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Nate Doran

Investor

Business Director at Swan Venture Fund

Seattle, Washington

Writes $200K – $1.2M checks · typically $600K

Find your path to Nate

268 people in our graph share verified history with Nate — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Doug NealunlockedNate: together at Institute for Social Research (2009)
×8Nate: together at UW Foster School of Business
Nate: together at Institute for Social Research
×2Nate: together at Keiretsu Forum

About

A professional with over a decade of experience in social research and data engineering who manages daily operations for the fund. Doran has been integral to SWAN's growth across successive fund formations.

Experience

  1. APIContextBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
  2. Bold ReuseBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentPortland, Oregon, United States
  3. Sybilla Masters FundMembercurrent2022 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
  4. SWAN Venture FundBusiness Directorcurrent2015 — presentGreater Seattle Area
  5. CurvaFix, Inc.Board Observer2018 — 2023Greater Seattle Area
  6. SWAN Venture GroupPartner2019 — 2020Greater Seattle Area
  7. NufabrxAdvisory Board Member2014 — 2016Greater Seattle Area
  8. Keiretsu Forum NorthwestEntrepreneur Director2013 — 2014Greater Seattle Area
  9. Element 8 AngelsDue Diligence Intern2012 — 2013Greater Seattle Area
  10. Element 8 AngelsDue Diligence Intern2011 — 2012Greater Seattle Area
  11. C6 Systems, LLCCoFounder2010 — 2011Seattle, WA
  12. Institute for Social ResearchData Engineer2006 — 2009Ann Arbor, MI
  13. NuStep Inc.Market Research Analyst2006 — 2007Ann Arbor, MI
  14. University of Hawaii at ManoaResearch/Teaching Assistant2005 — 2006Honolulu, HI

Skills & more

Strategy53Leadership13Management9Analysis5Strategic Planning6Early Stage Investment1Angel Investing1Board of DirectorsBoard GovernanceStart-ups56Entrepreneurship56Market Research30
+12 moreBusiness DevelopmentData AnalysisBusiness StrategyProject ManagementDue DiligenceFundraisingStatisticsMarketing StrategyPython (Programming Language)SQLProduct DevelopmentCleantech

From Nate's professional profile.

Colleagues at Swan Venture Fund

Bahador Biglari
Angel at Swan Venture Fund
James Reed
Managing Partner at Swan Venture Fund
Mark Mueller Eberstein
Investor at Swan Venture Fund
Peter Weiss
Managing Member at Swan Venture Fund

Frequently asked questions

Who is Nate Doran?
A professional with over a decade of experience in social research and data engineering who manages daily operations for the fund. Doran has been integral to SWAN's growth across successive fund formations.
Where does Nate Doran work?
Nate Doran is Business Director at Swan Venture Fund.
What check size does Nate Doran write?
Nate Doran typically writes checks of $200K – $1.2M.
Where did Nate Doran go to school?
Nate Doran studied at UW Foster School of Business (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration and Management); University of Hawaii at Manoa (Master of Arts, Sociology); Hawaii Pacific University (Bachelor of Arts, Applied Sociology).

Same school

Also attended UW Foster School of Business112

Rasik ParikhInvestor at Madrona Venture GroupMike FridgenVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupBill RichterCEO of Qumulo and venture partner at MadronaEric WongDirector of Portfolio Growth at Madrona Venture GroupNina KapurFund Administrator and Staff Accountant at Madrona Venture GroupAbby StrongMarketing & Operations Manager at Scale Venture Partners

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Also attended University of Hawaii at Manoa61

Raymond CheResearch Associate at Archer Capital GroupShirish DeodharInvestor at Pentathlon VenturesLewis PinaultChief Scientist at Airbus VenturesDr. Virginia ChaVenture Partner at iGlobe PartnersLexi NovitskeGeneral Partner at Norrsken22Donavan KealohaManaging Director at Startup Capital Ventures

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Also attended Hawaii Pacific University17

Elin BäckmanInvestment Manager at Bonnier CapitalJennifer WeismanDirector of Finance and Admin at Curate CapitalDr. Andreas SchenkPartner at Alstin CapitalBilly GreineisenPrincipal at CVS Health VenturesDominik BeierChief Commercial Officer at BitpandaLine Sofie KiærJunior Marketing & PR Analyst, Operations at GRO Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Bold Reuse2

Jocelyn QuarrellCo-founder & CEO at Bold ReuseHeather WatkinsCo-founder & CRO at Bold Reuse

Also worked at Sybilla Masters Fund6

Gillian MuessigManaging Director at Sybilla MastersKaren T. ConeVenture Partner at Sybilla MastersWalter GreenbergVenture Partner at Sybilla MastersMaureen GilbertPrincipal Partner at Sybilla MastersRobert M. Franklin IIIAdvisor at Sybilla MastersYasemin OkurAdvisor at Sybilla Masters

Also worked at Keiretsu Forum Northwest57

Dan SomersInvestor at Boundary CapitalDr. Shadi BatahResearch / Founder Relations at Transform Capital ManagementJeremy FianceFounder & Managing Partner at HouseMatthew Le MerleManaging Partner & CEO at Blockchain CoinvestorsMarsha WulffFounding Partner at LoftyInc CapitalDivya TitusSenior Manager, Research at Endeavor Catalyst

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Also worked at Institute for Social Research193

Logan HilleLife Sciences Analyst at CincyTechSara Risch, PhDAdvisor at CincyTechPeter GiordanoFormer Global Director GTM Strategy at Scale Venture PartnersPaul BrownManaging Director at eLab VenturesDoug NealManaging Director at eLab VenturesCynthia JonesExecutive Assistant at Arboretum Ventures

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