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Nick Rosa

Investor

Founder and Partner at Sandbox Industries · Managing Director at Cultivian Sandbox Ventures

Greater Chicago Area

About

Nick Rosa brings operating leadership—he led the buyout and was CEO of The NutraSweet Company, first branded food ingredient—and builds accelerators and corporate–startup bridges like Healthbox to scale novel ingredients.

Invests in

AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechClimate TechDirect to ConsumerFoodTechHealthtechInsurTechSaaS

Experience

  1. Sandbox IndustriesFounder and Partnercurrent2004 — presentGreater Chicago Area
  2. Cultivian Sandbox VenturesManaging Director Cultivian Sandbox Venturescurrent2013 — presentChicago
  3. Geltor Inc.Member of Board of Directorscurrent2018 — presentSan Leandro
  4. NuritasBoard Observercurrent2018 — presentGreater Dublin
  5. Chicago InnovationBoard Advisorcurrent2011 — presentChicago
  6. ConfianzaBoard Member2022 — 2023Florida, United States
  7. Oncology Analytics, Inc.Member of the Board of Directors2016 — 2019Plantation Florida
  8. HealthboxBoard Chairman2012 — 2018Greater Chicago Area
  9. Techstars ChicagoBoard Member2013 — 2017Chicago
  10. The NutraSweet CompanyCEO2000 — 2002
  11. MonsantoSenior Vice President1997 — 2000

Education

  1. DePaul UniversityMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Finance1972 — 1975
  2. Northern Illinois UniversityB.A., Political Science1969 — 1973

Skills & more

Strategic Planning35Entrepreneurship99Business Strategy89Investments25Venture Capital67Start-ups89Corporate Development32Angel Investing5Mergers6Private Equity20Strategic Partnerships29Product Development17

Languages French

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GeltorNuritas

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