Nate Lentz
InvestorManaging Partner at Osage Venture Partners · Board director at OpsDataStore · Board director at Sidecar Interactive · Board director at Canvas Solutions
Philadelphia, PA
Writes $1M – $10M checks
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About
Nate Lentz is a CEO-turned-investor and former President & CEO of publicly traded VerticalNet who brings deep B2B software experience and champions broad employee equity and structured CEO hiring processes.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEdTechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Board director at OpsDataStore
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Board director at Sidecar Interactive
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Board director at Canvas Solutions
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Experience
- Osage Venture PartnersManaging Partnercurrent2008 — presentBala Cynwyd, PA (just outside of Philadelphia)
- NoodleChairman of the Board of Directorscurrent2016 — presentNew York City, NY
- CuravitMember Board of Directorscurrent2022 — present
- MalbekMember Board of Directorscurrent2020 — present
- StrategikonMember Board of Directorscurrent2021 — present
- DrayNow, Inc.Member Board of Directorscurrent2018 — presentConshohocken, PA
- Semantic AI, Inc.Member Board of Directorscurrent2017 — presentSan Diego, CA
- Quartile (acquired Sidecar)Member Board of Directorscurrent2014 — presentPhiladelphia, PA
- RackWare Inc.Member Board of Directorscurrent2013 — present
- OtherBoard Observercurrent2006 — present
- DeepSurface SecurityBoard Observer2022 — 2024
- Refraction.AIMember Board of Directors2021 — 2024Austin, Texas, United States
- MonaMember Board of Directors2021 — 2024
- RiskLensMember Board of Directors2017 — 2023Reston, VA
- BookKeeping ExpressMember Board of Directors2018 — 2023
- Hive-IOBoard Of Directors2017 — 2022New York, NY
- BA InsightBoard of Directors2010 — 2022New York, NY
- InstaMedBoard of Directors2008 — 2019
- Phone2ActionBoard of Directors2016 — 2019Arlington, VA
- GoCanvasBoard of Directors2012 — 2019Reston, VA
- Automated InsightsBoard Observer2014 — 2015Durham, NC
- SevOneBoard Observer2008 — 2012Boston, MA
- Verticalnet, IncPresident & CEO2002 — 2008Malvern, PA
- Oliver WymanVice President / Partner1991 — 2000
- JPMorgan Chase & Co.Assistant Vice President1985 — 1989
Skills & more
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Mergers & AcquisitionsExecutive ManagementAnalyticsStart-upsBusiness StrategyEntrepreneurshipHealthcare Information TechnologyE-commerceCloud ComputingBusiness DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsCompetitive AnalysisFrom Nate's professional profile.
Deals · 3
Sidecar InteractiveBoard seat
via Osage Venture Partners · filed May 2017 · $8.5M raise
OpsDataStoreBoard seat
via Osage Venture Partners · filed Feb 2016 · $2.9M raise
Canvas SolutionsBoard seat
via Osage Venture Partners · filed Feb 2016 · $6M raise
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Other disclosed investments
Board seats
Curavit ResearchDigDrayNowMalbekNoodle PartnersQuartileRackWareSemantic AIStrategikon Pharma
Sources: SEC Form D filings · the firm's website.
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- Who is Nate Lentz?
- Nate Lentz is a CEO-turned-investor and former President & CEO of publicly traded VerticalNet who brings deep B2B software experience and champions broad employee equity and structured CEO hiring processes.
- Where does Nate Lentz work?
- Nate Lentz is Managing Partner at Osage Venture Partners and Board director at OpsDataStore and Board director at Sidecar Interactive and Board director at Canvas Solutions.
- What does Nate Lentz invest in?
- Nate Lentz invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, EdTech, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- What check size does Nate Lentz write?
- Nate Lentz typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.
- What boards does Nate Lentz sit on?
- Nate Lentz holds tracked board seats at Canvas Solutions, Curavit Research, Dig, DrayNow, Malbek, Noodle Partners, OpsDataStore, Quartile, RackWare, Semantic AI.
- Where did Nate Lentz go to school?
- Nate Lentz studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA, Business); Brown University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)).
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