bastion Capital Partners

  • Advisor

    2022

    Bastion meets the demand for institutional quality investment management and research in the digital asset market. www.bastion.financial

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Empath Ventures

  • Strategic Advisor

    2022 - 2023

    An early-stage psychedelics/mental health venture fund. www.empath.vc/

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ID Theory

  • Advisor

    2019 - 2022

    A long-term cryptoasset investment firm. https://idtheory.io

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