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Nathan Owen

General Partner at Grand Ventures

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Overview 

Nathan Owen is a General Partner at Grand Ventures, a Venture Capital firm based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. With a background in sales enablement and cloud computing, he has held executive roles at companies like IBM and Blue Medora, and has successfully invested in startups like Tembo and Payload. As a seasoned venture capitalist, Nathan Owen has made impactful investments in companies at various stages, such as Series A and Seed, within sectors like Manufacturing and FinTech. His leadership roles in notable companies like Blue Medora and HYCU, Inc. showcase his expertise in enterprise software and business development.

Work Experience 

  • General Partner

    2021 - Current

    Grand Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that focuses on the Developer-led landscape (DevOps / Developer Tools), Supply Chain & Logistics, Future of Work, Fintech and other sectors with strong presence between the coasts. We pride ourselves on supporting great entrepreneurs from inception through rapid growth to maturity and helping out at each stage of the journey.

Grand Ventures is an early stage venture fund investing in seed stage B2B SaaS companies in emerging regions of the US and Canada.

  • Board Member

    2020

  • CEO

    2021 - 2022

observIQ offers observability solutions for modern IT environments.

Raised $32,450,000.00 from Edison Partners, First Analysis, Wakestream Ventures, Lewis & Clark Ventures, eLab Ventures, eLab Ventures, Wakestream Ventures, VMware, Grand Angels and Lewis & Clark Ventures.

  • COO

    2020 - 2021

  • CEO, Co-Founder

    2007 - 2019

  • Business Development Executive, M&A

    2003 - 2007

    (2000-2001) & (2003-2007)

IBM is an IT technology and consulting firm providing computer hardware, software, infrastructure, and hosting services.

  • Co-Founder, SVP of Sales

    2001 - 2003

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