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Nannette Stangle-Castor

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Startup Mentor at Primordial Ventures

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

About

Nannette Stangle-Castor is president and founder of IVT, a woman-owned small business, and serves as a strategy advisor and investor for early-stage entrepreneurs. With over 20 years of experience in commercializing technologies from government and academic institutions, she provides guidance on intellectual property management, licensing, go-to-market strategy, and technology translation. She has served as a board advisor and mentor across academia, startups, healthcare organizations, and nonprofits, and previously led Patient Advisory Councils at Duke University Hospitals.

Experience

  1. IVTPresident & Foundercurrent2004 — presentRaleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
  2. xElle VenturesMember and Executive Committee Membercurrent2025 — present
  3. Anumá Aerospace CorporationAdvisory Board Membercurrent2025 — present
  4. NC State Entrepreneurship ClinicEntrepreneur-in-Residencecurrent2025 — present
  5. ⚡️Primordial VenturesLimited Partnercurrent2024 — present
  6. NC Solar Inverters, LLCJEDI Advisory Board Membercurrent2023 — presentRaleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
  7. Seed2TableAdvisory Board Member2024
  8. Healthcare Businesswomen's Association - RTP ChapterImmediate Past President (2015), President (2014), Secretary (2012 & 2013)2011 — 2015Research Triangle Park, NC
  9. Fuentek, LLCSenior Technology Transfer Consultant2001 — 2013
  10. BioAbilityResearch Analyst2000 — 2002Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
  11. Roswell Park Cancer InstituteResearcher1994 — 2000Buffalo-Niagara Falls Area

Education

  1. University at BuffaloPh.D., Molecular Pharmacology and Cancer Therapeutics1994 — 2000
  2. Alfred UniversityB.A., Biology1990 — 1994

Skills & more

Business Process Improvement1Technology Transfer25Commercialization17Business Development14Strategic Partnerships17Open Innovation10Licensing9Social Media19Marketing16Strategic Communications10Technology Evaluation7Intellectual Property5
+12 moreInnovation ManagementMarketing CommunicationsLeadership DevelopmentIntellectual Asset ManagementBusiness StrategySocial Media MarketingTechnology ManagementEntrepreneurshipStrategyStrategic PlanningLeadershipNonprofits

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Colleagues at Primordial Ventures

Andy Martin
Startup Mentor at Primordial Ventures
Devin Buell
Startup Mentor at Primordial Ventures
Jeff Castor
Startup Mentor at Primordial Ventures
Jenn Summe
General Partner at Primordial Ventures
Joe Colopy
Founding Partner at Primordial Ventures
Marisa Cruz
Finance + Operations at Primordial Ventures
Susan Wall
Startup Mentor at Primordial Ventures

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Same school

Also attended University at Buffalo56

Ariel LebowitsCFO at FJ LabsRyan ScottInvestor at Khosla VenturesDavid OppenheimerPartner, CFO at Verissimo VenturesKevin DunlapCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Calibrate VenturesRichard LungenGeneral Partner at HC9 VenturesBob ClericiFund Operations at HC9 Ventures

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Also attended Alfred University4

Cyndi GulaManaging Partner at Gula Tech AdventuresTrevor ZimmermanCo-Founder and Managing Partner at UnlessJeff CastorStartup Mentor at Primordial VenturesAdam WallenInvestor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Shared employers

Also worked at Healthcare Businesswomen's Association - RTP Chapter2

Giles PlatfordPresident, International Business Unit at Takeda VenturesNicola GreenwayChief Human Resources Officer at Takeda Ventures

Also worked at Roswell Park Cancer Institute4

Vanessa SmallInvestor at DigitalDx VenturesDavid H. CreanGeneral Partner at 1004 Venture PartnersVreni SchoenenbergerManaging Director at RA CapitalYankang YangFounder at 83 Sciences