Nathan Mcdonald
Managing Partner at NW Investor
Seattle, Washington
Overview
Work Experience
CEO & Managing Partner
2014 - Current
Keiretsu Capital is an exclusive investment advisor which manages over $30 million across its co-investment funds now with over 190 investments. Keiretsu Capital was established with the mission of fostering closer ties between Keiretsu Forum angels, the institutional investor community and Keiretsu Forum portfolio companies. Keiretsu Capital provides access to proprietary deal flow by investing alongside the angels, providing additional capital to complete rounds and acting to source follow on capital where appropriate. Keiretsu Capital works to increase the value of investments undertaken by Keiretsu Forum members by assisting in the successful presentation of the portfolio companies to investors including syndicate members, venture capitalists, corporate investors, and the public markets. Keiretsu Capital works to develop liquidity for the investments made by Keiretsu Forum members by both facilitating members who wish to buy and sell specific investments, and by introducing members to non-members who may wish to buy specific investment positions. http://www.KeiretsuCapital.com
Keiretsu Capital provides access to proprietary deal flow to its investors.
Raised $3,600,000.00 from Keiretsu Forum and Puget Sound Venture Club.
Managing Director
2020
Keiretsu Family Office is backed by a strong network of advisors with experience from the top family office groups in the country. Advisors have decades of experience working with family offices and each advisor brings a unique background and set of experiences to the organization. This group of advisors provide insight and expertise on the specific needs of every family office, regardless of their size or maturity with regards to their direct investing strategies. Keiretsu Family Office provides direct access for an exclusive community of family offices who desire to access qualified angel backed deal technology, lifescience and impact deal flow from Keiretsu Forum and other top tier investment groups.
Chairman
2010
The Keiretsu Forum is the most active global investment community comprising over 60 chapters globally. We operate eight chapter across the Northwest & Rockies region. and average over $70M in funding for over 100+ companies annually. Our mission is simple: To fund companies and provide excellent investment opportunities for our members.
Keiretsu Forum is a California-based angel group that offers early, seed, and later stage venture, and debt financing investments.
Ambassodor
2019
International Deal Gateway’s Ambassadors are a select group of leaders from regions around the world who have enthusiastically agreed to support Deal Gateway and encourage participation among their extensive local networks. Deal Gateway is a digital marketplace for entrepreneurs and deal makers that facilitates direct, peer-to-peer transactions on a secure blockchain platform. Access to Deal Gateway gives members the power to discover deals and opportunities that could not be found through their usual networks, opening doors to new capital, investments and business relationships.
Member
2016
EO is a global, peer-to-peer network of more than 12,000+ influential business owners with 160 chapters in 50 countries. Founded in 1987, EO is the catalyst that enables leading entrepreneurs to learn and grow, leading to greater success in business and beyond.
Managing Partner
2013
NW Angel is the private investment vehicle for Nathan & Brianna McDonald to negotiate, lead and syndicate deals from their private portfolio and network. Investors have an opportunity to participate and invest alongside NW Angel through the NW Angel Fund I, LP.
President of the UW Entrepreneurship Alumni Scholarship Committee
2012
The UW Entrepreneurial Alumni Committee's is a cohesive community of UW alumni who share a passion for entrepreneurship and innovation. The group organizes events to network and share information about life as an entrepreneur and supports raising over $50,000 in scholarship funds to support entrepreneurial students with a financial need.
Managing Director
2004
Venture Velocity (www.VentureVelocity.com) is an organization of experience professionals who work with emerging companies to accelerating their growth through strategic planning, due diligence preparation and targeted introductions. Our work begins with establishing the proper corporate structure necessary to facilitate company financing and scalable revenue growth. We provides assistance to companies preparing to raise capital. By assembling fundraising and due diligence materials ahead of time and then providing professional management of the follow up and due diligence process, Venture Velocity maximizes your companies time to in the capital raising process. We establish and structure professional investment vehicles for private investors interested in establishing a portfolio of a variety of private equity opportunities. Each funds business plan is structure based on best practices of angel investing with a portfolio return strategy.
Managing Member
2006
McDonald Ventures LLC is our private family office business which provides investments and professional services to emerging growth companies and fund managers on capital formation structures and investor relations strategies.
Managing Director
2000
I was co-founder of the Investment Forum is a 501 c(6) not-for-profit membership organization founded in May of 2000 with the vision of making the northwest a vibrant place to live, work and do business. The mission of the organization has grown through the years and is now focused on producing educational events, socials and forums for the benefit of all investors, entrepreneurs and fiduciaries. The Investment Forum hosts world renown investment speakers such as Jim Rogers in collaboration with the regions wealth management and private banking community. Educational event topics focus on essential topics each investor or fiduciary must consider when making a investment decision including asset allocation, risk management portfolio strategies, insurance, global trends, and alternative investment vehicles such as hedge funds, real estate funds and private equity partnerships.
Education
BA
1995 - 1999
BA
1995 - 1999
High School Diploma
1992 - 1995