Fundraising Fox

Nathan Monroe

Founder

Founder at Cambridge Terahertz

Sunnyvale, California, United States

FoundedCambridge Terahertz

About

Nathan Monroe is CEO of Cambridge Terahertz, a company developing compact terahertz radar systems for security screening. As a PhD researcher in MIT's Terahertz Integrated Electronics group, he demonstrated a terahertz phased antenna array with 10,000 antennas, developed terahertz circuits in Intel's 22nm FinFET process, and built a solid-state terahertz radar imager; his earlier work included a master's focus on acoustic metamaterials and energy harvesting and a role as a design engineer on time-of-flight sensors at Microsoft Xbox. He holds a commercial pilot license with multi-engine, instrument, and ground instructor ratings.

Founder at Cambridge Terahertz

Intro paths

→

In turn, Nathan can intro founders to Cambridge Terahertz's investors below.

Cambridge Terahertz's investors · 6

Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2025futureland venturesWashington, D.C. · since 2025Good Growth CapitalCharleston · since 2025Neotribe VenturesMenlo Park · $250K – $2M checks · since 2025SBXiCambridge · $10K – $1M checks · since 2025Silicon CatalystBrisbane · since 2025

Experience

  1. Cambridge TerahertzCEOcurrent2022 — presentCambridge, MA
  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Graduate Researcher - Research Laboratory of Electronics2015 — 2022Cambridge, MA
  3. Playground GlobalElectrical Engineer Consultant2018
  4. De-IceElectrical Engineering Consultant2015 — 2016Cambridge, MA
  5. MicrosoftElectrical Design Engineer- Xbox Sensor Development2013 — 2015Redmond, WA
  6. Nomadica BrainstormingHardware Design Consultant2013Barcelona, Spain
  7. MicrosoftSilicon Verification Engineer- Xbox Silicon Development2012Mountain View, CA
  8. Bar-Ilan UniversityVisiting Researcher- Molecular Photonics Lab2011Ramat Gan, Israel
  9. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Undergraduate Researcher- Laboratory of Organic and Nanostructured Electronics2010Cambridge, MA
  10. University of FloridaVisiting Researcher2006 — 2009Gainesville, Florida

Skills & more

PCB Design5system integration2High-speed Digital Design2Analog Circuit Design2Power Electronics DesignDesign for Manufacturing1FPGA prototypingMicrocontrollers1Audio System DesignSensors3Algorithms1Electronics3
+3 morePhysicsMatlabPython
  • Advanced Ground Instructor — Federal Aviation Administration
  • Commercial Pilot, Fixed Wing — Federal Aviation Administration

From Nathan's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Nathan Monroe?
Nathan Monroe is CEO of Cambridge Terahertz, a company developing compact terahertz radar systems for security screening. As a PhD researcher in MIT's Terahertz Integrated Electronics group, he demonstrated a terahertz phased antenna array with 10,000 antennas, developed terahertz circuits in Intel's 22nm FinFET process, and built a solid-state terahertz radar imager; his earlier work included a master's focus on acoustic metamaterials and energy harvesting and a role as a design engineer on time-of-flight sensors at Microsoft Xbox. He holds a commercial pilot license with multi-engine, instrument, and ground instructor ratings.
Where does Nathan Monroe work?
Nathan Monroe is Founder of Cambridge Terahertz.
What companies did Nathan Monroe found?
Nathan Monroe founded Cambridge Terahertz.
Where did Nathan Monroe go to school?
Nathan Monroe studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical Engineering); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master's degree, Electrical Engineering); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor's Degree, Electrical Engineering).

Same school

Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,679

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars

+ 1,673 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)561

Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmMichael TruellCo-founder & CEO of CursorRaquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiColin WebbFounder & CEO of Avatar RoboticsDave JohnsonCo-founder & CEO of Dash Bio

+ 555 more

Also worked at Playground Global47

Tai GordonSenior Analyst at Fulcrum Equity PartnersKevin NovakFounder at Rackhouse Venture Management LpKristin BeachCFO at Theory VenturesLak AnanthGlobal Managing Partner at Next47Marissa Ramirez de ChanlatteFellow, Robotics & Computer Vision at Prime Movers LabEvgenia MacphersonChief of Staff at Owl Ventures

+ 41 more

Also worked at Microsoft1,438

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic

+ 1,432 more

Also worked at Bar-Ilan University9

Tom SchifterSenior Associate at Square Peg CapitalOren KaplanSerial Entrepreneur at Vetted AcceleratorAdar Makovski SilversteinPrincipal at Arkin CapitalDanor AharonVP Data Science at Liquidity CapitalSyed MehdiVP R&D at Liquidity CapitalNadav CohenVenture Partner at Deep Insight

+ 3 more