Nate Mitchell
InvestorManaging Director at Teachers' Venture Growth
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $5K β $50K checks Β· typically $25K
About
Nate Mitchell is Chief Product Officer at Sesame, where he leads product development for a conversational AI and eyewear platform. He previously co-founded Oculus and held a role at Mountaintop.
Experience
- SesameChief Product Officercurrent2025 β present
- Mountaintop StudiosCEO & Co-founder2020 β 2025
- FacebookHead of Product for VR2018 β 2019Menlo Park, CA
- OculusCo-founder, Head of Rift2016 β 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- OculusCo-founder, VP Product2012 β 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- GaikaiSenior Product Developer2012Aliso Viejo, CA
- AutodeskSenior Software Engineer2011 β 2012Greenbelt, MD
- ScaleformSoftware Support Engineer2009 β 2011Greenbelt, MD
Skills & more
Software EngineeringProduct DevelopmentPerforceGame DevelopmentC++JavaVideo GamesCSoftware DevelopmentUser InterfaceVisual StudioObjective-C
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Xbox 360XMLPerliOS developmentObject Oriented DesignMultithreadingSoftware DesignFrom Nate's professional profile.
Colleagues at Teachers' Venture Growth
Amaury Vangrevelynghe
Principal at Teachers' Venture Growth
Amy Covey
Senior Advisor at Teachers' Venture Growth
Anthony Ahwai-Chang
Analyst at Teachers' Venture Growth
Ara Yeromian
Managing Director at Teachers' Venture Growth
Avid Larizadeh Duggan
Senior Managing Director (EMEA) at Teachers' Venture Growth
Bill Stasior
Senior Advisor at Teachers' Venture Growth
Bonnie Hyun
Senior Advisor at Teachers' Venture Growth
Brad Leufkens
Managing Director at Teachers' Venture Growth
Network3
Andrew SheppardScout
Managing Director at TRANSCEND
Dennis FongScout
Venture Partner at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Diana Kimball BerlinScout
Partner at Matrix
Investors connected to Nate in public investor directories β a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nate Mitchell?
- Nate Mitchell is Chief Product Officer at Sesame, where he leads product development for a conversational AI and eyewear platform. He previously co-founded Oculus and held a role at Mountaintop.
- Where does Nate Mitchell work?
- Nate Mitchell is Managing Director at Teachers' Venture Growth.
- What check size does Nate Mitchell write?
- Nate Mitchell typically writes checks of $5K β $50K.
- Where did Nate Mitchell go to school?
- Nate Mitchell studied at Dickinson College (B.S., Computer Science).
Founder mafias
Dickinson College mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Dickinson College19
Sam SilversheinVice President at Alpha PartnersDario VasquezProgram Manager at The Innovation SpaceElizabeth KalarisPrincipal, Head of Talent at StripesArlen MeyersAdvisory Board at InVitro CapitalJonathan KarlsonSenior Associate - US Team at Founders FutureDaniel RoditiManaging Partner at Meron Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Sesame4
Also worked at Facebook535
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundChamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockReed HastingsCo-founder of NetflixAndy FangCo-founder & CTO of DoorDash
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Also worked at Oculus18
Santo PolitiInvestor at Spark CapitalAnna SweetInvestor at Makers FundJulie WilleyInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsAntonio RodriguezPartner at Matrix PartnersEbony Peay RamirezPrincipal at Black Ops VenturesKobie FullerGeneral Partner at Upfront Ventures
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Also worked at Gaikai20
Garry HillInvestment at Makers FundAlex GaoEngineer at Pear VCChika NakasuExecutive Manager at Playground GlobalRyan LongfieldPresident, PolyAI at Stage 2 CapitalAndrew GaultFounding Partner at 7percent VenturesMatias SerebrinskyGeneral Partner and Co-Founder at PsyMed Ventures
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