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Nathan Owen

Investor

General Partner at Grand Ventures

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Writes $250K – $2M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Former founder/operator in identity, observability, and backup who backs DevTools, DevOps, infrastructure and open‑source projects—especially unglamorous supply‑chain integration and middleware powering mission‑critical, behind‑the‑scenes systems.

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Invests in

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Experience

  1. Grand VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2021 — presentGrand Rapids, MI
  2. DevplanInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  3. Comp AIInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  4. TemboInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  5. Terminal49Investorcurrent2022 — presentWalnut, CA
  6. Chain.ioInvestorcurrent2022 — presentPhiladelphia, PA
  7. Integration PlumbersInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  8. Traceloop (acquired by ServiceNow)Investor2025 — 2026
  9. Payload (Acquired by Figma)Investor2022 — 2025
  10. BindplaneCEO / Co-Founder2021 — 2022Grand Rapids, MI
  11. HYCU, Inc.COO2020 — 2021Greater Boston Area
  12. Blue MedoraCEO, Co-Founder2007 — 2019Grand Rapids, Michigan Area
  13. IBMBusiness Development Executive, M&A2003 — 2007
  14. OctetString, Inc (acquired by Oracle in 2005)Co-Founder, SVP of Sales2001 — 2003Schaumburg, IL (USA)

Education

  1. Central Michigan University

Same school

Also attended Central Michigan University10

Doug NealManaging Director at eLab VenturesGreg HodgsonFormer Senior Director at the Boeing Company at NEW VISTA CAPITALMark McPeakVP of Manufacturing at Siddhi CapitalDerren BurrellFounder and President at Veteran Ventures CapitalJeff WesleyExecutive Director at Michigan RiseCalvin VanderWalVenture Associate at Michigan Rise

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Shared employers

Also worked at Grand Ventures7

Tim StreitGeneral Partner & Co-Founder at Grand VenturesJames HillGeneral Partner at Grand VenturesCamila NoordeloosGeneral Partner at Grand VenturesKayla KavanaughInvestor at Afore CapitalMadeline ClarkAssociate at Grand VenturesMoses LeeInvestor at Grand Ventures

+ 1 more

Also worked at Comp AI1

Joseph JacksFounder at OSS Capital

Also worked at Chain.io2

Tim StreitGeneral Partner & Co-Founder at Grand VenturesAdrian FortinoGeneral Partner at Mercury Fund

Also worked at IBM493

Kenneth ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystRoger KrakoffGeneral Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalTejAdvisor at Clear VenturesEricAdvisor at Clear VenturesKT MooreAdvisor at Clear Ventures

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Colleagues at Grand Ventures

Camila Noordeloos
General Partner at Grand Ventures
Jacqueline Lensing
Investment Associate at Grand Ventures
James Hill
General Partner at Grand Ventures
Kelly Wiarda
Head of Marketing at Grand Ventures
Madeline Clark
Associate at Grand Ventures
Moses Lee
Investor at Grand Ventures
Nicholas Cohn
Investment Associate at Grand Ventures
Tim Streit
General Partner & Co-Founder at Grand Ventures